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)
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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
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10035 [Gaming machine] <Presiding Judge Honda>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511583628208914432-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Inventive step / Motivation First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10035 [Gaming machine] <Presiding Judge Honda> The invention is characterized by providing, in an “image displacement effect” where an image moves, a “normal mode” without vibrati
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10050 [Information processing apparatus] <Presiding Judge Miyasaka>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511581303738101760-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Patent eligibility / Software-related inventions First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10050 [Information processing apparatus] <Presiding Judge Miyasaka> Patent valid. <Whether it constitutes an “invention” (utilization of laws of nature)> The
Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 12280 [Seawall] <Presiding Judge Takemiya>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511582746431975425-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation / Infringement / Proof First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 12280 [Seawall] <Presiding Judge Takemiya> In view of the specification and the meaning of the terminology, “packing for watertightness between the transparent
<IP Practice Online> “The umbrella theory has also returned! But should claims with disclaimers really be so unrestricted? A horizontal and vertical overview of amendment practice” (Kazuo Shibata)
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511581786443771905-ja Article information Content type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents Issues: Disclaimer claims / Added matter / Inventive step First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 <IP Practice Online> “The umbrella theory has also returned! But should claims with disclaimers really be so unrestricted? A horizontal and vertical overview of amendment practice
IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10105 [Electronic money remittance method] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>
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Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70619 [Apparatus for measuring the difference between port and starboard vessel drafts] <Presiding Judge Nakashima>
日本語版を読む / Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Patent corrections, Employee inventions First published on this website: October 2, 2026 Case number (as stated in the source): Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70619 Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis) Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70619 [Apparatus for measuring the difference between port and starboard vessel drafts]
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10044 [Hair iron] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>
日本語版を読む / Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Patent corrections First published on this website: October 2, 2026 Case number (as stated in the source): Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10044 Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis) IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10044 [Hair iron] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira> * The appellant sought transfer-registration procedures under Article 74(1) of the Patent A
