Recommended Citation
Toshiko Takenaka, The Role of the Japanese Patent System in Japanese Industry, 13 UCLA Pac. Basin L.J. 25 (1995), https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-articles/343
The Role of the Japanese Patent System in Japanese Industry
Publication Title
UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Differences between the Japanese and American patent systems have been largely responsible for the miracle of Japanese industrial development. Part II of this commentary discusses the different approaches inherent in these systems and Part III explores how Japanese corporations use the Japanese patent system to develop their inventions. Finally, Part IV examines how patent claims are interpreted in both systems and how non-Japanese countries are changing the face of the Japanese patent system.