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日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: South Korea Topics: Working of inventions First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-07-06 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12914775015.html [South Korea] Patent Court, February 3, 2024 <2023 Na 10914> Unless processing or assembly abroad is extremely minor or

日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Reports and activities Category: South Korea Topics: Numerical limitations and parameters, Doctrine of equivalents First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-08-30 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12865518966.html [South Korea/Patent] 2016 Heo 7954 — Equivalence Established for a N

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511584901020741632-ja Article information Content type: Publication review Categories: Trademarks / United States / China / South Korea / Europe / Other foreign jurisdictions Issues: Distinctiveness / Descriptive marks First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 [Trademarks / Article] “Onomatopoeia as trademarks: Current conditions in Japan and other countries” (Masako Nishi

1. Classification and identification of goods/services in virtual spaces Examination practice in different countries and regions shares the following understanding. “Virtual goods” alone is unclear in scope; the relevant content must be specifically identified, as in “downloadable virtual clothing.”

In Japan, the 2016 revision of the Examination Guidelines strengthened protection for food-use inventions, but overseas, national laws and examination practices differ greatly. 1. Permissible claims ① US: Product-use inventions are not recognized; draft as methods. A use in the preamble often has no limiting effect.

Korean courts tend to interpret territoriality flexibly, assessing infringement primarily by whether acts of working the patent occur in Korea, regardless of the location of servers or assembly. 1. Servers located abroad (1) Seoul Central District Court, 2007, 2006 Gahap 73442