Article 17Prohibition of the Commercial Use of Marks of International Organizations
第十七条(国際機関の標章の商業上の使用禁止)
No person may use anything that is identical or similar to a mark representing an international organization (meaning an intergovernmental organization or an equivalent organization specified by the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; the same applies in this Article below), which is specified by the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (such identical or similar items are referred to as "mark similar to that of an international organization" below) as a trademark in a manner likely to mislead as to the existence of a relationship with that international organization. No person may transfer, deliver, display for the purpose of transfer or delivery, export, import or provide through telecommunications lines, goods using a mark similar to that of an international organization as their trademark in that manner. No person may provide services while using a mark similar to that of an international organization as their trademark, in the same manner; provided, however, that this does not apply if permission from the relevant international organization has been obtained.