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The Vanishing $10 Million Verdict In Rex Medical v. Intuitive Surgical

"The math is stark: infringement victory + validity win + $10 million jury award = $1, if you cannot apportion value to the patented invention. . . ."

YMF Law Tokyo

Patent Utilization Strategies: Patent Funds And Key Contractual Considerations

In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the strategic importance of intellectual property ("IP") rights—particularly patents—in corporate business strategy.

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Registering A Trademark In Japan: What International Businesses Need To Know

Because Japan applies a strict first-to-file rule, opportunistic filers often racing to register brands before the rightful owners can act. If you don't secure protection early, you risk rebranding...

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Harris Sliwoski

Japanese Court Shatters Previous Record For Damages Award In A Patent Infringement Case

On May 27, 2025, the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan awarded plaintiff Toray Industries, Inc. ("Toray") ¥21.76 billion (US$151 million; €133 million) in damages for patent infringement by defendants Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Sawai") and Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ("Fuso").

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Jones Day

The CRISPR Patent Wars Hit Japan: A High-Stakes Battle Over Gene-Editing's Future

YMF Law Tokyo

まさかの特許バトル：たったこれだけの投与変更が数十億ドルに

YMF Law Tokyo

Not So Obvious: You Won't Believe How This Simple Dosing Change Became Worth Billions

YMF Law Tokyo

Japan Releases Phase 2 Of Its ¥1 Trillion, 10-year Strategic Space Fund

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Marks & Clerk

Japanese Supreme Court: Building A System That Includes A Server Located Outside Japan Constitutes Patent Infringement

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Jones Day

How To Streamline The Patent Process With AI

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Questel

Overview Of Protection Character And Recent Cases In Japan

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

No Drug? No Dice! Clarifying Orange Book Eligibility For Drug-Device Patents

Japan Healthcare

YMF Law Tokyo

Combining References In IPRs: Lessons From The Federal Circuit's Latest Rulings

YMF Law Tokyo

When Inherency Meets Obvious-to-Try: How Cytiva V. JSR Clarifies The Patent Obviousness Analysis

YMF Law Tokyo

Japanese Government Plans To Amend Space Activities Act | Part 2

Japan Transport

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Japan's M&A Boom: A Private Equity Powerhouse In 2025

Japan Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Are You Underestimating Japan's Video Game Legal Landscape?

Japan Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Keeping Workers Safe In Japan: What Employers Need To Know

Japan Employment

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Ius Laboris

Japan Technology

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Speaking Too Soon: How An Early Price Quotation Cost Crown A Patent

In Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. v. Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., 2022-2299, 2022-2300 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2024) ("Decision"), the Federal Circuit examined a "quotation" letter under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) to determine if the letter constituted an on-sale bar of the patented inventions.

YMF Law Tokyo

Philip Morris Smokes Healthier Choices In IPR: The Federal Circuit Weighs In On Negative Claim Limitations

In Healthier Choices Management Corp. v. Philip Morris Products S.A., No. 2023-1529 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 22, 2024) ("Decision"), the United States Court of Appeals...

YMF Law Tokyo

【最高法裁判要旨】技術秘密関連約定と技術秘密構成要件の審査について

【裁判要旨】たとえ、技術秘密の構成、所有権、侵害及び責任について、当事者間で和解契約の締結等により合意に達した場合であっても

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Kangxin

IP News Bulletin For Japan And China (November 2024)

The Nikkei then reports that the JPO would revise the design law and patent law in 2026 to make it easier to protect original inventions under certain conditions.

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

In Vivo Production And Patent Infringement—An Issue Of First Impression In Japan's IP High Court

YMF Law Tokyo

IP News Bulletin For Japan And China (September 2024)

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

Patent Litigation Comparative Guide

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Kaneko & Iwamatsu

Doing Business In... 2024 - Law & Practice

Japan Commercial

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

When Patent Term Adjustment Meets Obviousness-Type Double Patenting: New Insights From Allergan v. MSN

YMF Law Tokyo

From Abstract Ideas To Inventive Concepts: Navigating Alice's Wonderland Of Software Patents

YMF Law Tokyo

IP News Bulletin For Japan And China (July 2024)

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

知的財産戦略本部、AI時代の知的財産権検討会〔中間とりまとめ〕の公表

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

国家知識産権局による外資系企業知的財産権保護座談会、北京で実施

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Kangxin

The Tokyo District Court Holds An Artificial Intelligence System Cannot Be An Inventor Under Japanese Patent Law

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Jones Day

IP News Bulletin For Japan And China (July 2024)

Sonoda & Kobayashi holds webinar on Trademarks in the Metaverse on June 20 in collaboration with EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and EUIPO...

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

知的財産戦略本部、AI時代の知的財産権検討会〔中間とりまとめ〕の公表

2024年5月28日、内閣府知的財産戦略本部「AI時代の知的財産権検討会...

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

国家知識産権局による外資系企業知的財産権保護座談会、北京で実施

7月4日、北京で国家知識産権局（CNIPA）の申長雨局長が主催する外資系企業の知的財産権保護座談会が開催された。この会議には、ニデック株ó

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Kangxin

The Tokyo District Court Holds An Artificial Intelligence System Cannot Be An Inventor Under Japanese Patent Law

Following similar decisions in other countries, a Japanese court held for the first time on May 16, 2024, that an inventor in the Patent Act is limited to a natural person...

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Jones Day

IP News Bulletin For Japan & China (May 2024)

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

The Intellectual Property High Court (The "IP High Court") Ruled Against A Buyer Who Alleged A Seller's Violation Of A Certain Intellectual Property ("IP") Warranty And Indemnification Clause And Claimed Damages Allegedly Arising Out Of A Third Party's Patent Infringement Claim. (Case No.: 2023 (Ne) No. 10064)

IP warranty and indemnification clauses are commonly set forth in a wide range of agreements, especially in sales contracts...

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

売買契約における特許権等の非侵害保証及び補償条項に照らした売主の責任について判断を示した知財高裁判決（知財高裁令和 5 年 11 月 8 日（令和 5 年（ネ）第 10064 号））

本稿では、売買契約における特許権等の...

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

IP News Bulletin For Japan & China (March2024)

On the 29th of February, Sonoda & Kobayashi held a webinar on the theme "News about China's Patent Term Extension...

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

Federal Circuit Clarifies "Field Of Endeavor" And "Reasonably Pertinent" Analogous Prior Art Tests

. . . The court expressly ruled that Netflix was not required to use specific language or "magic words" to define a field of endeavor and that "general language is sufficient to allow the Board...

YMF Law Tokyo

Federal Circuit Clarifies Permissible Scope Of IPR Replies And Analogous Prior Art Tests

YMF Law Tokyo

A Means-Plus-Function Trap—Presumption Fails To Save Functional Claims Lacking Structural Antecedent

YMF Law Tokyo

Battle Of The Bags: UNIQLO Sues SHEIN In Japan Over Viral Handbag Dupe

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K&L Gates LLP

IP News Bulletin For Japan & China (Febuary 2024)

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

『法律文書の英訳術』を読む（1）

Japan Commercial

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Applicants Can Now Request Suspension Of The Examination Of Divisional Applications During The Appeal Examination Of The Parent Application

Japan Litigation

Kita-Aoyama International Patent Bureau

WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Yearly Review 2023 (Video)

Kita-Aoyama International Patent Bureau

The JPO To Serve Official Documents To Some Rights Holders Residing Overseas By Publication In The Online Patent Gazette Rather Than By International Mail

Kita-Aoyama International Patent Bureau

Restriction On Multi-Multi Claims

Kita-Aoyama International Patent Bureau

JPO Has Relaxed Measures For Recovery Of Applications That Have Missed Certain Statutory Deadlines Including Priority Claim And PCT Entry

Kita-Aoyama International Patent Bureau

IP News Bulletin For Japan & China (November 2023)

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

中国石油化学業界、過去10年の特許出願が世界の43.7%を占める

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Kangxin

HERMÈS vs HAIRMES: Risk Of Confusion For Cats And Dogs

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HFG Law & Intellectual Property

IP News Bulletin For Japan & China (September 2023)

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Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law

国家知識産権局、知的財産権基礎データの全面開放をほぼ実現

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Kangxin

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