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
can read Japanese. However, it only claims to cite SAMPLE decisions and does
not cover all IP decisions and has a short backlog. Moreover, these
decisions 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
Japanese Cabinet Office IP Secretariat, who were looking for ways to make IP
'more important' in Japan and it was suggested to them that making ALL IP
decisions available online, even if only in Japanese, would be a big step.

The Japanese chapter of AIPPI has for years been translating, as a voluntary
activity, landmark IP decisions to English and publishing them in their
magazine. Their staff at the Toranomon office are very helpful and patient
in 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

2008/9/23 Alan <aengel_at_paterra.com>

> The Intellectual Property High Court provides access to decisions at its
> web site http://www.ip.courts.go.jp/search/jihp0010?. I am not aware of a
> service for tracking ongoing litigation but I will ask around at a SMIPS
> (Society 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 regularly to,
> 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, and
> one titled, "Current Intellectual Property and Regulatory Issues Involving
> Collaborative Content Creation." The ACCJ web site is at
> http://www.accj.or.jp.
>
>
>
> 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:* 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
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> 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
> searching or legal service in Tokyo for requests such as below?
>
> 1. Litigation (current or previous) in Japan on counterpart Japanese
> patents.
>
> 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
> provide a legal research service?
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Louise Studer
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