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po12026-hazucha-unfair-competiti
Unfair Competition Law in Japan:
Distant, Yet So Close
Prof. JUDr. Branislav
Hazucha, LL.D. MJur., Kyushu University Graduate School of Law
Právny obzor, 108, 2025,
special issue, pp. 97–112.
Published online: 20.1.2026
https://doi.org/10.31577/pravnyobzor.specialissue.2025.05
Abstract. Though Japan
is geographically and culturally distant from Slovakia, several similarities and
divergences can be observed between the two countries’ unfair competition laws.
This study therefore explores the most significant parallels and differences in
the structure of the unfair competition law systems in both jurisdictions. It
also offers a more detailed examination of two selected and interrelated forms
of unfair competition—namely, passing off and the unauthorized use (dilution) of
designations with reputation. The analysis concludes by highlighting certain
aspects of Japanese unfair competition law and practice that could serve as
inspiration for the application and further development of Slovak unfair
competition law.
Key words: unfair
competition, Japanese law, likelihood of confusion, passing-off, dilution, marks
with reputation, similarity
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ISSN 2729-9228
(online)
ISSN 0032-6984
(print)
THEORETICAL REVIEW FOR ISSUES OF STATE AND LAW.
Právny obzor is peer-reviewed journal and is indexed in SCOPUS and HeinOnline database (INDEX TO FOREIGN LEGAL PERIODICALS).
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