What about Third party litigation funding for patents, in Japan? This topic is warming up in Japan, so here is some background information for you. Third Party Litigation Funding? Some may be well familiar with third party litigation funding (TPLF),…
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* See a further update on this issue from December 3, 2020. As many cases of plant varieties developed in Japan being sold to producers in other countries and exploited have arisen (see on past governmental plans and a case…
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The Japanese Design Act was revised in 2019, and going into effect on April 1, 2020, graphic images, building exterior, and interior designs (the last one including arrangement of items within spaces–if a unified, aesthetic effect resulted) may be registered….
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Last year, the Korean courts allowed seizure of 6 patent and 2 trademark rights in the Republic of Korea, to enforce reparation by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the wartime enslavement of Koreans for their workforce. Media reported on October 29…
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In the wake of Brexit, the United Kingdom and Japan have concluded a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that covers cooperation and fair treatment for each other’s intellectual property. The agreement, signed on October 23, 2020, replaces for dealings between…
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The Japanese national Diet enacted revisions to the Copyright Act (chosakuken-hoh) in June 5, 2020 (issue: June 12, 2020). The actual changes have begun to go into effect on the 1st of the present October, and further changes to enforcement…
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In Germany, car manufacturer Daimler AG (maker of Mercedes-Benz) suffered an IP loss at court on September 10, 2020. It was handed a decision by a Munich court that it was infringing upon mobile technology of Japan’s Sharp in its…
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* See the follow-up article of January 14, 2021 based on more details from the JPO. The Japan Patent Office announced on October 2 that it is preparing to make all of the 800 or so kinds of office filings…
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The European Patent Office and International Energy Agency issued a report on September 22, 2020, to outline the world’s pursuit of better battery technology. It notes that for the sake of environmentally sustainable energy use and mobility, battery technology is…
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The Republic of Korea (South Korea) has been pushing for “independence” from Japan’s economic and technological influence, partly as a nationalist response to Japan’s stiff response to calls for repentance over alleged war crimes leading up to the end of…
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