![Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70380 [Rod-shaped light] <Presiding Judge Takahashi>](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/324a18_b419ae35a3454cf48b5684f1022a797e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1024,h_770,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/324a18_b419ae35a3454cf48b5684f1022a797e~mv2.png)
![Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70380 [Rod-shaped light] <Presiding Judge Takahashi>](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/324a18_b419ae35a3454cf48b5684f1022a797e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1024,h_770,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/324a18_b419ae35a3454cf48b5684f1022a797e~mv2.png)
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70380 [Rod-shaped light] <Presiding Judge Takahashi>
Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation, Support requirement First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Court: Tokyo District Court Case number: Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70380 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70380 [Rod-shaped light] <Presiding Judge Takahashi> Claim elements not satisfied; support requirement violated. The defendant's products 1 and 2 store a color throu
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70449 [Fastening hardware] <Presiding Judge Takahashi>
Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Classification: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation; Novelty First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Court: Tokyo District Court Case number: Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70449 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70449 [Fastening hardware] <Presiding Judge Takahashi> The claim wording “for inducing deformation when an excessive load acts” does not limit the invention's configuration. “It
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70527 [Cyclic protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors] <Presiding Judge Sugiura>
Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Classification: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Court: Tokyo District Court Case number: Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70527 Display/classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70527 [Cyclic protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors] <Presiding Judge Sugiura> The scope of an extended patent right covers the product subject to the regulatory disposition (the originator
Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 10237 [Tool for slaughtering wild animals] <Presiding Judge Takemiya>
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511587403480952832-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 10237 [Tool for slaughtering wild animals] <Presiding Judge Takemiya> ⇒ Claim elements not satisfied (also not satisfied on appeal). Element A (extensi
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70738 [Wine cellar] <Presiding Judge Takahashi>
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585878553800704-ja Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70738 [Wine cellar] <Presiding Judge Takahashi> Element E3: “Restarting the compressor when the temperature around the cooler, after stopping the heati
[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
Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 12280 [Seawall] <Presiding Judge Takemiya>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511582746431975425-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Claim interpretation / Infringement / Proof First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 12280 [Seawall] <Presiding Judge Takemiya> In view of the specification and the meaning of the terminology, “packing for watertightness between the transparent
IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10105 [Electronic money remittance method] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511583271411982336-ja Article information Content type: Case note Categories: Patents Issues: Inventive step / Claim interpretation First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10105 [Electronic money remittance method] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira> = Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10106 * Inventive step affirmed. (1) Inventive step (primary reference: a Chine
Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70272 [Jig for lifeline support posts] <Presiding Judge Kokubu>
日本語版を読む / Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation, Patent corrections First published on this website: October 2, 2026 Case number (as stated in the source): Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70272 Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis) Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70272 [Jig for lifeline support posts] <Presiding Judge Kokubu> * Claim elements not s
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10033 [Eaves] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>
日本語版を読む / Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Claim interpretation, Doctrine of equivalents, Patent corrections First published on this website: October 2, 2026 Case number (as stated in the source): Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10033 Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis) IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Ne) 10033 [Eaves] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira> * Appeal dismissed: Claim elements not satisfied
![Tokyo District Court, 2012 (Wa) 12351 [Rice Cake]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/324a18_1e68d290faf1421383ef0182da9fd77b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_225,h_125,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/324a18_1e68d290faf1421383ef0182da9fd77b~mv2.png)
![Tokyo District Court, 2012 (Wa) 12351 [Rice Cake]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/324a18_1e68d290faf1421383ef0182da9fd77b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_152,h_84,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/324a18_1e68d290faf1421383ef0182da9fd77b~mv2.png)
