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Revision of Patent Law Article 35 is for "System Innovation" required to strengthen industrial competitiveness Approach to Revision of Patent Law Article 35 (Part II)

Takashi Sawai (Japan Economic Federation Deputy President of Intellectual Property Committee / Vice-President of Miyoshi & Miyoshi / Patent Attorney , JPAA ID NO. 9195 )

Mr. Yoichi Okumura (Chairman of Intellectual Property Committee of Japan Pharmaceutical Industry Association / Intellectual Property Department Manager of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited)

Mr. Naoto Shimizu (Service Invention Task Force Leader of Japan Intellectual Property Association / Planning Department Principal, Intellectual Property Department of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation)

The Tokyo District Court’s decision against the Nakamura case in 2004 concerning the blue LED Patent was alarming. The Tokyo District Court ordered a company to pay ￥20-billion to one of its researches for the researcher’s invention. The decision is based on the Patent Law Article 35. Thereafter, ......