Mike,
They are keyword searchable. Please take a look near the bottom of the form=
at http://www.ip.courts.go.jp/search/jihp0010. The search help page at htt=
p://www.ip.courts.go.jp/picture/iphhanrei_search_help.html claims that they=
have essentially all of the decisions since April 1, 2005 and a portion of=
the decisions from before then. It also covers appeals vs the JPO. You can=
also browse by month starting from February of this year.
The coverage is only of the decisions. There is nothing like Pacer where yo=
u can track litigation in progress. When we looked into this a year ago, we=
found that the information is public but you can only get it at the court =
house.
Best regards,
Alan Engel
Paterra, Inc.
Suite A24, 2-1-6 Sengen, Tsukuba
Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
Email: aengel_at_paterra.com
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From: Michael O'Keeffe [mailto:riskmentor_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:24 PM
To: PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
Subject: Re: [PIUG List] Japanese Sources
Alan, Louise,
allow me to be a little bit more explicit.
The web site Alan cites is useful to get a flavor of IP decisions, if you c=
an read Japanese. However, it only claims to cite SAMPLE decisions and does=
not cover all IP decisions and has a short backlog. Moreover, these decisi=
ons that are available are, to the best of my knowledge (I had a quick look=
) NOT keyword searchable, only case number searchable.
Alan rightly points to ACCJ IP comittee who raised the matter with the Japa=
nese Cabinet Office IP Secretariat, who were looking for ways to make IP 'm=
ore important' in Japan and it was suggested to them that making ALL IP dec=
isions available online, even if only in Japanese, would be a big step.
The Japanese chapter of AIPPI has for years been translating, as a voluntar=
y activity, landmark IP decisions to English and publishing them in their m=
agazine. Their staff at the Toranomon office are very helpful and patient i=
n explaining arcane details and some of them speak English too.
Mike O'Keeffe
Former Chairman of ACCJ IP Committee
Now Freelance Japanese Patent Translator
www.riskmentor.org <http://www.riskmentor.org/>
2008/9/23 Alan <aengel_at_paterra.com>
The Intellectual Property High Court provides access to decisions at its we=
b site http://www.ip.courts.go.jp/search/jihp0010?. I am not aware of a se=
rvice for tracking ongoing litigation but I will ask around at a SMIPS (Soc=
iety for the management of intellectual properties) (http://www.smips.jp/) =
meeting on Saturday.
I invite you to join the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ). I am=
a member of their Intellectual Property Committee which meets re gularly t=
o, for example, provide input to the USTR and advocate changes in Japanese =
IP law and practice. We recently held a luncheon meeting with Kiyoshi Ogawa=
, Counselor, Secretariat of Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, an=
d one titled, "Current Intellectual Property and Regulatory Issues Involvin=
g Collaborative Content Creation." The ACCJ web site is at http://www.accj.=
or.jp <http://www.accj.or.jp/> .
Alan Engel
Paterra, Inc.
Suite A24, 2-1-6 Sengen, Tsukuba
Ibaraki 305-00 47 Japan
Email: aengel_at_paterra.com
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From: Studer, Louise [mailto:Louise.Studer_at_ropesgray.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:36 AM
To: PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
Subject: [PIUG List] Japanese Sources
Hi,
We recently opened an office in Tokyo and was wondering how other US firms =
handle the time differences for search or other legal research requests.
Also does anyone know of sources (online similar to Pacer) or use a sear=
ching or legal service in Tokyo for requests such as below?
1. Litigation (current or previous) in Japan on counterpart Japanese patent=
s.
2. Counterpart Japanese patents may be in invalidity proceedings in Japan =
(muko shinpan). Look into any invalidity proceedings involving.
Someone suggested maybe a Japanese Law School or Bar Association may provid=
e a legal research service?
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Louise Studer
Louise E. Studer
Manager of IP Library
ROPES & GRAY LLP
T 212-596-9195 | F 646-728-2707
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
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