| Winds
from Japan is a newsletter of LES Japan
for overseas LES members and other licensing specialists
concerning activities of LES Japan and developments
in IP and licensing. |
Editorial Board Members, 2010 |
| Editor in Chief : Kazuaki Okimoto |
| Editors : Jinzo Fujino, Shoichi Okuyama, Toshihiko Kanayama, Akira Mifune, Junichi Yamazaki, Kei Konishi, Robert Hollingshead, Naoki Yoshida, Mitsuo Kariya, John Y. Sasaki
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| Editorial Staff : Takao Yagi |
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| Issue #43 [PDF:398KB] |
November 2011 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| Recent Supreme Court Decision [Hei 20 (Gyo-hi) os. 324 to 326]relating to Patent Term Extension System in Japan |
Takumi TERACHI |
Recent amendments to the Patent Act of Japan
- Where a Licensed Patent Right Has Been Transferred - Protection of Non-Exclusive Licensees(Art. 99)
- Where a Patent Application Has Been Filed by Non-Entitled Persons - Protection of True Inventors (Art.74)
- Where a JPO Panel Decision to Invalidate a Patent Has Been Appealed to IP High Court - Prohibition of Filing with JPO an Action to Amend the Scope of Patent (Art. 126(2))
- Where a Court Judgment in Patent Infringement Lawsuit Became Final and Biding - Limitation of Retrial (Art. 104-4)
- Where an Invention Becomes Publicly Known As a Result of Proprietor’s Own Act - Exception to Lack of Novelty of Invention (Art. 30(2))
- Where a Registered Trademark is Extinguished (e.g.,Nullified, Invalidated) - Abolition of One Year Waiting Period for Application to Register the Identical or
Similar Trademark (Art. 4(1)(xiii) of the Trademark Act)
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| Miyuka NISHI |
| Issue #42 [PDF:1MB] |
February 2011 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| Topic presented at the 2010 LES Germany Meeting “R&D Cooperation between Industry and Universities in Japan” |
Yoshiaki YAHAGI |
IP News from Japan
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Supreme Court Orders Stop of Location-Free TV Services
Another Batch of Amendments in Sight for the Patent Act
The Yakult Bottle found Registrable as a 3D Trademark |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #41 [PDF:495KB] |
October 2010 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| Toward Higher “LES ROI” |
Junichi YAMAZAKI |
| Propagating Green Technology: A Japan Intellectual Property Association Proposal |
Naoto KUJI
Cynthia CANNADY |
IP News from Japan
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Law Schools and Students Face Headwinds
Fourteen-Year-Old Arrested for Copyright Violations
Ex-employee-Inventor Scores a Second Win |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #40[PDF:376KB] |
July 2010 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| Should Allowability of Corrections be examined for Individual Claims? -Post 2008 Supreme Court Decision |
Mitsuo KARIYA |
IP News from Japan
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Some Interesting Statistics
JPO Prepares for Amendments of the Patent Act |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| “Around the World with LES April 26, 2010,” supporting “World IP Day” of WIPO |
Kazuaki OKIMOTO |
| Issue #39 [PDF:81KB] |
November 2009 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
Heightened Due Diligence by Licensees?
-A Misconception about a Licensed Patent May Not Nullify the License Agreement- |
Kei KONISHI |
| “Post 2010 patent expiry. Strategies and challenges for pharmaceutical companies” |
Bruno ROSSI |
IP News from Japan
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Generics Fight IP Headwinds
Qualcomm Dealt with a C&D Order by JFTC
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan Starts with Huge Funding |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #38[PDF:256KB] |
July 2009 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| UNPRECEDENTED IP HIGH COURT’S JUDGMENTS ON INVENTIVE STEP |
Junichi YAMAZAKI |
| Robots and Intellectual Property at the IRT Research Initiative, University of Tokyo |
Hiro IIDA |
IP News from Japan
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Major Changes Quietly Introduced
Law Schools Shrink
New Approach toward Inventive Step Emerging?
Rights Organization Hit by the FTC and Fights Back |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #37[PDF:245KB] |
April 2009 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| Life Cycle Management of Drugs and Patent System in Japan |
Hiroko EJIRI
Takumi TERACHI |
| An informative joint meeting was held in Tokyo by Life Sciences Sector Members of LES USA/Canada and LES Japan |
Ichiro NAKATOMI |
IP News from Japan
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Copyright Law to be Amended
Tokyo District Court Orders Injunction on "Magicon"
The Japanese Patent Law Will Be Entirely Rewritten |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #36[PDF:111KB] |
December 2008 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| A rebound into a real economy, globally, may come from technical licenses in Japan |
Toshihiko KANAYAMA |
| Should Allowability of Correction be examined for Individual Claims? -Supreme Court Decision |
Mitsuo KARIYA |
IP News from Japan
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Results of 2008 Patent Attorney Exam
Pirated Livestock and Plants |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #35 [PDF:224KB] |
October 2008 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| Revision of License Registration System by Amendment of Patent Law and Other IP-related Acts |
Tomoko FUKUDA |
| Coca-Cola Bottle is Registrable as a 3D Trademark |
Jinzo FUJINO |
IP News from Japan
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Stay Home for Examination Work
New JPO Commissioner Appointed on July 11,2008
"Dubbing Ten" Starts Suddenly on July 4, 2008
Another Defeat for Broadcasters in Fight against
Location-Free TV Services
Other similar cases with different outcomes
Supreme Court Renders Two Patent Decisions
Too late to defend
Change the procedural practice
The Grand Panel of the IP High Court Renders its Fourth Decision
Changes foreseen in amendment practice |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #34 [PDF:224KB] |
June 2008 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
~ Greetings from the New President ~
My Mission as the LES Japan President |
Masau TAKAYANAGI |
A Vehicle to a More Active IP Market Place?
-Reform of the Patent License Registration System in Japan |
Kei KONISHI |
IP News from Japan
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Trademark fees drastically reduced starting June 1, 2008
Apple cleared for use of the “iPhone” in Japan
University patent applications nearly quadruple in three years
Infringement win rate for patentees improves
Worries about trademarking in China |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
| Issue #33[PDF:252KB] |
February 2008 |
| Table of contents |
Author |
| Recent Status and Problems of Patent Appeals and Trials: Effects of Recent Reforms in the JPO Appeal System and of Recent Judiciary Reforms (2003-2007), Including the Establishment of an IP High Court |
Shinjiro ONO |
| Hindsight or Inventiveness? -A Japanese Perspective |
Jinzo FUJINO |
IP News from Japan
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Changes coming for patents and trademarks in Japan
Mr. Takagi runs for the head of WIPO
Saga of employee inventors goes on
Patent Prosecution Highway is now established |
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Shoichi OKUYAMA |
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