Tokyo District Court, 2018 (Wa) 1130 [Printed Retroreflective Sheeting] <Tanaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Support requirement First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-09-14 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12867551138.html Tokyo District Court, 2018 (Wa) 1130 [Printed Retroreflective Sheeting] <Tanaka> *Although no comparative examples outside the
2021 (Ne) 10084 [Printed Retroreflective Sheeting] <Miyasaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Support requirement First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-07-23 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12860956350.html 2021 (Ne) 10084 [Printed Retroreflective Sheeting] <Miyasaka> *The support requirement does not demand exhausti
2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10046 [Liquid Cleansing Agent for Removing Keratin Plugs] <Miyasaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Numerical limitations and parameters, Support requirement, Added matter First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-07-07 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12858971879.html 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10046 [Liquid Cleansing Agent for Removing Ke
2022 (Gyo-Ke) 10127 [Celecoxib] <Miyasaka> (Second judgment) — Correction satisfies support; clarity not satisfied
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Support requirement, Clarity First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-07-04 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12858605429.html 2022 (Gyo-Ke) 10127 [Celecoxib] <Miyasaka> (Second judgment) *The correction satisfied the support requirement. Clari
2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10020 [Steel Pipe Pile Pier] <Honda>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Support requirement First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-07-02 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12858354238.html 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10020 [Steel Pipe Pile Pier] <Honda> *Although the specification described only examples under p
Trial and Appeal Practitioners Study Group Report 2024 — Case 3 (Chemistry 2)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Reports and activities Category: Patents Topics: Added matter, Enablement, Support requirement, Examination and appeal practice First published on this site: 2026-10-11 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-11 Trial and Appeal Practitioners Study Group Report 2024 — Case 3 (Chemistry 2) [Relationship between requirements for correction of medical-use inventions, particularly new matter, and the enablement and support requirements for t
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 70114 — Motorcycle brake control device (Judge Shibata)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Support requirement First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 70114 — Motorcycle brake control device (Judge Shibata) *An error in the detailed description of the invention. The argument that it was an obvious clerical error was rejected. → Support requirement not satisfied. (Excerpt from the judgment, translated) A person
IP High Court, Reiwa 3 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10094 — PCSK9 (second litigation) (Judge Kanno)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Support requirement First published on this site: 2026-10-10 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 IP High Court, Reiwa 3 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10094 — PCSK9 (second litigation) (Judge Kanno) *It was successfully proved that the technical significance asserted by the patentee did not hold! → Support requirement not satisfied. (Excerpt from the judgment, translated) …The technical significance of the invent
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 2 (Wa) No. 4331 — Heated aerosol-generating device (Judge Nakashima)
Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7513746680962289664-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Support requirement Published on website: 2026-10-08 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 2 (Wa) No. 4331 — Heated aerosol-generating device (Judge Nakashima) *Embodiments that cannot solve the problem are not included within the scope of the claims. → Support requirement satisfie
IP High Court, Reiwa 1 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10103 — Support structure for a concrete foundation (Judge Mori)
Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7513747399119626240-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Support requirement Published on website: 2026-10-08 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-08 IP High Court, Reiwa 1 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10103 — Support structure for a concrete foundation (Judge Mori) *The court defined the problem at a less demanding level. → Support requirement satisfied. (Excerpt from the judgm
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