I.P.JAPAN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW & PRACTICE IN JAPAN
Fall/Winter 2004-2005
SHUSAKU YAMAMOTO is delighted to present its fourteenth issue of I.P. JAPAN® which proudly commemorates the Firm's 25th Anniversary. This issue begins with a special 25th Anniversary Message from Founder-Owner, Shusaku Yamamoto, Esq. We scrutinize the strategic measures that patentees & defendants can use in Japanese patent litigation. We also discuss a landmark Supreme Court decision that confirmed that the names & images of horses & (non-human) things are not protected by rights of publicity & provide pointers on how to ameliorate this anti-IP owner decision. We explain certain landmark 2004 inventor compensation litigation and legislative developments & conclude with an analysis of inventorship, collaboration & licensing issues relating to Japanese university inventions. We hope that our 25th Anniversary issue of I.P. JAPAN® will be of interest to all our valued clients and associates. We deeply thank all of you for kindly supporting our Firm through the years.
Issue Highlights
Strategic Patent Litigation Tips
- No U.S. style Discovery
- Patent Invalidation Tips
- Preliminary Injunction Strategies
- Infringement Remedies & Damages
Supreme Court Publicity Rights Case
- Lucrative Merchandising Rights
- Important Opposition Practice Tips Imperiled by Supreme Court Decision
- Trademark & IP Law Strategy
Inventor Compensation Litigation
- Adequate Remuneration Updates
University Invention Uncertainties
- Commercializing University Inventions
- Foreign Academic Collaboration Pitfalls & Pointers
In This Issue
- Founder-Owner's 25th Anniversary Message
- 2
- No U.S. Style Discovery in Japan
- 3
- What can Invalidate a Patent ?
- 4
- Types of Infringement
- 5
- Infringement Remedies
- 6
- Supreme Court Denies Publicity Rights to Horses
- 6
- Trademark Strategy in Decision Aftermath
- 8
- Landmark Inventor Compensation Litigation
- 9
- "Adequate Remuneration" Interpretation
- 10
- Japanese Universities' Inventions Update
- 11
- Revision of Inventor Compensation Legislationv
- 12
- Foreign Academic Collaboration Issues
- 13
- Firm News
- 16
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