[IP Practice Online] Abductive Reasoning as an Axis of Logic and Thought in Patent Prosecution Practice—Focusing on Chemical Inventions (Patent Attorney Masanori Tomatsuri)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Category: Patents Topics: Inventive step, Support requirement, Creators and inventors, Patent drafting and translation First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-12-09 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12949482882.html [IP Practice Online] Abductive Reasoning as
[Video introduction] Generative AI and prompt-driven reform in Shimadzu's IP operations [Koji Akutsu] [Samaria webinar]
日本語版 Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents Topics: AI and intellectual property / IP management / Patent drafting and translation First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-14 [Video introduction] Generative AI and prompt-driven reform in Shimadzu's IP operations [Koji Akutsu] [Samaria webinar] Annual cost savings exceeding JPY 100 million As with the move to paperless operations, reform was push
IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 [Child safety seat for attachment to a vehicle seat] <Judge Nakadaira>
Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/令和6年-行ケ-10100【車両シートに取り付けるためのチャイルドセーフティシート】-中平 Article information Article type: Case note Category: Patents Topics: Patent corrections, Patent drafting and translation First published on this website: October 6, 2026 Case information: Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 [Child safety seat for attachment to a vehicle seat] <Judge Nakadaira> Display/classification checked: October 6, 2026 IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 [Chi
<IP Practice Online> How English–Japanese patent translators think (Tatsuya Yabuuchi)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511586643720650752-ja Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Category: Patents Issues: Patent drafting and translation First published on this website: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 <IP Practice Online> “How English–Japanese patent translators think in supporting the application process: Translators' judgments and thinking connecting technology,
[Article / Patents] Examination of clarity assessments in recent court decisions (Kentaro Okada et al., Patent, June 2025)
Clarity assessments cannot be said to have become stricter than before!! 1. Expressions of degree such as “substantially” and “approximately” Example held unclear
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[Article / European Patents] Differences between Japanese and European patent systems requiring attention (Kazuhiro Nomura, Patent, September 2025)
1. Claims ① Independent claims Japan: No limit.
[Article / Patents] Points to note when filing food-use inventions in different countries (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Committee, Patent, December 2025)
In Japan, the 2016 revision of the Examination Guidelines strengthened protection for food-use inventions, but overseas, national laws and examination practices differ greatly. 1. Permissible claims ① US: Product-use inventions are not recognized; draft as methods. A use in the preamble often has no limiting effect.
[Article / Patents] Terms to avoid in specifications from a translator’s perspective—particularly “jisha,” “jisōchi” and “jisharyō” (Hajime Kuramasu, Patent, March 2025)
1. The problem with “jisha” (one’s own company) and “tasha” (other companies) Problem: They are often rendered in English as grammatically incorrect expressions such as “its own company” or “an own company” (“own” needs a possessive pronoun). Suggested improvement: Use “a company” at the first mention and “the company” thereafter. Consider “in-house” for an internal nuance. Make “tasha” specific as “another company” or “competitor.”
[IP Practice Online] Introduction of important patent judgments newly included in "Patent Case Law Encyclopedia, 4th edition" (Chizai Juku)
(Hideki Takaishi, Nakamura & Partners) [Some case introductions omitted] 1. Central message of the video
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