2019(Gyo-U)536 (September 16, 2020) “AIR SEPARATING METHOD” Case
A “legitimate reason” prescribed in Article 184-4, paragraph (4) of the Patent Act
(Conclusion)
A “legitimate reason” prescribed in Article 184-4, paragraph (4) of the Patent Act is NOT found
The lawyer of the law firm cannot be found to have taken due care to avoid failing to meet the deadline for the procedure for an International Application to enter into the national phase; therefore, it cannot be said that there is a “legitimate reason” as prescribed in Article 184-4, paragraph (4) of the Patent Act.
<Writer: Hideki Takaishi (Attorney-at-law licensed in Japan and California)>
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