IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10098 — Laundry detergent composition (Judge Shoji)
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Article type: Case note
Categories: Patents
Issues: Support requirement
Published on website: 2026-10-08
Display and classification checked: 2026-10-08
IP High Court, Reiwa 5 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10098 — Laundry detergent composition (Judge Shoji)
*Even an effect rated “3” constitutes a certain degree of effect.
→ Support requirement satisfied.
(Excerpt from the judgment, translated)
Even if the deodorizing effect of an embodiment corresponding to an example was rated “3: a somewhat strong unpleasant odor is perceived,” the results of the deodorizing-effect evaluation establish that a certain deodorizing effect was obtained. …Accordingly, although the effects of the claimed inventions cannot be described as unpredictable and remarkable…, as regards compliance with the support requirement, in light of the detailed description in the specification, Invention 1 falls within a scope in which a person skilled in the art can sufficiently recognize that…the problem can be solved….
Original article (2025-09-02):
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