Legal Updates

2026/05/19 Japan Copyright Law、Intellectual Property Laws、Others

Tentative Analysis of Principle Code for Protection of Intellectual Property and Transparency for the Appropriate Use of Generative AI (provisional title) (draft) Summary of Disclosure Items / Specific Examples

OKAMOTO, Yoshinori

2024/08/22 Japan Intellectual Property Laws、Others

Acceleration of Scientific Research by AI and Intellectual Property Systems in the Era of Superintelligence (Need for Superintelligence Legal Science)

OKAMOTO, Yoshinori

2023/10/05 Japan Patents Laws、Others

Purposes of the Patent System in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Environmental Conservation (Global Warming, Climate Change and Patent Law)

OKAMOTO, Yoshinori

2023/05/12 Japan Intellectual Property Laws、Others

AI Strategy Council in Japan: The Need to Promote the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Clarify Laws

OKAMOTO, Yoshinori

2023/04/26 Japan Intellectual Property Laws、Others

Utilization and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: Discussions on Prohibiting Chat GPT

OKAMOTO, Yoshinori

2021/11/17 Japan Trademarks Laws、Others

Revision of Official Fees Relating to Trademarks and Designs (effective from April 1, 2022)

NAKATA, Kazuhiro

2021/09/08 Japan Patents Laws、Others

Online Participation in Oral Proceedings Will be Possible as of October 1, 2021

Japan Patent Information Committee

2021/09/02 Japan Patents Laws、Others

Affixation of Seal or Signature Is No Longer Required for Most Procedures as of June 12, 2021

Japan Patent Information Committee

2021/08/19 Japan Patents Laws、Others

Patent Registration and Maintenance Fees Raised as of April 1, 2022

Japan Patent Information Committee

2019/12/27 Japan Patents Laws

New Patent Fee Reduction/Exemption Program Including Academic Discount Has Been Launched Since April 1, 2019

Japan Patent Information Committee

2023/05/23 Japan Trademarks Cases

Judgment about the case whose issues contain the recognition of the concept of the Japanese word listed in the Japanese Dictionary was presented

SETO, Kazuki

2018/10/18 Japan Patents Cases

Case in which the support requirement was denied regarding a “Parameter Invention” in the field of food – Case in which the court rescinded a JPO decision (2016 (Gyo-ke) 10147)

ICHINOMIYA, Masayuki (Ph.D.)、Japan Patent Information Committee

2018/06/25 Japan Patents Cases

Case in which the defendants’ products have been judged not to infringe a medicinal use invention characterized by a dose

TERACHI, Takumi、Japan Patent Information Committee

2018/06/21 Japan Patents Cases

Case in which the inventive step of a pharmaceutical invention characterized by the time necessary for intravenous administration was admitted

TERACHI, Takumi、Japan Patent Information Committee

2018/05/24 Japan Patents Cases

Grand Panel Decision regarding standing to sue and inventive step of pharmaceutical invention

SUEYOSHI, Tsuyoshi、Japan Patent Information Committee

2017/12/05 Japan Patents Cases

“Case in which a judgment about the interpretation of “can be carried out” concerning the Enablement Requirement was presented”

SHIBATA, Tomohiko、Japan Patent Information Committee

2017/03/10 Japan Patents Cases

Judgment made by the grand panel of the Intellectual Property High Court concerning the effects of a patent right whose term has been extended

NAKAHAMA, Akiko (Ms.)、Japan Patent Information Committee

2016/11/17 Japan Patents Cases

Judgment concerning the scope of the effects of a patent right whose term has been extended – Oxaliplatin Case-

NAKAHAMA, Akiko (Ms.)、Japan Patent Information Committee

2016/07/21 Japan Patents Cases

Judgment in relation to the doctrine of equivalents made by the large collegiate body of the Intellectual Property High Court

HIROSE, Shinobu (Ph.D., Ms.)、Japan Patent Information Committee

2016/03/10 Japan Intellectual Property Cases

MINE, YOURS OR OURS? – Cutting Edge Copyright Issue for Hairdresser & Photographer

KIMURA, Kodai