Hoffmann Eitle - München, London

"Patent and Utility Model Laws" in "Compendium of Japanese Business Law", ed. Baum/Bälz (Cologne 2011), p. 837-963 (in German)

Author: Dr. G. Rahn, Dr. D. Schüßler-Langeheine, Dr. M. Dernauer, Dr. A. Petersen-Padberg, Dr. C. T. Steins, Dr. A. Dehner

In this German-language compendium on Japanese business law (German title: "Patent- und Gebrauchsmusterrecht" in "Handbuch Japanisches Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht"), five attorneys-at-law and one patent attorney of Hoffmann · Eitle comprehensively discuss on more than 100 pages the laws regarding patents and utility models in Japan. In particular, the following topics are addressed:

- Historical developments and recent reforms
- Inventions as defined by the patent law
- Substantive requirements for obtaining a patent
- The right to an invention
- Grant, revocation and correction of patents
- The effect of patents (claims in case of infringement)
- Customs actions
- Patent infringement proceedings
- Particularities of utility models