Intellectual Property High Court (Grand Panel), Reiwa 5 (Ne) No. 10040 — Composition for promoting an increase in subcutaneous adipose tissue (Judge Honda)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 Intellectual Property High Court (Grand Panel), Reiwa 5 (Ne) No. 10040 — Composition for promoting an increase in subcutaneous adipose tissue (Judge Honda) *Where consideration is received, the act generally does not constitute experimentation or research under Article 69(1) of the Patent Act. Unlik
Osaka High Court, Heisei 11 (Ne) No. 18 — Method of attaching a filter to an exhaust outlet
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Issues discussed in the text First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-10 Osaka High Court, Heisei 11 (Ne) No. 18 — Method of attaching a filter to an exhaust outlet *For a product sold as a set, the “exclusively” requirement is assessed for the set as a whole. (Excerpt from the judgment, translated) Product 1 is sold as an integrated set comprising a range-ho
IP High Court, Reiwa 4 (Ne) No. 10070 — Image display method (Judge Kanno)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 IP High Court, Reiwa 4 (Ne) No. 10070 — Image display method (Judge Kanno) *The court found the invention readily conceivable on the basis of its “advantages”! → Inventive step denied. (Excerpt from the judgment, translated) [...] Adopting a Web browser in place of a Web clie
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10049 — Information processing apparatus (Judge Miyasaka)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away, Examination and appeal practice First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10049 — Information processing apparatus (Judge Miyasaka) *The trial decision did not state the reasons for its obviousness determination. → Inventive step affirmed. (Excerpts from the judgment, translated;
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10050 — Information processing apparatus (Judge Miyasaka)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Issues discussed in the text First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-10 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10050 — Information processing apparatus (Judge Miyasaka) *The computations performed by each processing unit contribute to solving the invention’s problem. → Qualifies as an “invention.” (Excerpt from the judgment, translated) “The patented invention
IP High Court, Heisei 25 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10266 — Transparent film (Judge Ishii)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Patent corrections, Added matter First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 IP High Court, Heisei 25 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10266 — Transparent film (Judge Ishii) *A claim with a disclaimer does not introduce new technical matter if it does not affect the problem addressed by the invention. → Correction requirements satisfied, but inventive step denied aft
IP High Court, Reiwa 3 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10116 — Game program (Judge Honda)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Issues discussed in the text First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-10 IP High Court, Reiwa 3 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10116 — Game program (Judge Honda) *The court recognized identity of technical fields at a broader conceptual level. (Excerpt from the judgment, translated) The plaintiff argues that a person skilled in the gaming field would not apply the matters desc
[Trademarks] Tokyo High Court, Showa 54 (Ne) No. 1097
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: Issues discussed in the text First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-10 [Trademarks] Tokyo High Court, Showa 54 (Ne) No. 1097 Even where an applicant has received a registration decision and paid the registration fee, and only entry in the register remains, using the indication “registered trademark” during that interval constitutes an act satisfying the
[Designs] A case recognizing indirect infringement of a partial design
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Designs Topics: Indirect infringement、Partial designs First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 [Designs] A case recognizing indirect infringement of a partial design Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 3 (Wa) No. 30281 — Hand-pushing member for a transport cart (Judge Kokubu) 1. Comparison of the articles “The articles relating to the registered designs and the article relating to th
[Copyright] Osaka High Court, Heisei 19 (Ne) No. 713 — Peter Rabbit
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Copyright Topics: Injunctions First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 [Copyright] Osaka High Court, Heisei 19 (Ne) No. 713 — Peter Rabbit Manufacturer X planned to sell towels using parts of illustrations from picture books whose copyright term had expired. Against Y, the company managing copyright in the picture books, X alleged that Y had its licensees use indications sugg
