Autumn 2001, Vol 8, Issue 3

Featured Article:

• The Patent Opposition System in Japan Following Major Changes In 1996

• Intellectual Property and Innovation Workshops 2002 Winter Quarter
• Law School Welcomes First Class of Intellectual Property and Technology Law LL.M. Students

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • Semiconductor Manufacturer's Patents Found to be Invalid for Inherency and Impossibility
  • "Process" in §271(g) is Limited to a Manufacturing Process
  • United States Supreme Court Holds That New Plant Breeds Are Patent Eligible Subject Matter
• Japan
  • Tokyo High Court Refuses to Extend the "Unclean Hands Defense" From Infringement Claims to Violations of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act

Spring/Summer 2001, Vol 8, Issue 2

Featured Article:

• Patent Harmonization: Comments on Issues Posted by the USPTO
• Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights: The Case of India

• A Message from the Dean
• CASRIP Hosts Another Successful Summer Institute

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • The Federal Circuit Clears the Way for Competitors to Begin Production of Generic Counterparts to Eli Lilly's Prozac
  • Federal Circuit Decided Disposal Camera Case Differently from Tokyo District Court: Reconditioning of a Disposal Camera is NOT Infringement
  • Festo to be Reviewed by the Supreme Court
  • Bill to Relax Conditions for Starting Reexamination Passes the House Judiciary Committee
• Japan
  • What is the appropriate measure of damages for using illegal copies of a computer program in Japan?
  • A Busy Summer for the Supreme Court of Japan: Five IP Decisions

Winter 2001, Vol 8, Issue 1

Featured Article:

• Biotechnology and Legal Protection: Current Issues
• Patent Amendments in India in the Wake of TRIPS

• CASRIP Sponsors its First Seminars in Europe

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • Amazon.com's "1Click" Patent Found Likely to be Invalid
  • File Wrapper Estoppel after Festo: Impossible Hurdle for the Doctrine of Equivalents
  • En Banc Federal Circuit will hear another Doctrine of Equivalents case
• Japan
  • Sales of Used TV Game Software is Legal
  • JPO's New Guidelines Clarifying the Patentability of Business Method Patents
  • METI Reviews the Current Unfair Competition Prevention Law to Battle Cybersquatting