The Intellectual Property High Court (, ''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
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, Japan.
The Intellectual Property (IP) High Court was established on 1 April 2005,
[IP High Court web site]
''History''
, consulted on 12 January 2008. in order to accelerate and reduce the costs of
patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling disclo ...
litigation in Japan. 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).
The IP High Court is also the exclusive court of appeals on issues such as: the rights of authors of a computer program, utility model rights, and
integrated circuit layout design protection.
References
Further reading
* Katsumi Shinohara
''Outline of the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan'' AIPPI Journal, May 2005, p. 131.
External links
*
2005 establishments in Japan
Courts and tribunals established in 2005
Intellectual property adjudication bodies
Japanese patent law
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