[Article / US patents] US export controls: Explanation and practice—handling inventions made in the United States and points to note (Chad Link, Toyohiko Konno, Patent, May 2024)
An explanation of the US Export Administration Regulations applicable when inventions or technical information originating in the United States are transferred to Japan (or to Japanese persons), and practical precautions. 1. Definitions of “export” and “deemed export” “Export” under US export controls includes not only physical movement of goods but also disclosure of information to foreign persons (“deemed export”).
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[Article / Chinese and US designs] Points to note in international design applications designating China and the United States (Design Committee, Patent, April 2025)
1. Points to note when designating the United States Design patent practice: In the United States, designs are protected under patent law, so claim clarity is given extremely high importance. If the original drawings are unclear, an amendment adding shading later carries a high risk of being regarded as adding new matter.
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[Copyright] IP High Court, Case No. 2025 (Ne) 10063
"Mark Gonzales / Angel" (Presiding Judge Moritomi) (= First instance: Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 70127, Presiding Judge Shibuya) <Applicable law>
[IP Practice Online] Reviewing U.S. patent IDS practice: From "submit everything just in case" to "rule-based selection"
Shigeki Takeuchi, Partner, Kim and Stewart LLP; California attorney, U.S. patent agent, Japanese patent attorney (Summary translation; case discussions omitted) Replace indiscriminate IDS submissions with rule-based selection considering relevance, cumulativeness, timing, cost and future enforceability. This does not mean abolishing IDS submissions: the disclosure duty remains. Adopt reasonable criteria and record non-submission reasons.
Legal Update (Items Posted in January 2026)
A review of 34 articles published in January 2026 by attorney Hideki Takaishi, covering divisional applications, invalidity arguments, claim interpretation, international jurisdiction, standard-essential patents and employee inventions.
<New YouTube Video> [Patents] IP Strategy That Serves Business (Publicly Releasable Extracts from a Five-Hour Paid Lecture / Two Hours)
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Lectures and videos Classification: Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyright, Unfair competition law, Other Japanese law, United States, Other foreign jurisdictions Topics: IP management, Divisional applications, Added matter, Numerical limitations and parameters, Extraterritorial application First published on this site: 2023-12-30 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 <New YouTube Video> [Patents] IP Strategy That Se
