Judge Mimura - International Intellectual Property Institute
Judge Mimura - International Intellectual Property Institute
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Court Appointed Experts<br />
with Technical Knowledge in Japan<br />
Seminar on Specialized <strong>Intellectual</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Rights Courts<br />
Alexandria,Virginia, January 18, 2012<br />
Ryoichi <strong>Mimura</strong><br />
Former <strong>Judge</strong> on the IP High Court, Japan<br />
Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Contents<br />
Ⅰ. Jurisdictions and Appeal Instances<br />
Ⅱ. Japan Patent Office and Courts<br />
Ⅲ. Technical Court Researcher<br />
Ⅳ. Technical Advisor<br />
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Ⅰ. Jurisdictions and Appeal Instances<br />
(1/3)<br />
1. Patent Grant Proceedings<br />
Examining Division at the Japan Patent Office<br />
↓<br />
Appeal Division at the Japan Patent Office<br />
↓<br />
IP High Court<br />
↓<br />
Japanese Supreme Court<br />
2. Patent Invalidation Proceedings<br />
Appeal Division at the Japan Patent Office<br />
↓<br />
IP High Court<br />
↓<br />
Japanese Supreme Court<br />
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Ⅰ. Jurisdictions and Appeal Instances<br />
(2/3)<br />
3. Patent Infringement Proceedings<br />
Tokyo District Court (East Japan)<br />
Osaka District Court (West Japan)<br />
↓<br />
IP High Court<br />
↓<br />
Japanese Supreme Court<br />
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Ⅰ. Jurisdictions and Appeal Instances (3/3)<br />
Patent infringement<br />
suit<br />
Japanese Supreme<br />
Court<br />
Suit against decisions of<br />
the JPO<br />
Sapporo<br />
Sendai<br />
Tokyo<br />
IP High<br />
Court<br />
・・・<br />
Other IP<br />
infringement<br />
proceedings<br />
Osaka<br />
8 high courts<br />
Sapporo Asahikawa Fukushima<br />
Tokyo<br />
・<br />
Osaka<br />
5<br />
50 district courts<br />
JPO
Ⅱ. Japan Patent Office and Courts (1/3)<br />
1. Japan Patent Office<br />
(1) Examining Division (Patents/Utility Models)<br />
about 1900 technical members<br />
(2) Appeal Division (Patents/Utility Models)<br />
about 390 technical members<br />
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Ⅱ. Japan Patent Office and Courts (2/3)<br />
2. Courts (1/2)<br />
(1) Tokyo District Court<br />
- 4 divisions (for IP rights)<br />
- 16 legal <strong>Judge</strong>s, 7 Technical Court Researchers<br />
(2) Osaka District Court<br />
- 2 divisions (for IP rights)<br />
- 6 legal <strong>Judge</strong>s, 3 Technical Court Researchers<br />
(3) IP High Court<br />
- 4 divisions / special division: Grand Panel<br />
- 17 legal <strong>Judge</strong>s, 11 Technical Court Researchers<br />
7<br />
about 200 Technical Advisors
Ⅱ. Japan Patent Office and Courts (3/3)<br />
2. Courts (2/2)<br />
(4) Japanese Supreme Court<br />
- 3 Petty Benches / 1 Grand Bench<br />
- 15 legal Justices<br />
- 3 legal judicial research officials<br />
(for IP rights 3 / 37 legal judicial research officials)<br />
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Ⅲ. Technical Court Researcher (1/3)<br />
Technical Court Researcher<br />
(or technical judicial research official)<br />
‣1948 Exclusive Jurisdiction over suit against<br />
Decisions of JPO<br />
→ the Tokyo High Court<br />
‣1950 <strong>Intellectual</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Division on the<br />
Tokyo High Court<br />
‣1950’s Introduction of Technical Court<br />
Researcher<br />
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Ⅲ. Technical Court Researcher (2/3)<br />
Technical Court Researcher<br />
(or technical judicial research official)<br />
‣ full-time court officials<br />
‣ expertise in various technical fields<br />
machinery, chemicals and electronics<br />
‣ on judge’s order, carry out necessary<br />
research on technical matters<br />
‣ patent and utility model cases<br />
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Ⅲ. Technical Court Researcher (3/3)<br />
Technical Court Researcher<br />
(or technical judicial research official)<br />
‣ Tokyo District Court 7 Technical Court Researchers<br />
‣ Osaka District Court 3 Technical Court Researchers<br />
‣ IP High Court 11 Technical Court Researchers<br />
‣ Resources<br />
21 Technical Court Researchers<br />
19 Researchers ー JPO technical members<br />
2 Researchers ー Patent Attorneys<br />
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Ⅳ. Technical Advisor (1/5)<br />
Technical Advisor<br />
‣2004 Introduction of Technical Advisor system<br />
‣System aims at achieving higher quality of court<br />
proceedings and judgments in specialized fields<br />
of lawsuit such as intellectual property cases.<br />
‣Experts who have a wealth of knowledge in<br />
relevant scientific fields are asked to participate<br />
in court proceedings as technical advisors.<br />
‣Technical advisors provide explanations, from a<br />
fair and neutral viewpoint, on the technical<br />
matters at issue.
Ⅳ. Technical Advisor (2/5)<br />
Technical Advisor<br />
‣part-time officials<br />
‣A court, when it finds necessary, decides<br />
that technical advisors should be involved<br />
in either preparatory proceeding, evidence<br />
examination proceeding, or settlement<br />
conference.<br />
‣patent and utility model cases<br />
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Ⅳ. Technical Advisor (3/5)<br />
Technical Advisor<br />
‣about 200 Technical Advisors<br />
IP High Court<br />
Tokyo, Osaka District Court<br />
‣Resources<br />
University Professors<br />
Researchers at public and private <strong>Institute</strong>s<br />
Patent Attorneys etc.<br />
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Ⅳ. Technical Advisor (4/5)<br />
Website of the IP High Court<br />
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Ⅳ. Technical Advisor (5/5)<br />
Website of the IP High Court<br />
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Thank you for your attention!<br />
Ryoichi MIMURA<br />
Former <strong>Judge</strong> on the IP High Court, Japan<br />
Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu<br />
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