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Introduction
Pachinko and pachislot are extremely popular as part of Japanese entertainment culture. The first pachinko parlors opened in Japan around 1930, and pachislot, which started out as a slot machine at pachinko parlors, has been popular as a gaming device since around 1980.
Services that provide these games can be registered as a trademark under "Category 41 Provision of Entertainment Facilities." This concept of "entertainment facilities" includes various facilities such as "karaoke facilities," "billiard halls," "mahjong parlors," and "amusement parks." The construction of a casino in Japan has been talked about, and if it were to be realized, it is predicted that it would fall under the concept of "Category 41 Provision of Entertainment Facilities."
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About pachinko equipment and slot machines
Pachinko equipment and slot machines themselves fall under category 28, ``Amusement equipment.'' In Japan, there are a large number of manufacturers that manufacture these amusement equipment, and they are generally separate from companies that engage in the Class 41 service of "providing entertainment facilities." Many patented technologies are used in Japanese play equipment, and many of them are manufactured by companies that have researched specialized technologies. Many of these companies are members of organizations such as the Japan Game Machine Industry Association.
In addition, in recent years, pachinko and pachislot machines that feature anime, manga, and TV dramas have become mainstream, and the pachinko and pachislot industry is closely related to trademarks and copyrights. I can say it.
About peripheral equipment
Both pachinko equipment and slot machines belong to Category 28, but the various peripheral equipment used for these games are actually classified into various categories.
For example, let's take pachinko equipment. In order to play with pachinko equipment, you must first pay money to rent the balls used for pachinko. This machine for renting out balls, ``Pachinko ball lending machine,'' is a product registered under Category 7. This product primarily plays the role of transporting balls borrowed by users into the interior of the pachinko machine.
Next, one of the characteristics of pachinko equipment is the brightness of the illumination, and the illumination part is a product ``lighting equipment'' represented by LED, which is generally classified as class 11. In addition, when a pachinko "special prize" (commonly known as a "jackpot") occurs, balls are paid out according to the type of special prize, but the device that displays the number of special prizes is There are also examples of products such as "devices, lighting lights, and warning lights" being adopted under Class 28.
There is a product called a "pachinko ball counting machine" that counts the number of balls you have won, and this is classified as class 9. Products that also fall under Category 9 include "electronic circuits" that perform calculation processing inside pachinko equipment. In this way, pachinko peripheral equipment is classified into various categories.
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The pachinko and pachislot industry supports Japan's entertainment industry, is a very familiar industry for general users, and is also an industry closely related to the world of intellectual property, including patented technology.
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