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Generative AI: Key Takeaways from “Civil Liability for Unauthorized Use of Human Likenesses and Voices Review Committee – Final Report: Interpretive Guidelines on Infringement by Generative AI of Publicity Rights, etc.” (Part 2)

NO&T IP Law Update No.22/NO&T Media, Entertainment and Sports Legal Update No.2(September, 2026)

Kenji Tosaki, Hideyuki Otsuki, Jun Ihara, Yumi Tominaga (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- IP Transactions
- IP Disputes
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Generative AI: Key Takeaways from “Civil Liability for Unauthorized Use of Human Likenesses and Voices Review Committee – Final Report: Interpretive Guidelines on Infringement by Generative AI of Publicity Rights, etc.” (Part 1)

NO&T IP Law Update No.21/NO&T Media, Entertainment and Sports Legal Update No.1(September, 2026)

Kenji Tosaki, Hideyuki Otsuki, Jun Ihara, Yumi Tominaga (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- IP Transactions
- IP Disputes
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Background Music to Stop Being Free: the “Right of Public Performance and Communication of Recordings” under the Copyright Act

NO&T IP Law Update No.20 (July, 2026)

Masato Kumeuchi, Hana Sato, Yumi Tominaga (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
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Japanese Supreme Court’s First Ruling on the Copyrightability of Works of Applied Art (Judgment issued on April 24, 2026)

NO&T IP Law Update No.19 (May, 2026)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
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Publication of “Guidelines for Standard Essential Patents Judicial Mediation (SEPJM)” by the Intellectual Property Divisions of the Tokyo District Court

NO&T IP Law Update No.18 (April, 2026)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori, Yujiro Fukuhara (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
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Publication of the “Guidelines for Patent Infringement Lawsuits Involving Standard Essential Patents” by the Intellectual Property Divisions of the Tokyo District Court

NO&T IP Law Update No.17 (March, 2026)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori, Yujiro Fukuhara (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- IP Disputes
- Dispute Resolution
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The Japanese court first judgment to grant an injunction based on a FRAND‑committed SEP

NO&T IP Law Update No.16(November, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori, Yujiro Fukuhara (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
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First IP High Court Decision on Patent Linkage and Unfair Competition

NO&T IP Law Update No.15(October, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
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Intellectual Property High Court orders generic drug companies to pay approximately JPY 21.7 billion in total in a patent infringement lawsuit (Judgment rendered May 27, 2025)

NO&T IP Law Update No.14(August, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Ryo Tonomura (Co-author)
- Dispute Resolution
- IP Disputes
- Intellectual Property
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Tokyo District Court denies patent infringement claim in a case addressing the scope of a patent during its extended term (May 15, 2025)

NO&T IP Law Update No.13(June, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahito Hirayama (Co-author)
- Dispute Resolution
- IP Disputes
- Intellectual Property
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Update: A Second Court Decision addressing Patent Linkage and Unfair Competition

NO&T IP Law Update No.11(April, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
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Judgment rendered by the Grand Panel of the Intellectual Property High Court on March 19, 2025, regarding the patentability of compositions which contemplate medical procedures both before and after manufacture

NO&T IP Law Update No.12/NO&T Health Care Law Update No.1(April, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Masato Kumeuchi, Soichiro Unami (Co-author)
- Dispute Resolution
- IP Disputes
- Intellectual Property
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Patents: – The Principle of Territoriality: Two Notable Judgments of the Supreme Court of Japan rendered on March 3, 2025

NO&T IP Law Update No.10(March,2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution
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＜AI Update＞ AI Inventorship: IP High Court in Japan Rules AI Cannot Be Listed as Inventor

NO&T Technology Law Update No.5/NO&T IP Law Update No.9(March,2025)

Keiji Tonomura, Yoshiteru Matsuzaki (Co-author)
- Technology
- AI and Robotics
- Intellectual Property
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Recent Court Decision on (i) Scope of Medicinal Use Invention and (ii) Patent Linkage

NO&T IP Law Update No.8(February, 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Nozomi Kato (Co-author)
- Intellectual Property
- Dispute Resolution

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Generative AI: Key Takeaways from “Civil Liability for Unauthorized Use of Human Likenesses and Voices Review Committee – Final Report: Interpretive Guidelines on Infringement by Generative AI of Publicity Rights, etc.” (Part 2)

Generative AI: Key Takeaways from “Civil Liability for Unauthorized Use of Human Likenesses and Voices Review Committee – Final Report: Interpretive Guidelines on Infringement by Generative AI of Publicity Rights, etc.” (Part 1)

Background Music to Stop Being Free: the “Right of Public Performance and Communication of Recordings” under the Copyright Act

Japanese Supreme Court’s First Ruling on the Copyrightability of Works of Applied Art (Judgment issued on April 24, 2026)

Publication of “Guidelines for Standard Essential Patents Judicial Mediation (SEPJM)” by the Intellectual Property Divisions of the Tokyo District Court

Publication of the “Guidelines for Patent Infringement Lawsuits Involving Standard Essential Patents” by the Intellectual Property Divisions of the Tokyo District Court

The Japanese court first judgment to grant an injunction based on a FRAND‑committed SEP

First IP High Court Decision on Patent Linkage and Unfair Competition

Intellectual Property High Court orders generic drug companies to pay approximately JPY 21.7 billion in total in a patent infringement lawsuit (Judgment rendered May 27, 2025)

Tokyo District Court denies patent infringement claim in a case addressing the scope of a patent during its extended term (May 15, 2025)

Update: A Second Court Decision addressing Patent Linkage and Unfair Competition

Judgment rendered by the Grand Panel of the Intellectual Property High Court on March 19, 2025, regarding the patentability of compositions which contemplate medical procedures both before and after manufacture

Patents: – The Principle of Territoriality: Two Notable Judgments of the Supreme Court of Japan rendered on March 3, 2025

＜AI Update＞ AI Inventorship: IP High Court in Japan Rules AI Cannot Be Listed as Inventor

Recent Court Decision on (i) Scope of Medicinal Use Invention and (ii) Patent Linkage

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