Litigation and Negotiation

IP Policy Expert Names Barriers to Improved Japanese IP Litigation Environment

Earlier this year Professor Tasuku Honjo, Nobel Laureate, publicly criticized his development partner Ono Pharmaceuticals, claiming their renumeration (2.6 billion yen, about US$24 million) was far below what he and other researchers should receive, considering the value of the programmed…
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Japan Considering Specialist Entry and Search as Last Resort for Disclosure in Patent Infringement Litigation

Following reports of a considered revision to the Japanese Patent Act to enable “discovery” of data on patent infringement earlier this year, the proposal has been officially made. A patent attorney’s informational meeting on July 23, 2019, gave explanation. The…
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Proposal to Implement Specialist-Enforced “Discovery” for Patent Litigation Under Consideration in Japan Patent Act Revision Deliberations

The Japanese government’s Subcommittee on the Patent Act System has been working on revisions to the patent litigation system in Japan since October last year. The Japanese patent system does not have a requirement like the United States power of…
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Toray Challenges Generic Pharmaceuticals over What It Claims Are Overly Narrow Restrictions to Extended Use Patent

Japanese chemical giant Toray announced on December 19, 2018 that it is striking out at two competitors that it claims are violating its extended medical use patent for an anti-itch product, Remitch®. The Japanese business paper Nikkei Shimbun took up…
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