Winter-Spring 1999, Vol 5, Issue 4

Special Topic:

• Remedies for Unauthorized Use of Intellectual Property by Sovereign States: Does the Constitution Allow More than it Requires?

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • No Doctrine of Equivalents if the Warner-Jenkinson Presumption Applies
  • Federal Circuit's Interpretation of "On Sale" under Pfaff
  • The Best Approach for Patentees to Prevent Competitors' Trivial Modifications
• Japan
  • The Doctrine of Equivalents after the Supreme Court "Ball Spline" Decision
  • Infringement of Functional Claims under Japanese Patent Law
  • The Supreme Court of Japan Rules on the Experimental Use Exception to the Use of Patented Drugs for Clinical Testing by Generic Makers Seeking Government Approval

Autumn 1998, Vol 5, Issue 3

Special Topic:

• Japan-U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation Comparison: a Visit to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Report on Intellectual Property Related Bills in the 105^th Congress
• Policy Makers Gathered to Discuss Future IP System at CASRIP

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • The Supreme Court to Resolve the Power Struggle between the Federal Circuit and USPTO
  • When Is an Invention on Sale? The Vagueness of the Totality-of-the-Circumstances Standard; Anti-Trust Liability for Patent Holders
  • Reduction to Practice Unnecessary to Trigger the On-Sale Bar
• Japan
  • Big Change in Measurement for Japanese Patent Infringement Damages? Tokyo District Court Awards $23.5 Million in Lost Profits Damages

Spring/Summer 1998, Vol 5, Issue 2

Special Topic:

• Anticipation by Inherency or Accident
• Clarity of Patent Claims
• The Development of China's Intellectual Property Protection System

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • Recent Federal Circuit Cases on Claim Interpretation and the Doctrine of Equivalents
  • Right to a Jury Trial for Assessing Statutory Damages in Copyright Cases
• Japan
  • Japan's New Plant Variety Protection System
  • Practices of Patent Litigation in Japanese Courts
• Europe
  • Recent EPO Decision

Winter 1998, Vol 5, Issue 1

Special Topic:

• From the Dean: Trip to Visit Alumni in Asia
• The University of Washington School of Law Where the Pacific Northwest Meets the Pacific Rim

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • Three Cases: Ethicon, Sage Products, and Monarch
• Japan
  • The Supreme Court Affirmed the Presence of the Doctrine of Equivalents under Japanese Patent System
  • University Technology Transfer in Japan
• Europe
  • Recent EPO Decisions