IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 [Hand-pushing member] <Presiding Judge Hibiku Shimizu>
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Article type: Case note
Category: Patents
Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away, Patent corrections
First published on this website: October 2, 2026
Case number (as stated in the source): Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10100
Display and classification checked: October 2, 2026 (not a re-review of the legal analysis)
IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) 10100 [Hand-pushing member] <Presiding Judge Hibiku Shimizu>
Ko 8 is attached to the curved portion of a cart's U-shaped handle and prevents the hand from slipping onto the vertical pipe.
⇒ Its shape and dimensions assume attachment to that curve. There is no motivation to attach it to a single vertical rod as in the patent at issue.
There is no motivation to deliberately make Ko 9 an integrated structure that is harder to manufacture and through which the pipe passes, as claimed.
⇒ Inventive step affirmed.
Original article: https://lnkd.in/eNxPQaZM
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Substantive corrections and supplements are recorded separately from classification, related-article, and display maintenance.
October 2, 2026: First publication of the author's LinkedIn text. Article type, classification, issue tags, source, and consultation guide were added.
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