Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners reports on an appellate ruling in Japan concerning the authorisation of marketing of a generic medicinal product under the patent linkage system
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners presents a personal account of his experience regarding presentations in court in Japan, the US, Germany, and the UK, and suggests cultural factors may explain the different approaches
Takanori Abe of ABE & Partners examines the Tokyo District Court and Intellectual Property High Court rulings on Ricoh’s claim that Ds Japan infringed its patent rights regarding toner cartridges for printers
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners discusses the consequences of a judgment from an Osaka court on direct and indirect patent infringement of overseas knockdown production
A recent case concerning computer mining was among the 10 most complex in Japan, according to the Ministry of Justice. Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners analyses the Supreme Court’s decision
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners looks at a recent judgment which explored how directors are directly liable for the patent infringement of their companies
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners considers the findings of a study into the increasing importance of standard essential patents and their licensing in Japan
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners takes a closer look at how the Japanese government’s approach to the strategic acquisition and utilisation of SEPs will change
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners looks at a recent case where it was alleged that Toshiba Visual’s sale of LCD TVs, equipped with LEDs, infringed Nichia’s LED patents