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A Brief Overview of Patent Litigation in Japan
Japanese patent law is largely similar to the substantive law in the United States. Procedurally, however, patent litigation in Japanese...
York Faulkner
Mar 14, 20215 min read
A Brief Overview of Japanese Patent Law
Patent Term & Statute of Limitations. Article 67 of the Patent Act establishes a twenty (20) year patent term, beginning from the date...
York Faulkner
Mar 13, 20219 min read
Defenses to Patent Infringement in Japanese Litigation
An accused infringer in Japanese courts, depending on the circumstances, may assert a variety of defenses to allegations of patent...
York Faulkner
Mar 11, 202112 min read
Patent Invalidation Trials at the Japanese Patent Office
Historically, Japan has had a bifurcated system for adjudicating patent rights—issues of patent infringement were resolved in the...
York Faulkner
Mar 8, 202113 min read
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