[Claim for remuneration for an employee invention]
更新日：9月30日
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Article type: Case note
Display and classification checked: 2026-09-30
Categories: Patents
Topics: Employee inventions
Published on this website: 2026-09-29
[Claim for remuneration for an employee invention]
Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 70685
(Presiding Judge Sugiura)
The three perspectives prescribed by Article 35(4) of the Patent Act as amended in 2004:
1. Circumstances of consultation
The circumstances of consultation with employees when the defendant's (Mitsubishi Electric's) rules were established are not unreasonable.
2. Disclosure of the standards
The rules and standards were appropriately disclosed and are clear.
3. Circumstances of hearing opinions
Although differences of opinion were not resolved, substantive procedures for hearing opinions were exhausted, and there were no deficiencies in the company's response.
⇒ Payment under the company's rules is justified.
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This log starts on 30 September 2026. Display and classification checks are distinct from a review of the legal analysis.
2026-09-30 — Presentation update: added the article type, this change log and a link to consultation options. The existing article text was preserved.
2026-10-01 | Name notation: replaced verified Japanese-script personal names with Roman-letter forms in this English article and its navigation. Legal analysis and original publication date unchanged.
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