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IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10085 [... Solar power self-consumption system] <Judge Nakadaira>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/令和7年-行ケ-10085【-太陽光自家消費システム】-中平 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Enablement, Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10085 [... Solar power self-consumption system] <Judge Nakadaira> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10085 [... Solar power self-consumption sys

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

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/令和6年-行ケ-10081【愛玩動物マッチングシステム】-中平 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10081 [Pet matching system] <Judge Nakadaira> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10081 [Pet matching system] <Judge Nakadaira> * Inventive step denied for

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10012 [Enzyme-treated milk product] <Judge Hibiki Shimizu>

日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/令和6年-行ケ-10012【乳酵素処理物】-清水響 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10012 [Enzyme-treated milk product] <Judge Hibiki Shimizu> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10012 [Enzyme-treated milk product] <Judge Hibiki Shimizu> * Invent

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10043 [Elastoplastic hysteretic damper] <Presiding Judge Honda>

Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away, Support requirement First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Court: Intellectual Property High Court Case number: Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10043 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10043 [Elastoplastic hysteretic damper] <Presiding Judge Honda> 1. <Ko 1 + Ko 2, etc.> The plaintiff argued that it was easy to

IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10053 [Wood board] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu>

Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Issues: Inventive step, Numerical limitations and parameters, Motivation and teaching away First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Court: Intellectual Property High Court Case number: Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10053 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10053 [Wood board] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu> Lacks inventive step. The specification contained no indica

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

IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 [Hand-pushing member] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu>

日本語版を読む / Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away, Patent corrections First published on this website: October 2, 2026 Case number (as stated in the source): Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis) IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 [Hand-pushing member] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu> Ko 8 is attached to th

IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10148 [Sales system] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira>

日本語版を読む / Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away, Patent corrections First published on this website: October 2, 2026 Case number (as stated in the source): Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10148 Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis) IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10148 [Sales system] <Presiding Judge Nakadaira> Motivation to combine the primary

IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10107 [Induction heating coil unit] <Presiding Judge Hibiki Shimizu>

日本語版を読む / Japanese version Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away, Claim interpretation, Patent corrections First published on this website: October 2, 2026 Case number (as stated in the source): Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10107 Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis) IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10107 [Induction heating coil unit] <Presiding Judge Hibiki S

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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>

[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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