Osaka District Court, Heisei 23 (Wa) 6878 [Method for Stabilizing the Coloration of a Colored Plaster Composition]
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Case note Classification: Patents Topics: Damages First published on this site: 2023-12-06 Case number: Heisei 23 (Wa) 6878 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 Osaka District Court, Heisei 23 (Wa) 6878 [Method for Stabilizing the Coloration of a Colored Plaster Composition] <Damages> Article 102(2) JPY 26.78 million awarded <Grounds for rebutting the presumption> 60% (1) Existence of competitors (2) Features ot
Osaka District Court, Heisei 23 (Wa) 15499 [Lid and Container Equipped with the Lid]
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Case note Classification: Patents Topics: Damages First published on this site: 2023-12-05 Case number: Heisei 23 (Wa) 15499 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 Osaka District Court, Heisei 23 (Wa) 15499 [Lid and Container Equipped with the Lid] <Damages> Article 102(2) JPY 32.57 million awarded Contribution rate 15% (85% reduction) Alternative technologies: numerous containers can hold food and be heated ⇒ Onl
[Examination Guidelines / Annex A] Addition of New Matter: Amendments Based on Drawings (8 Examples), p. 549
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Legal and examination updates Classification: Patents Topics: Added matter, Examination and appeal practice First published on this site: 2023-12-04 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 [Examination Guidelines / Annex A] Addition of New Matter: Amendments Based on Drawings (8 Examples), p. 549 The presence or absence of a component and positional relationships are relatively easy to perceive from drawings. but (1)
I Gave a Lecture on Inventive Step and Disclosure Requirements for Numerically Limited (Parameter) Inventions (March 12, 2015)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む I have uploaded the materials to another page, so please refer to them. A “qualitatively different effect” is not the “effect” itself..., English translation of the Japanese article.
The “Trial and Appeal Practitioners Study Group Report 2014” Has Been Published
The report compiles discussions among administrative patent judges, corporate practitioners, patent attorneys and attorneys at law. Hideki Takaishi participated in the mechanical field.
A Draft Revision of the Examination Guidelines on Inventive Step Has Been Published
A 2015 update introducing a draft revision of the examination guidelines on inventive step and the proceedings of the relevant Japan Patent Office working group.
Report on the Results of the Patent Committee (Fiscal Year 2013)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Following fiscal year 2012, I compiled the portions of the report for which I was responsible as vice-chair. They were published in the October through December 2014 issues of Patent. English translation of the Japanese article.
Report on the Results of the Patent Committee (2012)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む It was published in the March 2014 issue of Patent. As sub-leader, I compiled the third category. Please refer to it to check the trends in recent court decisions concerning the assessment of inventive step. English translation of the Japanese article.
