Sapporo District Court, 2000 (Wa) 407 [Raw-Shucking Apparatus for Bivalves]
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First published on this website: 2026-11-01
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Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-02-26 (Japan time). Full English translation.
Sapporo District Court, 2000 (Wa) 407 [Raw-Shucking Apparatus for Bivalves]
*Although the design needed revision after prototype manufacture, preparation for a business was established.
⇒ Prior-use right: established
“Although it differs from Product I in such respects as whether the scallop is positioned horizontally or at an angle, the temperature and spraying time of the warm water sprayed onto the shellfish are substantially identical … and it falls within the technical scope of the patented invention.”
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