| May 22, 2002 |
Expedited Litigation Situation in Japan |
| Current Status of Employee Inventions in Japan【PDF】 |
| Case No. Heisei 11 (Wa) 16175. Case of Demand for Injunction of Infringement of Patent Right (Court Decision pronounced on May 14, 2001)【PDF】 |
| Making bricks from straw-Claiming of business methods-(Yoshikazu TANI)【PDF】 |
| Recent JPO Practices in Japan |
| How To Effectively use Recently revised Japanese Patent Law |
| Patent Infringement Litigation in the Age of the Global Network – Focused upon Defense against Invalidation of Patent in Infringement Litigation in Our Country-(Toshiaki Iimura, Justice of the Tokyo District Court)【PDF】 |
| Decision Rendered by the Supreme Court (Heisei 10 (O) No.364) |
Case No. Heisei 11 (Wa) 1346. Case of Claim for Damages
(Court Decision pronounced on July 18.2000). |
| The Tokyo High Court rendered a court decision on an appeal case which has been a matter of great concern and interest to intellectual property departments of firms. |
| Our recent experience of speedy examination by the japanese patent office. |
| Introduction of the Revised Intellectual Property LawsIntroduction of the Revised Intellectual Property Laws 【PDF】 |
| Report Presented by the Legislative Affair Subcommittee of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Industrial Structure Council (Draft) 【PDF】 |
| June 13, 2002 |
Current Status of Employee Inventions in Japan II【PDF】 |
| June 28, 2002 |
Upsurge in Post-Genome-Related Patent Applications |
| UNDUE COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS? |
| September 4, 2002 |
PATENT TERM EXTENSION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT |
| Withdrawal of an Application |
| September 7, 2002 |
PRACTICAL DIFFERENCES CONCERNING CLAIMING PRIORITY OF THE SAME INVENTION AND THE NOVELTY OF RANGES OF NUMERICAL VALUES BETWEEN THE EPO AND GERMANY |
| October 16, 2002 |
The latest lawsuit about service invention in Japan |
| November 6, 2002 |
Time Validation Service |
| December 16, 2002 |
PATENTABILITY OF A THERAPEUTIC METHOD AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT |
| March 25, 2003 |
Harmonization in respect of Patent Applications and Others |
| Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
| December 25, 2003 |
Overview of the Japanese Patent System【PDF】 |
| January 5, 2005 |
The Utility Model Practices in Japan【PDF】 |
| July 1, 2005 |
Divisional applications in Japan |
| September 2, 2005 |
Japanese Trademark Law【PDF】 |
| January 12, 2006 |
Contact from the Examiner |
| April 12, 2006 |
Requirements for Prior Art Information Disclosure【PDF】 |
| IP Issues in Japan【PDF】 |
| May 23, 2006 |
The boundary of new medicine makers and generic makers |
| July 3, 2006 |
Obtaining and Litigating Software and Business Method Patents in Japan【PDF】 |
| October 7, 2009 |
Current Practice on Divisional Application
Under the Revision of 2006 and 2008【PDF】 |
| December 21,2009 |
Recent Developments and Status of Intellectual Property Right in Japan【PDF】 |
| January 21,2010 |
Comparison of Inventions Relating to Medical Treatment in Japan, the U.S., and Europe |
| May 7,2010 |
Case decision of the IP High Court of Japan (Interlocutory decision) |
| January 23,2012 |
Revision of Examination Guidelines for
“Requirements for Description and Claims”【PDF】NEW |
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