Tokyo District Court, 1997 (Wa) 5741 [Toy Gun with Automatic Bullet-Feeding Mechanism] <Mimura>

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Category: Other Japanese law

Topics: Damages

First published on this website: 2026-11-01

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Tokyo District Court, 1997 (Wa) 5741 [Toy Gun with Automatic Bullet-Feeding Mechanism] <Mimura>

(Damages)

*Expert accounting opinion

*Royalties may be collected from both wholesale and retail sales.

*The manufacturing and sales divisions within the same corporate group bear joint and several liability.

“When goods pass through successive stages of distribution … damages may be claimed … against each person.”

Cf. 1999 (Wa) 12586

*Multiple collections of royalties permitted.

https://www.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_jp/681/012681_hanrei.pdf

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