2012 (Ne) 10018 [Skeletal Structure of a Large Articulated Soft-Vinyl Doll] <Shibata>

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2012 (Ne) 10018 [Skeletal Structure of a Large Articulated Soft-Vinyl Doll] <Shibata>

*Equivalence can be established even when some claim elements are absent.

⇒ Not established in this case

= Osaka District Court, 2021 (Wa) 10032 [Chip Fuse]

Tokyo District Court, 2012 (Wa) 31523 [Flow Control Valve] <Hasegawa> found equivalence where part of a claim element was absent.

https://www.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_jp/638/082638_hanrei.pdf

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