[United States] Sigray v. Carl Zeiss (CAFC, May 2025)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: United States Topics: Motivation and teaching away, Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-10-05 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12936014207.html [United States] Sigray v. Carl Zeiss (CAFC, May 2025) <Novelty> Novelty may be denied even if a feat
[United States] Sierra Wireless v. Sisvel (CAFC, March 2025)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: United States Topics: Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-10-08 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12937340264.html [United States] Sierra Wireless v. Sisvel (CAFC, March 2025) The PTAB's decision in an IPR finding lack of novelty and obviousness w
Osaka District Court, 2022 (Wa) 5553 [Playpen for Infants] <Takemiya>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-02-28 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12888104124.html Osaka District Court, 2022 (Wa) 5553 [Playpen for Infants] <Takemiya> The plaintiff argues that the screws in the publicly worked product
2021 (Gyo-Ke) 10123 [Tableware] <Otaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-12-12 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12878353710.html 2021 (Gyo-Ke) 10123 [Tableware] <Otaka> *The court held that detailed dimensions could not be read from the catalog photog
2022 (Gyo-Ke) 10007 [Heat Transfer System] <Shoji> — Relationship between Identification of the Cited Invention and Addition of New Matter
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Added matter, Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-11-10 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12874480718.html 2022 (Gyo-Ke) 10007 [Heat Transfer System] <Shoji> *An optional additional configuration not essential to sol
Tokyo District Court, 2021 (Wa) 18031 [Mobile Phone; Receiving Apparatus] <Kokubu>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-08 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12870440371.html Tokyo District Court, 2021 (Wa) 18031 [Mobile Phone; Receiving Apparatus] <Kokubu> Identifying the gist of a subcombination invention The
[Patent/Civil Code] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 19222 <Kokubu> — Analogous Application of Civil Code Article 94(2)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Damages, Novelty, Creators and inventors First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-09-30 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12869448646.html [Patent/Civil Code] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 19222 <Kokubu> Double assignment of the right to obtai
2023 (Ne) 10086 [5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate] <Miyasaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Novelty, Creators and inventors First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-16 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12871443866.html 2023 (Ne) 10086 [5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate] <Miyasaka> *Even if a substance's name appears i
IP High Court, 2021 (Ne) 10086 [Lamp] <Honda> *Prior-use right established
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Numerical limitations and parameters, Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-10-07 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12870330915.html IP High Court, 2021 (Ne) 10086 [Lamp] <Honda> *Prior-use right established *For a numerically limited
2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10034 [Method of Manufacturing a Raised-Fiber Sheet] <Hibiku Shimizu>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Novelty First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-09-03 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12866026354.html 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10034 [Method of Manufacturing a Raised-Fiber Sheet] <Hibiku Shimizu> The patentee entered into an NDA with A, who was not t
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