The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Japan

• Japan IP Enforcement & Transactions Newsletter February 2012/Vol. 1

  • The IP High Court recognized the inventive step of a medical-use claim based on its remarkable effect over the prior-arts (p.2) • 顕著な効果を有することを理由に医薬用途発明の進歩性を肯定した知財高裁判決（平成23 年11 月30 日：平成23 年（行ケ）第10018 号）[Japanese] (p.2) • 以具有显著效果为理由肯定医疗用途发明的进步性的知识产权高裁判决（平成23 年11 月30 日：平成23 年（行ヶ）第10018 号[Chinese] (p.3) • "Use" of Computer System (p.3)
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• Japan Tax Newsletter December 2011

  Tax Reform Proposals for 2012 Issued on December 10, 2011 by the Japanese Cabinet
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• Japan IP Enforcement & Transactions Newsletter December 2011/Vol.4

  Table of Contents 目次 • Proposed draft of the JPO guidelines for the patent term extension. (p.1) • 特許権の存続期間延長に関する特許庁審査基準（案） [Japanese] (p.2) • 专利局有关专利权期限延长的审查基准（草案）[Chinese] (p.3) • Recent judgments of the 3rd division of the IP High Court with respect to examination of novelty and inventive step (September 28, 2011 and October 24, 2011) (p.4) • 新規性・進歩性判断に関する最近の知財高裁３部の判決例（2011 年9 月28 日、10 月24 日）
  [Japanese] (p.5)
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• The Merger Control Review

  Japan Yusuke Nakano, Vassili Moussis and Kentaro Hirayama
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• Public Procurement 2012

  Japan
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• Cautious Optimism for Equity Markets in Japan

  By Piyasena C. Perera
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• Class & Group Actions 2012

  A practical cross-border insight into class and group actions work
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• MEDIAJAPAN SPECIAL SAMPLE EDITION

  The law in key jurisdictions worldwide
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• Modification to the Legal Framework Governing Rights Offering in Japan

  On March 30, 2011, we issued a newsletter1, which outlined a report issued by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (“FSA”) on the potential modifications to the regulations governing the allotment of stock acquisition rights to shareholders without consideration (“Rights Offering”) (the “Report on Modifications”).
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

• Expansion of the Scope of English Language Disclosure Pursuant to the FIEA Amendment

  On November 4, 2011, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “FSA”) released the preliminary drafts of the amendments to the Cabinet Order (Cabinet Order No. 321 of 1965) and the Ministerial Ordinance (Ordinance No. 5 of 1973) (the “Draft Amendments”) and announced the commencement of public comments procedure in relation to the Draft Amendments.
  - Anderson Mori & Tomotsune