2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10069 [Soldering Apparatus] <Hibiku Shimizu> — Inventive-Step Assessment and Scope of Res Judicata
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-21 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12872054956.html 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10069 [Soldering Apparatus] <Hibiku Shimizu> *Inventive-step assessment: scope of res judicata Although there were poi
Tokyo District Court, 2021 (Wa) 18031 [Mobile Phone; Receiving Apparatus] <Kokubu>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-08 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12870440371.html Tokyo District Court, 2021 (Wa) 18031 [Mobile Phone; Receiving Apparatus] <Kokubu> Identifying the gist of a subcombination invention The
[U.S.] May 2024, In re Bystolic (Second Circuit Court of Appeals)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: United States Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-04 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12869949108.html [U.S.] May 2024, In re Bystolic (Second Circuit Court of Appeals) A reverse payment in a pharmaceutical patent-litigation settlement viola
2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10011 [Device for Remotely Operating a Mobile Terminal] <Miyasaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-09-28 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12869249848.html 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10011 [Device for Remotely Operating a Mobile Terminal] <Miyasaka> *The disclaimer claim “… images (excluding images
IP High Court, 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10002 [Light Source Unit] <Honda>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-10 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12870690677.html IP High Court, 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10002 [Light Source Unit] <Honda> Identifying the gist of the invention: JPO decision set aside / inve
IP High Court, 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10002 [Nonwoven Fabric for Civil Engineering] <Shoji>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Other Japanese law Topics: Motivation and teaching away First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-09 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12870567413.html IP High Court, 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10002 [Nonwoven Fabric for Civil Engineering] <Shoji> *Even if compliance wit
[Patent/Civil Code] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 19222 <Kokubu> — Analogous Application of Civil Code Article 94(2)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Damages, Novelty, Creators and inventors First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-09-30 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12869448646.html [Patent/Civil Code] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 19222 <Kokubu> Double assignment of the right to obtai
2023 (Ne) 10086 [5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate] <Miyasaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Novelty, Creators and inventors First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-16 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12871443866.html 2023 (Ne) 10086 [5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate] <Miyasaka> *Even if a substance's name appears i
For Patent Attorney Oral-Examination Candidates — Questions on Legislative Purpose (Patents)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Reports and activities Category: Trademarks, Unfair competition law, Patents Topics: Trade secrets, Indirect infringement First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-03 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12869897875.html For Patent Attorney Oral-Examination Candidates — Questions o
Nepal Tiger — Distinctive; Article 4(1)(xvi) Not Applicable / Tibet Tiger — Not Distinctive
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: Distinctiveness First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-01 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12869571388.html [Trademark] 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10115 <Shoji> “Nepal Tiger” — Distinctiveness satisfied (Article 3(1)(iii)); Article 4(1)(xvi) not app
