[Trademark] Reiwa 1 (Gyo-Ke) 10157, the NUDE NAIL case <Honda>
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Case note Classification: Trademarks Topics: Licensing, Cancellation of JPO decision First published on this site: 2023-12-03 Case number: Reiwa 1 (Gyo-Ke) 10157 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 [Trademark] Reiwa 1 (Gyo-Ke) 10157, the NUDE NAIL case <Honda> <Agent of a foreign trademark owner> Five deliveries during the relevant period, totaling JPY 12.61 million. Premised on an ongoing trading relationship.
[Copyright / Publication Right] Reiwa 3 (Wa) 13720 <Kokubu>
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Case note Classification: Copyright Topics: No existing issue tag substantively applies First published on this site: 2023-12-02 Case number: Reiwa 3 (Wa) 13720 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 [Copyright / Publication Right] Reiwa 3 (Wa) 13720 <Kokubu> ‘Because the defendant ... created its cover, etc. as a separate work, it can be said to have adapted the plaintiff's cover. ... It cannot be found to have “repr
[Trademark] Osaka High Court, Reiwa 3 (Ne) 2608, the Roller Sticker case
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Case note Classification: Trademarks Topics: Trademark infringement, Trademark use First published on this site: 2023-12-02 Case number: Reiwa 3 (Ne) 2608 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 [Trademark] Osaka High Court, Reiwa 3 (Ne) 2608, the Roller Sticker case * Removing a trademark does not constitute trademark infringement ‘Removing and erasing a trademark ... in the distribution process ... and distributing
A Recent Court Decision on the Copyrightability of Applied Art
A 2015 case note on the copyrightability of applied art, discussing the decision in Heisei 26 (Ne) No. 10063 and its relationship to approaches in foreign jurisdictions.
I Gave a Lecture on Inventive Step and Disclosure Requirements for Numerically Limited (Parameter) Inventions (March 12, 2015)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む I have uploaded the materials to another page, so please refer to them. A “qualitatively different effect” is not the “effect” itself..., English translation of the Japanese article.
The “Trial and Appeal Practitioners Study Group Report 2014” Has Been Published
The report compiles discussions among administrative patent judges, corporate practitioners, patent attorneys and attorneys at law. Hideki Takaishi participated in the mechanical field.
A Draft Revision of the Examination Guidelines on Inventive Step Has Been Published
A 2015 update introducing a draft revision of the examination guidelines on inventive step and the proceedings of the relevant Japan Patent Office working group.
Report on the Results of the Patent Committee (Fiscal Year 2013)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Following fiscal year 2012, I compiled the portions of the report for which I was responsible as vice-chair. They were published in the October through December 2014 issues of Patent. English translation of the Japanese article.
Report on the Results of the Patent Committee (2012)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む It was published in the March 2014 issue of Patent. As sub-leader, I compiled the third category. Please refer to it to check the trends in recent court decisions concerning the assessment of inventive step. English translation of the Japanese article.
