Intellectual Property Litigation
Our team, consisting of in-house lawyers and the director patent attorney in charge of specific infringement litigation, will provide support from negotiation to litigation.
◆Past negotiation and litigation cases handled by our firm◆
- 2 cases of claims for damages based on violations of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
- 2 cases of requests for confirmation of non-existence of injunctions
- 17 cases of appeals against decisions
- 1 case of claims for damages based on infringement of utility model rights
- 3 cases of lawsuits for injunctions due to trademark infringement
- 3 cases of lawsuits for injunctions due to patent infringement
- 1 case of claims for damages due to copyright infringement
- 3 cases of claims for damages due to design infringement
- 2 cases of claims for damages based on patent infringement
- 1 case of claims for damages due to non-performance of a license agreement.
Flow of Patent Right Exercise Negotiations and Our Firm's Support
By actually utilizing patent rights, they can be linked to a company's profits. The most direct way to utilize patent rights is through exercising those rights (filing for an injunction or demanding compensation). The basic flow of patent right exercise negotiations is as follows:
Our firm provides a wide range of support from entry into patent right exercise negotiations to litigation.
Support for Infringement Warnings
Have you ever been unsure how to deal with a patent infringement warning? Defense against infringement warnings requires not only technical and legal knowledge, but also expertise backed by experience. Our firm provides accurate support on how to deal with such warnings.
Litigation Support
When suing another company for patent infringement, or when being sued by another company, it is necessary to handle the wording of the complaint with caution. Our firm has patent attorneys with litigation agent qualifications and exclusive lawyers who work together to provide comprehensive litigation representation. In addition to industrial property rights such as patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, and trademark rights, we also handle litigation representation for some unfair competition cases under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
Invalidation Trial Support
Invalidation trials for patent rights are an important factor that can determine the outcome of litigation. Our firm can assist with requesting invalidation trials to invalidate another company's patent or defending against a request for an invalidation trial.
Expert Opinion Service
Have you ever been unsure about whether another company's product is an infringing product or whether your own new product infringes on another company's patent? Our firm can provide an objective expert opinion on these matters.