2019(Gyo-Ke)10085 (June 04, 2020) “(Game) PROGRAM” Case
Inventive step
(Conclusion)
Inventive step is NOT found.
In the present case, it was ruled that “arrangements on games” also required logical reasoning using publicly-known technology etc.
*The cited prior art was only one YouTube video
<Writer: Hideki Takaishi (Attorney-at-law licensed in Japan and California)>
https://www.courts.go.jp/ip/eng/assets/ip/eng/chizai_en/chizai_en-pdf-2743.pdf
