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IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10032 [Mobile information communication device] <Presiding Judge Shimizu>

Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Court: Intellectual Property High Court Case number: Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10032 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10032 [Mobile information communication device] <Presiding Judge Shimizu> Lacks inventive step. ⇒ First-instance dismissal upheld. At filing, it was common general technical knowledge tha

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10008 [Method and apparatus for use of reference signals for time and frequency tracking in new radio] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu>

Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511587175193321472-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10008 [Method and apparatus for use of reference signals for time and frequency tracking in new radio] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu> “An indication as part o

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10039 [Bag having embossing] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu>

Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586062423515136-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step; Numerical limitations and parameters; Design choices First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10039 [Bag having embossing] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu> Cited inventions 1 and 2 both belong to the

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10081 [Pet matching system] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>

Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586270985469952-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step; Motivation and teaching away First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10081 [Pet matching system] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira> * No inventive step for a claim with a disclaimer. To distinguish the inve

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10018 [Motor vehicle] <Presiding Judge Miyasaka>

Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586762335404032-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step; Motivation and teaching away; Design choices First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10018 [Motor vehicle] <Presiding Judge Miyasaka> = Reiwa 5 (Ne) 10042 <Presiding Judge Miyasaka> The invention pro

[Article / Patents] Examination of the limits of claims with disclaimers (Kenji Tanaka et al., Patent, June 2025)

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511584712189022208-ja Article information Content type: Publication review Categories: Patents Issues: Disclaimer claims / Inventive step / Added matter / Clarity / Support requirement First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 [Article / Patents] Examination of the limits of claims with disclaimers (Kenji Tanaka et al., Patent, June 2025) 1. Analysis of JPO decision trends

Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) 70141 [Inactivated Vaccine Preparation and Method for Preventing Infectious Disease] <Presiding Judge Nakashima>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585358439104512-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Inventive step / Support requirement First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) 70141 [Inactivated Vaccine Preparation and Method for Preventing Infectious Disease] <Presiding Judge Nakashima> ① It would have been easy for a person skilled in the

[EPO decision] T 0070/23 (Immunogenic compositions/GSK)

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585585791381504-ja Article information Content type: Administrative decision note Categories: Europe Issues: Claim interpretation / Inventive step First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 [EPO decision] T 0070/23 (Immunogenic compositions/GSK) <Issue> Whether “therapeutic efficacy,” which is not expressly stated in the claim, should be included in claim construction as

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10035 [Gaming machine] <Presiding Judge Honda>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511583628208914432-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Inventive step / Motivation First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10035 [Gaming machine] <Presiding Judge Honda> The invention is characterized by providing, in an “image displacement effect” where an image moves, a “normal mode” without vibrati

<IP Practice Online> “The umbrella theory has also returned! But should claims with disclaimers really be so unrestricted? A horizontal and vertical overview of amendment practice” (Kazuo Shibata)

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511581786443771905-ja Article information Content type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents Issues: Disclaimer claims / Added matter / Inventive step First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 <IP Practice Online> “The umbrella theory has also returned! But should claims with disclaimers really be so unrestricted? A horizontal and vertical overview of amendment practice

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Tokyo District Court, 2013 (Wa) 33070 [Agricultural-Produce Sorting Apparatus] <Hasegawa>

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[Unfair Competition Prevention Act / Trade Secrets] Tokyo District Court, 2014 (Wa) 1397, the Shoe Last case

[U.S. Patents] November 6, 2023, CAFC <ACTELION v. MYLAN> — Interpretation of Numerical Limitations and Rounding

[Design / Estoppel] Intellectual Property High Court, 2021 (Gyo-Ke) 10067 <Honda>

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