[Article / United States] Determining inventorship (design authorship) for U.S. design patents (Tsuyoshi Fujimoto, AIPPI (2025), Vol. 70, No. 10)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Publication review Categories: United States Topics: Creators and inventors / AI and intellectual property First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 [Article / United States] Determining inventorship (design authorship) for U.S. design patents (Tsuyoshi Fujimoto, AIPPI (2025), Vol. 70, No. 10) USPTO guidance α: A design created by a natural person is input into AI. ⇒ If the AI output is si
IP High Court, Heisei 17 (Gyo-Ke) 10099 [Image processing system]
Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7513031104174391298-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Topics: Added matter / Divisional applications First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 IP High Court, Heisei 17 (Gyo-Ke) 10099 [Image processing system] * The divisional-application requirements were held to be violated even though the subject matter would have been obvio
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70445 [Method for Producing Tea with a High γ-Aminobutyric Acid Content] <Presiding Judge Shibuya>
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70445 [Method for Producing Tea with a High γ-Aminobutyric Acid Content] <Presiding Judge Shibuya> Meaning of “repeating” in claim element B’s “after alternately repeating the operations of anaerobic treatment followed by aerobic treatment”: ⇒ In the specifica
[United States] FMC v. Sharada (CAFC, August 1, 2025)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Categories: United States Topics: Claim interpretation / Added matter First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 [United States] FMC v. Sharada (CAFC, August 1, 2025) During prosecution, a provisional application was first filed containing several teachings that the disclosed compositions were stable. In one of the subsequent nonprovisional applications, all references to stabilit
[Video introduction] Generative AI and prompt-driven reform in Shimadzu's IP operations [Koji Akutsu] [Samaria webinar]
日本語版 Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents Topics: AI and intellectual property / IP management / Patent drafting and translation First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-14 [Video introduction] Generative AI and prompt-driven reform in Shimadzu's IP operations [Koji Akutsu] [Samaria webinar] Annual cost savings exceeding JPY 100 million As with the move to paperless operations, reform was push
[IP Practice Online] “Analysis” is changing: The world of patent analysis evolving with generative AI (Yutaro Uemura, LeXi/Vent Co., Ltd.)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents Topics: AI and intellectual property / IP management First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 [IP Practice Online] “Analysis” is changing: The world of patent analysis evolving with generative AI (Yutaro Uemura, LeXi/Vent Co., Ltd.) (1) AI output depends heavily on the quality of the instructions (prompts) it receives, making prompt-engineering skil
[IP Practice Online] “Counterfeits defeated even at China's Supreme Court! A thorough explanation of the keys to victory with the actual inventor” (Denka Company Limited / Yasuki Ito and Shunichi Suga
日本語版 Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Categories: China Topics: Enablement / Litigation procedure First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 [IP Practice Online] “Counterfeits defeated even at China's Supreme Court! A thorough explanation of the keys to victory with the actual inventor” (Denka Company Limited / Yasuki Ito and Shunichi Sugawara, patent attorney) The inventor and the IP department's section ma
Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 8403 [Ventilation structure beneath a coping] <Takemiya>
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 8403 [Ventilation structure beneath a coping] <Takemiya> * For a person skilled in the art, the natural construction of “ventilation member” is that the member itself has “ventilation performance and waterproofing performance.” This is also consistent with
Osaka District Court, Reiwa 4 (Wa) 11025 [Porous air-permeable bag containing food for mites]
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation / Proof of infringement First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 4 (Wa) 11025 [Porous air-permeable bag containing food for mites] * The invention has a structure capable of retaining the attractant inside. ⇒ In the defendant's product, the mite attractant is merely sandwiched between two superposed non
[IP Practice Online] Current state, challenges, and responses in Customs' border enforcement against IP-infringing goods (Attorney Kei Iida)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents / Trademarks / Designs / Other Japanese law Topics: Border enforcement / Exhaustion and parallel imports First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 [IP Practice Online] Current state, challenges, and responses in Customs' border enforcement against IP-infringing goods (Attorney Kei Iida) Current import-suspension results for IP-infringing goods China
