The patentability of methods for controlling the operation of medical devices has long been disputed in Japan. But, as Akihiko Okuno of Sonoda & Kobayashi in Tokyo explains, it is now possible to get ...

Yuki Tsukada of Shiga International Patent Office says the rulings will ease enforcement of patent rights on network-related inventions and suggests legislative reform may be on the horizon ...

TOKYO & NOVI, Mich. & DÜSSELDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asahi Kasei has received the 2025 Imperial Invention Prize from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, the highest award ...

The patent-damages landscape in Japan went through several important changes last year. Patentees now have additional bases to seek lost-profit damages and need not prove exploitation of patented ...

ZIBO, China, Dec. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. (EPOW), today announced that its patent application for the invention titled "Method for Preparing Anode Material for ...

& Everyday Japanese Inventions You’re Using Right Now! Japan is a culturally rich country with tons to see, do, and experience. From their famous Mount Fuji to the elaborate gardens and, of course, ...

Japanese inventions are used and loved around the world. Through interviews and reenactments, go behind the scenes and discover how Japanese craftsmanship brought these top inventions into being.

A prototype of something called Taste the TV, or TTTV, is being tested in Japan. This is a whole different type of interactive television — a tasty kind. After the user tells the device what they want ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured-and transformed-the world's ...

An invention to keep from splattering your clothes and hair with broth as you slurp your noodles. Also worthwhile if you want your friends to think you are a flower. Chindogu are Japanese inventions ...