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Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 10237 [Tool for slaughtering wild animals]

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) 10237 [Tool for slaughtering wild animals] * “A rod of a predetermined length that is freely extendable and retractable” ⇒ A fixed-length rod is not included. (The plaintiff argued that “freely extendable and retractable” means that the length of the rod's

[New on YouTube] May 28, 2025 (IP LAB)

日本語版 Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents Topics: Indirect infringement / Claim interpretation First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-10 [New on YouTube] May 28, 2025 (IP LAB) A read-through of the Encyclopedia of Patent Case Law (draft manuscript for the fourth edition), covering “(pharmaceutical) use inventions, the subjective requirements for indirect infringement, incorporating a purpose int

IP High Court, Reiwa 7 (Ne) 10042 [Fastening hardware] <Judge Hibiki Shimizu>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/令和7年-ネ-10042号【締結金物】-清水響 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 7 (Ne) 10042 [Fastening hardware] <Judge Hibiki Shimizu> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 7 (Ne) 10042 [Fastening hardware] <Judge Hibiki Shimizu> * Reciting an effect in the claim (“to delay destruction cau

Osaka District Court, Reiwa 6 (Wa) 6216 [Taxi dispatch management system] <Judge Matsuami>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/大阪地判令和6年-ワ-6216【タクシー配車管理システム】-松阿彌 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation, Litigation procedure First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Osaka District Court, Reiwa 6 (Wa) 6216 [Taxi dispatch management system] <Judge Matsuami> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 6 (Wa) 6216 [Taxi dispatch management system] <Jud

Osaka District Court, Reiwa 4 (Wa) 8985 [Cross connector] <Judge Matsukawa>

Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/大阪地判令和4年-ワ-8985【交差連結具】-松川 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Osaka District Court, Reiwa 4 (Wa) 8985 [Cross connector] <Judge Matsukawa> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 4 (Wa) 8985 [Cross connector] <Judge Matsukawa> (Plaintiff: Inaba Denki Sangyo v. D

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10069 [Toilet rolls, etc.] <Judge Nakadaira>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/令和6年-ネ-10069【トイレットロール等】-中平 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10069 [Toilet rolls, etc.] <Judge Nakadaira> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10069 [Toilet rolls, etc.] <Judge Nakadaira> ① “Embossing depth” is not defined in the claims. ⇒ The specific me

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10080 [Ventilation structure beneath a coping] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7512400508800733184-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation First published on this website: October 5, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10080 [Ventilation structure beneath a coping] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira> Display and classification checked: October 5, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10080 [Ventilation structure beneath a coping] <Presiding Judge Nakadai

Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 10970 [Video viewing apparatus] <Presiding Judge Takemiya>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7512399504474587136-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents・Unfair competition law Issues: Claim interpretation・Damages First published on this website: October 5, 2026 Case information: Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 10970 [Video viewing apparatus] <Presiding Judge Takemiya> Display and classification checked: October 5, 2026 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 10970 [Video viewing appara

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10076 [Temporary protective fence that can be raised, lowered and stored] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7512400174837678080-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Doctrine of equivalents・Claim interpretation First published on this website: October 5, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10076 [Temporary protective fence that can be raised, lowered and stored] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira> Display and classification checked: October 5, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10076 [Temporary pro

Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70079 [Vehicle guidance system] <Presiding Judge Kokubu>

Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Court: Tokyo District Court Case number: Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70079 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70079 [Vehicle guidance system] <Presiding Judge Kokubu> * Patent infringement found. ⇒ Reversed on appeal: claim elements not satisfied. Regarding element A (a system guiding vehicles e

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

[Article] Supplementing Unfair-Competition Protection Through Civil Code Tort Law (Patent Supplement, 2023; Professor Tatsuhiro Ueno)

[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>

[Article] The Relationship Between ‘Confusion’ and ‘Business Interests’ Under Article 2(1)(i) of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Professor Hisayoshi Yokoyama)

[Article] Judicial Decisions on Infringement Warnings and Notification of False Facts Under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Patent Supplement, 2023; Professor Toshiya Kaneko)

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