Publications

Newsletters

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

Newsletters

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

Articles

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Digital Health 2025 – Chapter 17 Japan

(March 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Masanori Tosu (Co-author)

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes

Newsletters

＜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

Newsletters

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

Articles

Chambers Global Practice Guides Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2025 Japan – Trends & Developments

(February 2025)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori (Co-author)

• Dispute Resolution
• IP Disputes
• Intellectual Property

Newsletters

IP High Court Judgment in the “Sushi Zanmai” Case: Trademark Infringement or not in Japan regarding Webpage Displays of Marks for Services Offered Abroad by a Group Company

NO&T IP Law Update No.7(December, 2024)

Masato Kumeuchi, Takahiro Hatori, Takayuki Inukai, Su Ai (Co-author)

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes

Articles

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Copyright 2025 – Chapter 9 Japan

(October 2024)

Kenji Tosaki

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes

Articles

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents 2025 – Chapter 17 Japan

(October 2024)

Kenji Tosaki

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes

Articles

The Legal 500: 6th Edition Patent Litigation Country Comparative Guide – Japan

The Legal 500 (online)

(October 2024)

Kenji Tosaki

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes

Articles

The Legal 500: 8th Edition Intellectual Property Country Comparative Guide – Japan

The Legal 500 (online)

(September 2024)

Kenji Tosaki

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes

Newsletters

Recent Ruling from Tokyo District Court: AI Does Not Qualify as Inventor

NO&T Technology Law Update No.2/NO&T IP Law Update No.5(June,2024)

Keiji Tonomura, Yoshiteru Matsuzaki (Co-author)

• Technology
• AI and Robotics
• Intellectual Property

Articles

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Digital Health 2024 – Chapter 16 Japan

(March 2024)

Kenji Tosaki, Masanori Tosu (Co-author)

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes

Articles

Chambers Global Practice Guides Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2024 Japan – Trends & Developments

(February 2024)

Kenji Tosaki, Takahiro Hatori (Co-author)

• Dispute Resolution
• IP Disputes
• Intellectual Property

Articles

The Legal 500: 5th Edition Patent Litigation Country Comparative Guides – Japan

The Legal 500 (online)

(October 2023)

Kenji Tosaki

• Intellectual Property
• IP Transactions
• IP Disputes