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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.

何人も、その国際機関(政府間の国際機関及びこれに準ずるものとして経済産業省令で定める国際機関をいう。以下この条において同じ。)と関係があると誤認させるような方法で、国際機関を表示する標章であって経済産業省令で定めるものと同一若しくは類似のもの(以下「国際機関類似標章」という。)を商標として使用し、又は国際機関類似標章を商標として使用した商品を譲渡し、引き渡し、譲渡若しくは引渡しのために展示し、輸出し、輸入し、若しくは電気通信回線を通じて提供し、若しくは国際機関類似標章を商標として使用して役務を提供してはならない。ただし、この国際機関の許可を受けたときは、この限りでない。

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