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【Trademark Act ★】 A case in which the Court revoked a decision of the Japan Patent Office which refused an application for registration of the mark “ベジバリア／塩・糖・脂” (BEJIBARIA/Salt・Sugar・Fat) on the grounds that the mark is similar to the registered trademark “塩糖脂” (Salt, Sugar, Fat).
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【PATENT ★★】IP High Court Grand Panel Case No. 2018 (Ne) 10063; June 7, 2019 (Presiding Judge TAKABE)
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Legislative Bill for Partial Revision of the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act
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Overview of Revised Design Act 2019 (Effective April 1, 2020)
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【PATENT ★】IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-ke) 10117; November 6, 2018 (Presiding Judge TSURUOKA)
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【Unfair Competition Prevention Act ★★】 A case in which the Court affirmed the typical and substantial increase of an amount of a reasonable royalty as a premium to damages to be paid for misappropriation of a famous indication, and awarded a high royalty rate.
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【PATENT ★★】Osaka District Court Case No. 2016 (Wa) 6494; December 18, 2018 (Presiding Judge TANI)
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【Patent ★★★】 In the “Beauty Instrument” case, the Grand Panel of the IP High Court determined the appropriateness and approach of considering the contribution rate of the patented invention for the calculation of damages under Article 102, Paragraph 1 of the Patent Act in the case where a characteristic part of the patented invention is implemented for part of the patentee’s product.
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【PATENT ★】IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-ke) 10200; February 18, 2019 (Presiding Judge TSURUOKA)
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【PATENT ★】Tokyo District Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-ke) 16468; January 17, 2019 (Presiding Judge SHIBATA)＊(Intellectual High Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-ke) 10226; December 27, 2018 in which the court rendered the decision to the same effect)