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A Brief Overview of Patent Litigation in Japan

York Faulkner

Mar 13, 20215 min read

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...

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York Faulkner

Mar 13, 20219 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...

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Defenses to Patent Infringement in Japanese Litigation

York Faulkner

Mar 11, 202112 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...

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Patent Invalidation Trials at the Japanese Patent Office

York Faulkner

Mar 8, 202113 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...

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