Recent Developments in Inventiveness in Japan Shimako Kato Abe, Ikubo & Katayama 1.
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Recent Developments IP practice in Japan
Nakamura & Partners E-mail:[email protected]
October, 2011AIPLA
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Applications among countries/region (2005)
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Applications among countries/region (2006)
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Applications among countries/region(2008)
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Applications among countries/region (2009)
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Issued patents among countries/region (2008)
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Issued patents among countries/region (2009)
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The number of PCT applications for each country (between 2006 and 2010)
USA
USA
JAPANJAPAN
GERMANY
GERMANY
OTHERS OTHERS
SWEDENSWISS SWEDEN
SWISSCHINA
CHINA
HOLLANDHOLLAND
UKUK
FRANCE
FRANCESOUTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA
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The number of applications filed worldwide
×10,000
Filed by foreigners
Filed by domestic residents More than 40% were filed by foreigners
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×10,000
Filed by foreigners
Filed by Japanese
The number of applicationsfiled by foreigners and Japanese before JPO
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The number of applicationsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before USPTO
×10,000
Filed by foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Filed by Japanese
Filed by domestic residents
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The number of applicationsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before EPO
Filed by foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Filed by Japanese
Filed by residents in EPC countries
×10,000
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The number of applicationsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before SIPO
×10,000
Filed by foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Filed by Japanese
Filed by domestic residents
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×10,000
The number of applicationsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before KIPO
Filed by foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Filed by Japanese
Filed by domestic residents
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×10,000
The number of issued patentsfor foreigners and Japanese before JPO
Issued for foreigners
Issued for Japanese
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×10,000
The number of issued patentsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before USPTO
Issued for foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Issued for Japanese
Issued for domestic residents
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×10,000
The number of issued patentsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before EPO
Issued for foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Issued for Japanese
Issued for residents in EPC countries
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×10,000
The number of issued patentsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before SIPO
Issued for foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Issued for Japanese
Issued for domestic
residents
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×10,000
The number of issued patentsfiled by domestic residents and foreigners before KIPO
Issued for foreigners
(except for Japanese)
Issued for Japanese
Issued for domestic
residents
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Utility model
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The number of utility model applicationsfiled by foreigners and Japanese before JPO
Filed by foreigners
Filed by Japanese
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Changes in the number of technical opinion for utility modelissued by JPO
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Design
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Changes in the number of design applications filed before JPO
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The number of issued design rights classified by countries in which design application were filed
SOUTH KOREA JAPAN
USA
EUROPE
CHINA
TOTAL
385,473
Issued years
Issued years
(2005-2009)
JAPAN USA EUROPE CHINA SOUTH
KOREA
TOTAL
Countries in which design applications were filed
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The number of issued design rights classified by nationality of applicants of design applications
Issued years
(2006-2009)
Issued yearsTOTAL
385,433
JAPANESE
AMERICAN
EUROPEAN
OTHERS
CHINESE
SOUTH
KOREAN
NATIONALITY
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Issued design rights among countries/region (2009)
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Trademark
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Issued trademark rights among countries/region (2009)
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Others
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Grant and Appeal against Refusal (Business Model related Applications )
Cases of patentCases of appeal
Rate of patentRate of appeal
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IP (Tokyo) High Court
216
180 181 183176
141135 134
138
140
190
226
199
170
128
199
137
148140
178
0
50
100
150
200
250
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year
Cases
New CaseDisposed Case
Material from JP High Court
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IP District Court
610
554
607635
654
579 589
496 497
527
740717
643615
696
639603
536503
469
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year
Cases
New CaseDisposed Case
Material from JP High Court
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Court Decision (District Court)
2006(Total:603)9416%
11118%
29950%
6911%
305%
2007(Total:536)
469%
20037%
12323%
9818%
6913%
2008(Total:503)
9218%
286%54
11%
23146%
9819%
2009(Total:469)7416%
9420%
20543%
5111%
4510%
admitdismisssettlewithdrawother
2005 (Total:639)
29647%
8413%
9114%
416%
12720%
Material from JP High Court
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Appeal against J PO Decision
478
575
636
534 527566
494442
589
437430471
571
619
543496
443
609591
693
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Cas
es New CaseDisposed Case
Material from JP High Court
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Court Decision (High Court)
Material from JP High Court
2005 (Total:609)
102%
15025%
8213%
5810%
30950%
2006(Total:591)8014%
32455%
71%
13022%
508%
2007(Total:543)
9418%
20.4%
32359.5%
8415%
407%
2008(Total:494)
8617%
4710%
9720%
61%
25852%
2009(Total:442)
9421%
22851%
72%
6615%
4711%
admitdismisssettlewithdrawother
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MOTIVATION
TEACH AWAY
OBVIOUS TO TRY
Level of Inventive Step ( present)
Inventive Step (High)
Inventive Step (Low)
JPO 1993 guideline(past)
JPO 2000 guideline(present)
USPTO (After KSR)EPO
IP High Court (past)IP High Court (past)
IP High Court (present)IP High Court (present)
USPTO (Before KSR)