Back Issue 2013



	The back issues for the year is also availed in CD format. (Plus 5,000 yen over regular price.)
	Vol. 43 No.1 (Issue No. 245) February, 2013 News in Brief Law & Practice Safer Exploitation of Protected Materials for Diversified Uses in the Digital-Network Environment - Principal Features of 2012 Amendment to the Copyright Act of Japan Effective from January 1, 2013 - Review of IP Court Decisions IP High Court Sustains Plaintiff's Mark "Kawasaki" for Apparel - Points out Patent Office Error in Interpreting Conditions for Acquiring Secondary Meaning - From Overseas Correspondent Late-filing during Appeal Proceedings Before the EPO Joint Research & Development Licensing News M & A
	Vol. 43 No.2 (Issue No. 246) April, 2013 News in Brief Law & Practice Safer Exploitation of Protected Materials for Diversified Uses in the Digital-Network Environment (Part 2) - Principal Features of 2012 Amendment to the Copyright Act of Japan Effective from January 1, 2013 - Special Feature Whither Japan's Materials Industry? (Part 2) Review of IP Court Decisions Fukuoka District Court Raises Objection to Plaintiff HAKATAORI Owner's Act of Refusing Defendant's Cooperative Membership and Use of HAKATAOBI as Appellation From Overseas Correspondent Leflunomide - or: the Risky Life of a Generic Manufacturer in Germany M & A Joint Research & Development Licensing News
	Vol. 43 No.3 (Issue No. 247) June, 2013 News in Brief Law & Practice Internet Shopping Mall "Rakuten Ichiba" Operator Held not liable for Counterfeits sold by Shops - Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A. v. Rakuten K.K. Special Feature ABE Administration Implementing "Comprehensive Science and Technology Innovation Strategy" & Intellectual Property Right Basic Guideline Current Issues in IP Consideration in Changes to Japanese Design Registration - Industrial Designs: The Hague Agreement - From Overseas Correspondent Filing too Early or too Late - Patenting Improvements of Known Therapies in View of Current EPO Practice Joint Research & Development Licensing News M & A
	Vol. 43 No.4 (Issue No. 248) August, 2013 News in Brief Special Feature Human DNAs Ruled as Products of Nature: Cannot Be Patented Crowdsourcing, Crowdfunding, The Great Earthquake and Intellectual Property Rights – Part 2 AUTM Asia 2013 Seminar From Overseas Correspondent How to Claim a Medical Device Changes in the Singapore Patents Act Local And Global Responsibility: Caring For Coral Reefs Current Issues in IP Consideration in Changes to Japanese Design Registration – Industrial Designs: The Hague Agreement – Part 2 Joint Research & Development Licensing News M & A
	Vol. 43 No.5 (Issue No. 249) October, 2013 News in Brief Law & Practice S. Tanaka v. Olympus Kogaku Kogyo K.K. - Reviewing Principal Service Invention Cases - Special Feature Human DNAs Ruled as Products of Nature: Cannot Be Patented – Part 2 Right to Demand an Injunction - The problems of Patent Assertion Entities and Standard Essential Patents - From Overseas Correspondent T 0108/09 – Interesting Decision for Applicant-Inventor Who’s not Proven New Therapeutic Concept En Banc Decision in CLS Bank: No Clear Resolution for Eligibility of Computer-Related Inventions Local And Global Responsibility - Part 2 Current Issues in IP New Types of Trademarks Under Consideration in Japan Joint Research & Development Licensing News M & A
	Vol. 43 No.6 (Issue No. 250) December, 2013 News in Brief Special Feature Patents and the Three-Dimensional Printers IHI's Next Moves Given A Boost By Successful Epsilon Launch Use of Carbon Fibers for Rocket Motor Casings From Overseas Correspondent Should Purposiveness Play a Role in the Assessment of Novelty of Numerical Ranges? The Effect of Scottish Independence On U.K. Intellectual Property Law Case Analysis From Notes of the U.S. West Coast Reporter Joint Research & Development Crowd Collaboration How to Protect IP when Using Crowd sourced A/B Testing Season's Greetings Back issue CD price -- No. 1 Zone (Asia) ........................................................... JPY18,000 -- No. 2 Zone (U.S.A., Canada, Central America, Oceania, Middle & Near East, Europe) ............................................. JPY19,000 -- No. 3 Zone (South America, Africa, C.I.S.) ....................... JPY20,000