trademark dilutionとは 意味・読み方・使い方

“dilution”, in relation to a trade mark, means the lessening of the capacity of the trade mark to identify and distinguish goods or services, regardless of whether there is- (a)any competition between the proprietor of the trademark and any other party; or (b)any likelihood of confusion on the part of the public;例文帳に追加

商標に関して，「希釈化」とは，次のことがあるか否かにかかわらず商品またはサービスを識別または区別する商標の能力の減少を意味する。(a)商標の所有者と他の当事者の間の競争，又は (b)公衆に誤認をもたらす可能性。 - 特許庁

(4) Subject to subsection (5), where an application for registration of a trade mark is made on or after 1st July 2004, if the whole or an essential part of the trade mark is identical with or similar to an earlier trademark, the later trade mark shall not be registered if — (a) the earlier trade mark is well known in Singapore; and (b) use of the later trade mark in relation to the goods or services for which the later trade mark is sought to be registered — (i) would indicate a connection between those goods or services and the proprietor of the earlier trade mark, and is likely to damage the interests of the proprietor of the earlier trade mark; or (ii) if the earlier trade mark is well known to the public at large in Singapore — (A) would cause dilution in an unfair manner of the distinctive character of the earlier trade mark; or (B) would take unfair advantage of the distinctive character of the earlier trade mark.例文帳に追加

(4)(5)に従うことを条件として，2004年7月1日又はその以降に提出された登録出願において，商標の全体又はその重要な部分が先の商標と同一又は類似する場合は，後の商標は，次の場合において登録されない。 (a)先の商標がシンガポールにおいて周知であり，かつ (b)後の商標が使用する商品若しくはびサービスは， (i)先の商標の所有者とこれらの商品，サービス間の関係を示すことができ，且つ先の商標の所有者の利益を損害する虞がある場合，又は (ii)先の商標がシンガポールで公衆にとって周知である場合は，(A)不正な方法で先の商標の識別的な特徴を希釈させる，又は， (B)不正に先の商標の識別的な特徴を利用する。 - 特許庁