IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10005 [System for electronic patient care] <Presiding Judge Hibiku Shimizu>
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586958096216064-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Clarity; Enablement First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10005 [System for electronic patient care] <Presiding Judge Hibiku Shimizu> The court found that “web services,” meaning “technology for linking multiple appli
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10081 [Pet matching system] <Presiding Judge Nakahira>
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586270985469952-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step; Motivation and teaching away First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10081 [Pet matching system] <Presiding Judge Nakahira> * No inventive step for a claim with a disclaimer. To distinguish the inven
<IP Practice Online> How English–Japanese patent translators think (Tatsuya Yabuuchi)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586643720650752-ja Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Category: Patents Issues: Patent drafting and translation First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 <IP Practice Online> “How English–Japanese patent translators think in supporting the application process: Translators' judgments and thinking connecting technology,
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70495 [Spindle motor] (Claim for employee-invention remuneration) <Presiding Judge Nakashima>
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586458571468801-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Employee inventions; Creators and inventors First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70495 [Spindle motor] (Claim for employee-invention remuneration) <Presiding Judge Nakashima> ⇒ Claim dismissed (inventorship de
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10018 [Motor vehicle] <Presiding Judge Miyasaka>
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586762335404032-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step; Motivation and teaching away; Design choices First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10018 [Motor vehicle] <Presiding Judge Miyasaka> = Reiwa 5 (Ne) 10042 <Presiding Judge Miyasaka> The invention pro
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70738 [Wine cellar] <Presiding Judge Takahashi>
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585878553800704-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70738 [Wine cellar] <Presiding Judge Takahashi> Element E3: “Restarting the compressor when the temperature around the cooler, after stopping the heati
Reiwa 7 (Gyo-Ko) 10001 [Appeal in an action seeking revocation of an administrative disposition] <Presiding Judge Masuda>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585694721433600-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Request for examination / PCT applications / Administrative litigation First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Reiwa 7 (Gyo-Ko) 10001 [Appeal in an action seeking revocation of an administrative disposition] <Presiding Judge Masuda> The original judgment held that there was no i
[Article / Patents] Examination of the limits of claims with disclaimers (Kenji Tanaka et al., Patent, June 2025)
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511584712189022208-ja Article information Content type: Publication review Categories: Patents Issues: Disclaimer claims / Inventive step / Added matter / Clarity / Support requirement First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 [Article / Patents] Examination of the limits of claims with disclaimers (Kenji Tanaka et al., Patent, June 2025) 1. Analysis of JPO decision trends
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) 70141 [Inactivated Vaccine Preparation and Method for Preventing Infectious Disease] <Presiding Judge Nakashima>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585358439104512-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Inventive step / Support requirement First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) 70141 [Inactivated Vaccine Preparation and Method for Preventing Infectious Disease] <Presiding Judge Nakashima> ① It would have been easy for a person skilled in the
[United States] In re Butler (CAFC, September 17, 2025)
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585179316969472-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: United States Issues: Disclaimer claims / Written description First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 [United States] In re Butler (CAFC, September 17, 2025) To support a negative limitation (a disclaimer) in a claim, the specification needs to explain, in some form, a reason for excluding the
