March 10, 2020 marked the implementation of revised rules that allow for new Japanese patents in any field to be given extensions in protection, if they are allowed and registered unduly late. New filers may want to keep this change…
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How will a Japanese patent infringement pay off in damages if the infringement is recognized by the courts? A new decision by the Intellectual Property (IP) High Court of Japan on February 28, 2020 gives some idea of the formula…
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan has been concerned about abuse of power relationships by large corporations of smaller research partners such as startup companies, as being investigated by the Fair Trade Commission of Japan. It…
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* December 3, 2021 update: the JPO and INPI are extending their PPH trial through November 30, 2026, as December 2, 2021 update to JPO page on PPH with Brazil states. The Japan Patent Office (JPO) continues to open up…
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The Japan Patent Office welcomed a delegation from the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) in October 2019, leading to signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between Japan and Saudi Arabia’s patent offices. Included is an agreement to begin…
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd.’s Bessho Hirokazu (General Manager of Corporate IP Division, IP and Standardization Supervisory Unit) presented plans to perform Honda’s regular analysis of its global patent portfolio by means of Artificial Intelligence (AI), on September 18, 2019. Honda…
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Kyocera Corporation (Kyoto) reported that its patent infringement case filed in 2018 against German automotive supplier Preh GmbH reached settlement in Germany. The resolution leads to an amicable licensing agreement over the haptic feedback technology for touchscreens. Kyocera developed the…
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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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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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In June of 2019, the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (kousei torihiki iinkai, FTC) reported that in its survey results from about 16,000 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing (the Commissioned surveyed 30,000), there were over 700 reported cases of larger client…
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