Intellectual Property High Court
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The Intellectual Property High Court (知的財産高等裁判所, Chiteki-zaisan kōtō-saiban-sho), sometimes abbreviated IPHC, is a special branch of Tokyo High Court in the judicial system of Japan. It is based in Kasumigaseki, a district in Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo, Japan.
| Chief judges of the IP High Court |
| 1. Katsumi Shinohara (April 2005 - April 2007). [1] |
| 2. Tomokatsu Tsukahara (May 2007 - ). [1] |
The Intellectual Property (IP) High Court was established on April 1, 2005, [2] in order to accelerate and reduce the costs of patent litigation in Japan. [3] The IP High Court hears appeals from district courts in Japan on patent actions and suits against appeal/trial decisions made by the Japan Patent Office (JPO). [2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b IP High Court web site, Chief Judge of the IP High Court Tomokatsu Tsukahara, consulted on January 12, 2008.
- ^ a b IP High Court web site, History, consulted on January 12, 2008.
- ^ Tsutomu Shibata, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Japan, Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy, World Bank Publications, 2006, ISBN 0821366726, p. 140.
[edit] Further reading
- Katsumi Shinohara, Outline of the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan, AIPPI Journal, May 2005, p. 131.
