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Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 70402
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 70402 [Siphonic rain gutter system] (Presiding Judge Nakajima) *Inventive step recognized. The inventions in Exhibits Otsu A25 and Otsu A26 lack motivation for combination because their technical approaches are opposites (the former generates turbulence; the latter prevents it). The invention in Exhibit Otsu A21 (ordinary drainage) and that in Exhibit Otsu A25 (siphonic drainage) differ in technical
Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 70083
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 70083 [Body of a slider for a slide fastener] (Presiding Judge Shibuya) [Issue 1] Where components (sliders) manufactured and sold abroad are incorporated into finished products (bags, etc.) and distributed within Japan, does the component manufacturer bear liability for a joint tort or otherwise for infringement of a Japanese design right? ⇒ No. Because the manufacture and sale took place abroad, th
