News Cases Publications Seminers News 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2015 2015.12.03 Takanori ABE will give a lecture at Tokyo Medical University. 2015.11.08 Takanori ABE will give a lecture at BLM(Bridge between Law & Medicine). 2015.10.15 Takanori ABE and David H. Kennedy(GIBSON DUNN) will give a lecture entitled "License Negotiation Strategy against U.S. High Tech Companies: Reading U.S. Companies License Tactics through U.S. Lawyer residing in Silicon Valley-" at the Lexis Nexis seminar. 2015.10.14 Takanori ABE and David H. Kennedy (GIBSON DUNN) will give a lecture entitled "License Negotiation Points between JP/US companies and Advice to Japanese companies" at the seminar organized by Financial Management Forums, Inc.. 2015.10.13 Takanori ABE and David H. Kennedy (GIBSON DUNN) will give a lecture entitled "License Negotiation Points between JP/US companies and Advice to Japanese companies" at the seminar organized by Yamasaki Pharma Consulting Co.,Ltd. 2015.09.28 NEWTakanori ABE will give a speech entitled "Recent Developments in Pharma Patent Case Laws in Japan" at Global Pharma IP Forum which will be held at London Stock Exchange. 2015.09.10 Takanori ABE and David H. Kennedy (GIBSON DUNN) will give a lecture entitled "License Negotiation Strategy against U.S. High Tech Companies: Reading U.S. Companies License Tactics through U.S. Lawyer residing in Silicon Valley-" at LES Japan. 2015.09.02 NEWTakanori ABE will give a lecture entitled "The Recent Dynamic of IP Protection in Japan" at Global IP & Innovation Summit at Shanghai. 2015.08.31 NEWTakanori ABE and Isamu KOTOBUKIs book titled "Global Patent Litigation Strategy and Practice, Japan Chapter" had been published by Wolters Kluwer. 2015.08.27 NEWTakanori ABE was become a director of All Tohoku Clinical Trial Review and Audit Organization. 2015.08.18 NEW2015.08.18 NEW Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Supreme Court rules in P2P copyright case" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (September 2015). 2015.07.26 Takanori ABE and Isamu KOTOBUKIs article titled "Supreme Court gives new ruling on product-by-process claims" is selected as Top 5 most read articles of Managing Intellectual Property magazine July/August 2015. 2015.07.17 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Trade Secret Issues in Taiwan" at Japan Intellectual Property Association Fair Trade Committee. 2015.07.17 Takanori ABE is appointed as an IRB committee member of All Tohoku Clinical Trial Review and Audit Organization. 2015.07.10 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Claim interpretation in 3D TV patent infringement case" is selected as Top 5 most read articles of Managing Intellectual Property magazine June 2015. 2015.07.08 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to react to IP Disputes" at Japan Intellectual Property Association (Osaka). 2015.07.07 Takanori ABE and Isamu KOTOBUKIs article titled "Supreme Court gives new ruling on product-by-process claims" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (July/August 2015). 2015.07.07 Takanori ABE and Isamu KOTOBUKi has published the article titled "Supreme Court gives new ruling on product-by-process claims". 2015.06.19 Chinese Patent Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.06.17 Takanori ABE and Tomohiro KAZAMAs had published the article titled "Antitrust Law Risk in China". 2015.06 ABE & PARTNERS resolved a patent dispute by settlement. 2015.06 Takanori ABE resolved the medical malphactice dispute by settlement as a settlement mediator/arbitrator at the Sogo Funso Kaiketsu Center. 2015.06.10 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues in the Corporate Activities" at Japan Intellectual Property Association (Osaka). 2015.06.09 U.S. Law Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.06.09 Malaysia Law Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.06.08 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Japanese Patent Infringement Litigation" at China Patent Cooperative Associations group. 2015.06.04 ABE & PARTNERS held "Trade Secret Litigation and Computer Forensic" jointly with Kroll Ontrack. Takanori ABE will give a lecture entitled "Trade Secret Law in Japan". 2015.06.02 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Notofication of Cancer to Patients and their Family." at Osaka University. 2015.05.21 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Claim interpretation in 3D TV patent infringement case" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (June 2015). 2015.05 ABE & PARTNERS represented a medical institute and resolved a dipute between a medical institute and a patient family by mediation. 2015.04.17 ABE & PARTNERS held China Antitrust Law Seminar jointly with Kroll Ontrack. (JT&N Zhang Guodong) 2015.04.17 German Law and Patent Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.04.16 Takanori ABEs comment has appeared in an article entitled "A Boost for Rights Holders" in Asian Legal Business magazine. 2015.04.16 Chinese Law and Patent Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.04.15 Takanori ABE and Tomohiro KAZAMAs had published the article titled "How to prepare for customers insolvency in the technical trading?" 2015.04.13 Takanori ABE and Tomohiro KAZAMAs article titled "Supreme Court rules on cross-border trade secret case" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (May2015). 2015.03.19 Takanori ABE and Tomohiro KAZAMAs article titled "First 3D trade mark infringement case" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (April 2015). 2015.03.13 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Negotiation Points for Correcting Unequal English Contracts Proposed by Foreign Companies" at the Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2015.03.11 Takanori ABE received Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2015 in Intellectual Property. 2015.03.10 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."Patent Enforcement in Europe and Defense Strategy"(Hoffman Eitle【Germany】) 2015.02.19 Takanori ABE and Tomohiro KAZAMAs article titled "Colour marks and sound marks introduced" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (March 2015). 2015.02.16 Takanori ABE and David H. Kennedy (GIBSON DUNN) gave a lecture entitled "License Negotiation Strategy against U.S. High Tech Companies: Reading U.S. Companies License Tactics through U.S. Lawyer residing in Silicon Valley-" at LES Japan. 2015.02.12 Chinese Law&Patent Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.02.10 Takanori ABE and David H. Kennedy (GIBSON DUNN) gave a lecture entitled "License Negotiation Strategy against U.S. High Tech Companies: Reading U.S. Companies License Tactics through Silicon Valley Lawyer-" at ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.01 ABE & PARTNERS represented our client, negotiated with the insolvency administrator, and successfully received the drawing indispensable for the repair of the machine being sold by insolvent company. 2015.01 ABE & PARTNERS represented UM Kogyo Inc. and resolved a trademark infringement dispute by settlement. 2015.01.22 Takanori ABE and Tomohiro KAZAMAs article titled "New patent opposition system" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (February 2015). 2015.01.21 ABE & PARTNERS held "Trade Secret Litigation and Computer Forensic" jointly with Kroll Ontrack. Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Trade Secret Law in Japan". 2015.01.20 German/UK Law Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2015.01.19 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Global Patent Litigation Strategy" at METI Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry. 2015.01.14 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."Patent litigation in Japan"(ABE & PARTNERS【Japan】) 2014 2014.12.26 ABE & PARTNERS represented Nichia Corporation and won in a Trial for Patent Invalidation between Nichia and Everlight Electronics (Japan Patent Office). 2014.12.19 Takanori ABE has been elected to serve as an Officer of IBA Technology Law Committee. 2014.12.18 Yosuke Sogo, Kaoru Ochiai & Masahiro Kanou have joined ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.12.10 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."Patent litigation in China"(JT&N【China】) 2014.12.06 U.S. Law Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.12.05 Takanori ABE was interviewed by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). 2014.12.04 Takanori ABE gave an English lecture entitled "Apple v. Samsung FRAND case in Japan" at the Business of IP Asia Forum in Hong Kong. Please see the article. 2014.12 ABE & PARTNERS represented trade secret holder and resolved a trade secret infringement dispute by settlement. 2014.12.01 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Patent term extension and the label description" is selected as Top 5 most read articles of Managing Intellectual Property magazine December/January 2014. 2014.11.27 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Patent term extension and the label description" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (December/January 2014). 2014.11.26 Takanori ABE visited Beijing High Peoples Court and State Intellectual Property Office of China as a leader of China Patent Cooperative Associations group for the 21st Japan China IP Seminar. 2014.11.24 Takanori ABE visited China as a leader of China Patent Cooperative Associations group for the 21st Japan China IP Seminar. 2014.11.24 Takanori ABE gave an English lecture entitled "Japanese Patent Litigation" at the 21st Japan China IP Seminar in Beijing. 2014.11.19 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."Story Telling: Themes and Strategies for Winning IP Cases"(Suann Ingle Associates【U.S.】) 2014.11.18 German Law Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.11.14 Takanori ABE gave an English lecture entitled "Recent Developments of Trade Secret Litigation and Legal System in Japan" at the International Symposium in Taiwan held by National Taiwan University. 2014.11.13 Takanori ABE gave an English lecture entitled "Claim Construction and Expert in Patent Litigation in Japan" at the nternational Symposium held by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2014.11.05 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."Developments in the EU patents system"(Harbottle & Lewis【UK】) 2014.10.29 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."Recent topics in Patent Litigation in Taiwan"(Baker & McKenzie【Taiwan】） 2014.10.28 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Inventor of an antibody drug" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (November 2014). 2014.10.10 Takanori ABE has been elected to serve as a Local Representative of ITechLaw in Asia Pacific region. 2014.10.01 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."New developments in IP and anti-trust litigation in China"(Fangda Partners【China】) 2014.09.26 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident" at a seminar sponsored by the Toyonaka City Hospital Assoication. 2014.09.25 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation."Patent litigation in Germany: Explanation of German system and general procedure with statistical material" (Taylor Wessing【Germany】) 2014.09.24 ABE & PARTNERS represented Nichia Corporation and won a Japanese patent litigation between Nichia and Everlight Electronics (Intellectual Property High Court). 2014.09.23 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "IP High Court gives new ruling on patent term extension" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (October 2014). 2014.09 ABE & PARTNERS resolved a dispute in the medical institution. 2014.09.18 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasures Based on Case Law" at The Association of Insurance Medicine of Japan. 2014.09.03 ABE & PARTNERS held "Global IP Seminar" jointly with Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation. "Recent Changes Favoring Accused Infringers in U.S. Patent Litigation" (Turner Boyd LLP【U.S.】) 2014.08.19 Takanori ABEs article titled "IP High Court rules in Apple v Samsung FRAND case" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (September 2014). 2014.07.30 Takanori ABE is appointed as an Editorial Board Member of Safety in Health magazine. 2014.07.25 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident" at a seminar sponsored by the Japan Society of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine. 2014.07.19 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Viewpoint of Intellectual Property Lawsuits" at the Shikoku Branch of Japan Patent Attorneys Association. 2014.07.17 Isamu KOTOBUKi has joined ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.07.15 U.S. Law Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.07.11 Takanori ABE is appointed as a leader of China Patent Cooperative Associations group to visit China for the 21st Japan China IP Seminar. 2014.07.02 Takanori ABEs article titled "IP High Court confirms validity of essential patent for blue LED" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (July/August 2014). 2014.06.30 Takanori ABEs article titled "Recent Developments of Trade Secret Litigation and Legal System in Japan" had been submitted to Taiwans trade secret protection project held by Prof. Ming-Yan Shieh, Dean, College of Law, National Taiwan University. 2014.06.23 Takanori ABE has become a director of the Japan Society of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine. 2014.05.28 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "International IP Litigation Strategy" at the client company (glass company : a company listed with first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange). 2014.05.26 Takanori ABE and Keishi YOSHIKAWAs article titled "Social network game copyright infringement denied" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (June 2014). 2014.05.19 Takanori ABE and Keishi YOSHIKAWAs article titled "Apple v Samsung: the first FRAND case" is selected as Top 5 most read articles of Managing Intellectual Property magazine May 2014. 2014.05.08 Takanori ABE attended a hearing in the Federal Patent Court in Munich for nullity action between Japanese corporation and Taiwanese corporation. 2014.05.02 Takanori ABE and Keishi YOSHIKAWAs article titled "Apple v Samsung: the first FRAND case" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (May 2014). 2014.04.24 ABE & PARTNERS represented Nichia Corporation and won a Japanese patent litigation between Nichia and Unity Opto (Intellectual Property High Court). 2014.04.18 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "International IP Litigation Strategy" at the client company (chemical company : a company listed with first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange). 2014.04.15 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Notofication of Cancer to Patients and their Family." at Osaka University. 2014.04.10 Indian Patent Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.04.10 A favorable judgment in a Pharmaceutical Patent Infringement Lawsuit ABE & PARTNERS received was posted in Hanrei Times magazine. 2014.04.09 German Patent Firm has visited ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.04.01 Tomohiro KAZAMA has joined ABE & PARTNERS. 2014.04.01 Takanori ABE has become a Secretary General of China Patent Cooperative Association. 2014.03.31 Takanori ABE co-authored a book entitled "Medical Law, 100 cases". 2014.03.25 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Late pharmacological test results and disclosure" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (April 2014). 2014.03.20 Takanori ABE has completed Clinical Research Professional Course at The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University. 2014.03.19 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "International IP Litigation Strategy" at the client company (pharmaceutical company : a company listed with first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange). 2014.03.07 Takanori ABE contributed an article entitled "Celebrating Professor Yoshidas Retirement" in the book in celebration of the retirement of Kenichi Yoshida, a professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo University. 2014.03.03 Takanori ABEs comment has appeared in an article entitled "Japan Adopts Novel Approach to tackle FRAND Issues" in Managing Intellectual Property magazine. 2014.02.28 Takanori ABE gave an English lecture entitled "How Japanese organisations deal with Big Data in the context of behavioural advertising and marketing" at ITech Law Asia-Pacific, Melbourne, Australia. 2014.02.21 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Ministrys convenience does not justify rejecting patent extension" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (March 2014). 2014.02.17 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Negotiation Points for Correcting Unequal English Contracts Proposed by Foreign Companies" at the Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2014.01 ABE & PARTNERS resolved a dispute regarding jointly owned land by settlement. 2014.01 Takanori ABE resolved the medical malphactice dispute by settlement as a settlement mediator/arbitrator at the Sogo Funso Kaiketsu Center. 2014.01.27 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "New patent term extension system" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (February 2014). 2014.01 ABE & PARTNERS assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. patent litigation between Japanese corporation and Taiwanese corporation (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas). 2013 2013.12.20 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property" in the lectures at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2013.12.13 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "International IP Litigation Strategy" at Japan Intellectual Property Association (Tokyo). 2013.12.12 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "International IP Litigation Strategy" at Japan Intellectual Property Association (Osaka). 2013.12.10 ABE & PARTNERS represented Tiger Corporation and resolved a design patent infringement dispute between Tiger Corporation and Alfi by settlement. 2013.11.29 Takanori ABE and Keishi YOSHIKAWAs article titled "Hindsight excluded in inventive step" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (December 2013/January 2014). 2013.11.28 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Strategy to Correct Unequal English Contracts Proposed by Foreign Companies" at the client company (the precision machinery company : a company listed with first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange). 2013.11.24 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident" at Japanese Association of Medical Law. 2013.11.21 Takanori ABE observed the hearing in the Patent Infringement Litigation in the Dusseldorf Appeal Court in Germany. 2013.11.20 Takanori ABE has visited MEDICA 2013 in Dusseldorf, Germany. 2013.10.21 Takanori ABE gave a lecture titled "Breast Preserving Surgical Operation Case", "Retinopathy of Prematurity Case" at Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. 2013.10.21 Takanori ABE joined Consensus Engine, Lung Cancer and commented on "Conflict of Interest in Medical Research in the U.S." 2013.10.21 Takanori ABE and Keishi YOSHIKAWAs article titled "Apple v Samsung cases so far" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (November 2013). 2013.10.01 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Later submitted experimental data and inventive step" had been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (October 2013). 2013.09 ABE & PARTNERS assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. patent litigation between Japanese corporation and U.S. corporation by settlement (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas). 2013.09.27 ABE & PARTNERS partially won a lawsuit regarding unjust enrichment in Osaka High Court. 2013.09.20 ABE & PARTNERS represented Tiger Corporation and resolved a trademark infringement dispute between Tiger Corporation and Zebra by settlement. 2013.09.11 Takanori ABE joined Consensus Engine, Breast Cancer and introduced Myriad Supreme Court decision (Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.) 2013.09.08 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident" at pre-conference of Japanese Association of Medical Law. 2013.09.03 ABE & PARTNERS won a Patent Infringement Lawsuit in the Dusseldorf District Court in Germany. 2013.08 ABE & PARTNERS assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S.patent dispute between Japanese corporation and U.S. corporation by settlement. 2013.08.20 Takanori ABE and Michiko KINOSHITAs article titled "Tokyo and Osaka Courts rule on combination patents" has been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (September 2013). 2013.08.16 ABE & PARTNERS assisted Japanese corporation and won a Chinese patent litigation rescinding the trial decision between Japanese corporation and Taiwanese corporation (Beijing No.1 Intermediate Peoples Court). 2013.08.11 A favorable judgment in a Pharmaceutical Patent Infringement Lawsuit ABE & PARTNERS received was posted in Hanrei Jihou magazine. 2013.08.02 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Viewpoint of Intellectual Property Lawsuits" at the Kinki Branch of Japan Patent Attorneys Association. 2013.07 ABE & PARTNERS assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. patent litigation between Japanese corporation and Korean corporation by settlement (United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, CAFC). 2013.07.26 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident" at a seminar sponsored by the Japan Society of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine. 2013.07.01 Takanori ABE and Taro WAKAYAMAs article titled "Patent transfer agreement raises jurisdiction questions" has been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (July 2013). 2013.06.27 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Notofication of Cancer to Patients and their Family." at Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. 2013.06.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident - Necessity of Protection of the Rights of Medical Practitioner as a Party in the Accident and its Measure -" at Osaka University. 2013.06.01 Takanori ABE and Keishi YOSHIKAWAs article titled "Japanese IP High Court Grand Panel Eases Lost Profits Proof" has been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (June 2013). 2013.05.24 ABE & PARTNERS resolved a trademark infringement lawsuit in Osaka District Court by settlement. 2013.05.22 Takanori ABE has become a director of Japan Society of Clinical Safety. 2013.05.15 ABE & PARTNERS partially won a lawsuit regarding restoration of deposit in Osaka District Court. 2013.05.08 Takanori ABEs article titled "Who Has Ownership and IP Rights of the Materials in the Personalized Medicine Project?" has been published on ELSI Committee Report (March 2013). 2013.04.26 Takanori ABE and Keishi YOSHIKAWAs article titled "How Crocodile won back its trade mark" has been published on Managing Intellectual Property magazine (May 2013). 2013.04.04 Spring has come to Osaka Castle. 2013.04.01 Takanori ABE has become a candidate for mediator / arbitrator at Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center. 2013.04.01 Takanori ABE has become lecturer (Part-time) at Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. 2013.03.26 ABE & PARTNERS partially won a lawsuit regarding unjust enrichment in Osaka District Court. 2013.03.19 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Negotiation Points for Correcting Unequal English Contracts Proposed by Foreign Companies" at the Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2013.03.09 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasures Based on Case Law" at the Osaka Ophthalmologists Association. 2013.03.07 Takanori ABE introduced medical malpractice lawsuit in Japan in the conference inviting a foreign scholar at Department of Clinical Quality Management, Osaka University Hospital (English speech). 2013.03.04 ABE & PARTNERS won a favorable ruling in patent litigation rescinding the trial decision. 2013.03.01 Takanori ABE has been introduced in The Lawyers, March 2013, as "Special Report, Courageous Challenge from Solo Practice to General Law Firm". 2013.02.25 Takanori ABEs article entitled"Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident -Necessity of Protection of the Rights of Medical Practitioner as a Party in the Accident and its Measure-"has been published on Japanese Journal of Medical Safety. 2013.02.25 Takanori ABEs article entitled "Patient Violence and Law" has been published on Japanese Journal of Medical Safety. 2013.01.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property" in the lectures at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2012 2012.12.26 Takanori ABE was appointed as an insolvency administrator by Osaka District Court. 2012.12.25 ABE & PARTNERS has moved to the sixth floor of IMP Building due to the expansion of the office space. 2012.12.25 ABE Law & Patent Firm changed the name into ABE & PARTNERS. 2012.12.21 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a favorable decision in a Trial for Patent Invalidation in JPO. 2012.12.20 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent Infringement Lawsuit in the Dusseldorf District Court in Germany. 2012.11.27 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a favorable decision in a Trial for Patent Invalidation in JPO. 2012.11.26 ABE Law & Patent Firm was appointed as a legal advisor for Tazmo for M&A deal between Tazmo and Apprecia Technology. 2012.10.11 Takanori ABE gave an English lecture entitled "Japanese aspects of Apple v. Samsung case - What Tokyo District Court said and its impact -" at ITech Law 2012 European Conference to be held in Rome, Italy. 2012.10.03 ABE & PARTNERS represented Schwarzkopf Henkel and resolved a patent infringement lawsuit between Schwarzkopf Henkel and Kao in Tokyo District Court by settlement. 2012.09.27 ABE Law & Patent Firm won Pharmaceutical Patent Infringement Lawsuit in Osaka District Court. 2012.09.25 Takanori ABE gave an English lecture entitled "Japanese Patent Litigation - How to Enforce Your Rights and Protect Yourself in Japanese Court -" at the Taipei office of Baker & McKenzie in Taiwan. 2012.09.18 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent Infringement Lawsuit in the Dusseldorf District Court in Germany. 2012.09.17 Takanori ABEs comment has appeared in an article entitled "APPLE V SAMSUNG : THE ASIA SCORECARD" in Managing Intellectual Property magazine. 2012.09.10 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a favorable decision in a Trial for Patent Invalidation in JPO. 2012.09.04 Takanori ABE observed the hearing in the Patent Infringement Litigation in the Dusseldorf District Court in Germany. 2012.08.30 Takanori ABE has been appointed as a settlement mediator / arbitrator at the Sogo Funso Kaiketsu Center. 2012.08.28 ABE Law & Patent Firm partially won a lawsuit seeking damages for libel, slander and invasion of personal rights in Osaka District Court. 2012.08.02 Takanori ABE was interviewed by Kyoto Comparative Law Center and Japan Patent Office regarding Rising Nations Intellectual Property. 2012.07.26 Takanori ABE has been appointed as a candidate for settlement mediator / arbitrator at the Sogo Funso Kaiketsu Center. 2012.07.25 Takanori ABE contributed an article entitled "Professor Matoba and MPH" in the book in celebration of the retirement of Ryoji Matoba, a professor emeritus at the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2012.07.24 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a favorable decision in a Trial for Patent Invalidation in JPO. 2012.07.04 An article entitled "Roles of Forensic Pathologists in Lay Judge Trials," coauthored by Takanori ABE and Professor Kenichi Yoshida et al. of Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo has appeared in Chriminolory. 2012.06.29 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a favorable decision in a Trial for Patent Invalidation in JPO. 2012.06.21 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Recent Case Laws Regarding Informed Consent : Aiming at Improvement of Communications between Physicians and Patients" at the Suita Municipal Hospital. 2012.06.18 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Current Situation of and Countermeasures against IP Litigations in the United States : Mainly Design Right Infringement Cases" at the Kansai Patent Attorneys Study Group (KTK). 2012.06.18 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a favorable decision in a Trial for Patent Invalidation in JPO. 2012.05.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Internal Investigation for Medical Accident - Necessity of Protection of the Rights of Medical Practitioner as a Party in the Accident and its Measure -" at Osaka University. 2012.04.30 Takanori ABEs comment has appeared in an article entitled "Toshiaki Iimura, one of the most experienced IP judges in Japan, has been appointed chief judge of the IP High Court in Tokyo" in Managing Intellectual Property magazine. 2012.04 ABE Law & Patent Firm assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. patent dispute between Japanese corporation and U.S. corporation by settlement. 2012.03.29 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent Infringement Lawsuit in the Dusseldorf District Court in Germany. 2012.03.19 Takanori ABEs article entitled "Legal Issues of Crisis Communication in Medical Accident in Japan" has been published on Journal of Medical Safety. 2012.03.06 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Negotiation Points for Correcting Unequal English Contracts Proposed by Foreign Companies" at the Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2012.02.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasure Based on Case Law" at a seminar sponsored by the Japan Society of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine. 2012.01.25 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasures Based on Case Law" at the Suita City Medical Association. 2012.01.06 Takanori ABEs comment on the Winny case has appeared in an article entitled "P2P Software Developer Reprieved in Japan" in Managing Intellectual Property magazine. 2011 2011.12.26 Takanori ABEs research paper entitled "Discrepancies of Judgments about the Reexamination Routes and Infringement Lawsuit Routes in the United States" has appeared in Patent magazine. 2011.12.07 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Crisis Communications in Medical Accidents from Lawyers Point of View" at the Kansai Caner Therapist Group. 2011.11.29 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Current Situation of Foreign Patent Infringement Cases, and Future Outlook" at the Japan Corporate Auditors Association, Kansai Chapter. 2011.10.21 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property" at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2011.10.06 Takanori ABE observed a hearing on the Patent Infringement, Invention for Hire and Design Infringement Litigation in the Munich District Court (presiding judge Guntz). 2011.09.09 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Automatic Assertion System for Non-exclusive Licenses : 2011 Amendment to the Patent Act" at the Kansai Chiteki Zaisan Kyougikai (NIPA). 2011.09.08 A draft amendment to the U.S. Patent Act has been passed in the U.S. Congress. For details, see "Overview of the New U.S. Patent Act for Japanese Companies" coauthored by Smith, U.S. attorney, et al. 2011.09.08 Takanori ABEs translation from English into Japanese has been published in "100 Selected Decisions and Judgments on U.S. Trademarks in USPQ" Japan Trademark Association. 2011.08.01 A favorable judgment in a Case Seeking Revocation of Trademark Decision ABE Law & Patent Firm received was posted in Hanrei Times magazine. 2011.07.22 Takanori ABE and Li-Jung Hwang, a Taiwanese attorney, wrote an article entitled "Protective Order in Japan, Waves from U.S., towards Taiwan" which was published in English in "Patent Practice in Japan and Europe." 2011.07.11 ABE Law & Patent Firm received a favorable judgment, A Case Seeking a Revocation of Trademark Decision, which was posted in Hanrei Jihou magazine. 2011.06.30 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal Issues of Investigation for Medical Accident" at the Medical Safety Seminar for National, Municipal and Private University Hospitals. Please click here for photos. 2011.06.29 Takanori ABEs interview article has been posted in Bengoshi Retsuden (Bigraphies of Lawyers). 2011.06.17 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to draft an Internal Incident Report for Medical Accidents : Perspectives from Law" at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2011.06.12 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Crisis Communication in Medical Accidents from a Lawyers Point of View" at The Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science. 2011.06.04 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasures Based on Case Law" at the 2011 special lecture for the general meeting of the Obstetrical Gynecological Society of Osaka, Japan. 2011.05.31 Takanori ABEs lecture summary entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital :Countermeasures Based on Case Law" was posted on Osaka obstetrics and gynecology medical association magazine no.418. 2011.05.31 Takanori ABE has posted a book review entitled "Book Review : Forensic Medicine and Medical Law based on case analysis (Third edition)" (Yuhikaku Books), which was authored by Professor Kenichi Yoshida. 2011.05.23 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a case seeking a document production order in Osaka Small Court. 2011.05.14 Takanori ABE has started lectures on "Medical Care, Laws and Lawsuits I" at the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2011.05.05 Takanori ABE has become a member of the Councilor Board of the Union of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine. 2011.04.01 Takanori ABE has become lecturer (Part-time) at the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. 2011.04.01 Takanori ABE has become a member of the Medical and Nursing Care Ethics Committee of Osaka Universal Hospital. 2011.04.01 ABE Law & Patent Firm has renewed its website. 2011.03.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture enttiled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasures Based on Case Law" at Osaka Prefecture Hospital Association. 2011.02.25 Takanori ABE gave a report entitled "Discrepancies between U.S. Reexamination and Litigation : Implications for Japanese Law Reform" at Japan Patent Attorneys Association Central Intellectual Property Research Institute. 2011.02.17 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property" at Osaka University Hospital. Poster／News 2011.02 ABE & PARTNERS represented Anguilla corporation and resolved an international commercial lawsuit between Anguilla corporation and Japanese corporation in Osaka District Court Sakai Division by settlement. 2010 2010.11.17 Takanori ABEs comment on the Yakult 3D Trademark Case has appeared in an article entitled "Yakult Wins 3D Trade Mark in Japan" in Managing Intellectual Property magazine. 2010.11.12 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property" at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2010.11.01 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Crisis Communication in Medical Accidents from a Lawyers Point of View" at University of Tokyo School of Medicine. 2010.10 Takanori ABE attended the jury trial of U.S. patent infringement litigation in Maryland, including jury selection, opening statements, witness examination, closing arguments, jury instructions and verdict.（2010.09/10） 2010.08.31 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Trademark Cancellation Lawsuit in Intellectual Property High Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2010.08.30 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to draft an Internal Incident Report for Medical Accidents : Perspectives from Law" at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2010.08.22 Takanori ABE joined Consensus Engine, Digestive Organ Cancer "Pros and Cons of Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Large Intestine" and introduced the role of Clinical Practice Guidelines in medical malpractice lawsuits. 2010.08.04 Takanori ABE was listed as Competent Litigator in August 2010 "The Lawyers magazine." 2010.06.02 Takanori ABE has been introduced in The Lawyers, June 2010, as "Displaying His Strengths in His Specialized Fields. The Lawyer Expected to Lead the Next Generation in the Intellectual Property Field". 2010.05 Takanori ABE attended the Bench Trial and Summary Judgment Hearing of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Maryland. 2010.05.21 ABE Law & Patent Firm won Design Patent Infringement Lawsuit in Osaka High Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2010.05.19 ABE Law & Patent Firm assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. patent litigation between Japanese corporation and Chinese corporation by settlement (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas). 2010.04.01 Takanori ABE is appointed as a Guest Professor of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (medical law and intellectual property law). 2010.03 ABE Law & Patent Firm represented Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. patent litigation between Japanese corporation and U.S. corporation by settlement in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. 2010.02.05 Takanori ABE translated the article written by Shirley Morrigan and S. Lynn McClelland entitled "Quality of care and peer review : A delicate balance". Please click here for the article. 2009 2009.12.19 Takanori ABEs class of "Medical Law" "Intellectual Property Law" at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine has finished. Please click here for photos. 2009.12.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to draft an Internal Incident Report for Medical Accidents: Perspectives from Law" at National Hospital Organization Kinki Division. 2009.12.10 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to draft an Internal Incident Report for Medical Accidents: Perspectives from Law" at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2009.12.10 Takanori ABE translated an article written by Judge McKelvie, Mr. Frankel, Ms. Kwong entitled "Nine Unanswered Questions After In re Seagate Technology LLC." Please click here for the article. 2009.11.19 ABE Law & Patent Firm won Two Patent Cancellation Lawsuits in Intellectual Property High Court. Please click here for the court decision 1. 2009.11.19 ABE Law & Patent Firm won Two Patent Cancellation Lawsuits in Intellectual Property High Court. Please click here for the court decision 2. 2009.11.10 Takanori ABE translated the article written by Judge McKelvie, Ms. Miller and Mr. Sethi entitled "Seagate Plus Two". Please click here for the article. 2009.10.30 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property" in the lectures on "General Study on Medical Business Administration and Intellectual Properties" at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2009.10 ABE Law & Patent Firm represented a hospital and resolved a dipute between a hospital and a patient family by mediation. 2009.10.27 Takanori ABE took students at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine to criminal and civil medical malpractice cases. 2009.10.23 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to draft an Internal Incident Report for Medical Accidents : Perspectives from Law," "Medicine and Law : Comparing Japan and U.S." at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2009.10.10 Takanori ABE translated Mr. Chartoves article titled "In re Kubin : How to overcome obviousness rejections in a post-KSR world." Please click here for the article. 2009.10.08 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent Lawsuit in Osaka District Court. Please click here for the court decision 2009.10.07 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Battle in Foreign Culture" at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine. Please see below for material 1. 2009.10.07 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Battle in Foreign Culture" at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine. Please see below for material 2. 2009.09 ABE Law & Patent Firm assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. trademark dispute between Japanese corporation and U.S. corporation by settlement. 2009.09.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled the "Current Situation and Countermeasures for International IP Litigation : Focus on U.S. Patent Litigation" at the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2009.09.01 Takanori ABE was appointed as a researcher of Japan Patent Attorneys Association Central Intellectual Property Research Institute. 2009.08 Takanori ABE attended the Summary Judgment Hearing of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Maryland. 2009.08.27 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent and Design Patent Infringement Lawsuit in Osaka District Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2009.08.05 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to draft an Internal Incident Report for Medical Accidents : Perspectives from Law" at University of Tokyo School of Medicine. 2009.07 Takanori ABE took a business trip to New York. 2009.07.15 Takanori ABE translated Judge McKelvies article entitled "Forum Selection in Patent Litigation : A Traffic Report". Please click here for the article. 2009.07.01 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "International License Agreements in the U.S. and Japan : Basic Concepts and Provisions" at the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2009.06.18 Takanori ABE gave a speech entitled "Current Situation and Future Perspectives of Global Patent Infringement Litigation" (English Speech) at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Session II of International Intellectual Property. 2009.06.18 Takanori ABE gave a speech entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasures Based on Case Law" at Suita Municipal Hospital. 2009.06.10 Takanori ABE translated Judge McKelvie and Ms. Millers article titled "Seagate Plus One." The article analyzed 40 cases rendered after Seagate and stated the practice of willful infringement. Please click here for the article. 2009.05 "Taiwan Intellectual Property Litigation," Japan Patent Office consigned to Interchange Association Japan, was published on JPO website. We are in charge of "Chapter 5 Comparison with IP Litigation in Japan." The article is posted on the JPO website. 2009.05 Takanori ABE took a business trip to Australia. 2009.04.17 Takanori ABE started a lecture on "Medical Law" at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. 2009.04 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Philadelphia. 2009.03 ABE Law & Patent Firm assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. trademark opposition proceeding between Japanese corporation and Japanese corporation. 2009.03.24 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Morrison & Foerster in Osaka District Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2009.02.24 "Message from the Professors and Students" of Medical Law and Intellectual Property Classes at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine was posted on the programs website. 2009.02.18 ABE Law & Patent Firm won an Insurance Lawsuit in Yamaguchi District Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2009.02.02 ABE Law & Patent Firm assisted Japanese corporation and resolved a U.S. patent litigation between Japanese corporation and Korean corporation by settlement (ITC, E.D.Tex, E.D.Mich, CAFC). 2009.02.02 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Patients Violence in Hospital : Countermeasures Based on Case Law" at Osaka Prefecture Hospital Association (248 participants from 96 hospitals). Please click here for pictures. 2009.01 Takanori ABE took a business trip to Chicago. 2008 2008.12 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of a U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Palo Alto. 2008.12 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of a U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Los Angeles. 2008.12.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Global Patent Litigation" at Osaka University Graduate School of Law. 2008.12.08 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "International License Agreements in the U.S. and Japan : Basic Concepts and Provisions" at the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2008.11.07 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property" at The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. 2008.11 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Atlanta. 2008.10 ABE Law & Patent Firm represented a Japanese Pharmaceutical Company and resolved a pharmaceutical patent infringement dispute between two Japanese Pharmaceutical Companies by settlement. 2008.10 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Chicago. 2008.10 We are seeking attorneys. If you would like details, please see "Recruiting Information". 2008.10 We are accepting visits from legal apprentices. If you would like details, please see "To Legal Apprentice Trainees". 2008.10 Takanori ABE is appointed as a lecturer of Osaka University Graduate School of Law. 2008.08.27 ABE Law & Patent Firm assisted Japanese corporation and won a defamation lawsuit between Japanese corporation and Korean corporation (Seoul Central District Court). 2008.06 Takanori ABE observed the oral hearing of Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (en banc) at CAFC, Washington D.C. 2008.06.19 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Globalization and Cross-Border Litigation" (English Speech) at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Session II of International Intellectual Property. 2008.05 Takanori ABE was chosen as the "China Watcher in Japan" by 21st China Research Institute. 2008.05.12 We have relocated our offices to the thirteenth floor of the same IMP Building. We want to make this a first step to provide higher quality and speedier legal services. We thank you for your patronage and look forward to your continued support. 2008.05.08 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent Infringement Lawsuit in Osaka District Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2008.04 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Jackson. 2008.04.21 Takanori ABE co-authored a book entitled "Medical Management" (Nikkei Medical Kaihatsu Publishing). 2008.04 Takanori ABE met with Professor Han and Dr. Yang of Renmin University of China Law School. The meeting was introduced on the Renmin University website. 2008.04.01 Takanori ABE is appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (Medical Law and Intellectual Property Law). 2008.03.21 ABE Law & Patent Firm represented client in an oral hearing at IP High Court for the Patent Case, a 5th En Banc Case in Japan. Please click here for IP High Courts announcement. 2008.03.21 ABE Law & Patent Firm represented client in an oral hearing at IP High Court for the Patent Case, a 5th En Banc Case in Japan. Please click here for newspaper article. 2008.03 Takanori ABE attended the Markman Hearing of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Maryland. 2008.02 Takanori ABE gave a lecture on "Introduction of Medical Law and Intellectual Patent Law" at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. (2008.01/02) 2008.02.25 Takanori ABE co-lectured on "U.S. Patent Litigation" at Kansai Patent Attorneys Study Group. 2008.01 Recruiting information is now available. We are seeking attorneys and a part-time secretary. If you would like more details, please see Recruiting Information. 2008.01 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in San Diego. 2008.01 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Seattle. 2008.01 Takanori ABE made a business trip to Germany and France. 2008.01.10 Takanori ABE is appointed as a Commissioner, Model Enterprise Analyzing Patients Death relating to Medical Examination, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine. 2008.01.10 IP High Court designated our Patent Case as the 5th En Banc case in Japan. Please click here for IP High Courts announcement. 2008.01.10 IP High Court designated our Patent Case as the 5th En Banc case in Japan. Please click here for newspaper article. 2008.01.01 Takanori ABE gave a lecture on "Introduction of Medical Law and Intellectual Patent Law" at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. (2008.01/02) 2007 2007.12 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Seoul, Korea. 2007.11.08 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a jury trial in Patent Infringement Litigation in the United States, United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 2007.11 Takanori ABE attended the three-week jury trial of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in San Francisco, including jury selection, opening statement, witness examination, closing argument, jury instruction and verdict. 2007.10.11 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "License in the U.S. and Japan" at the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation. 2007.10 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation at the Consulate General of the United States, Osaka. 2007.09 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Los Angeles. 2007.09 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Hawaii. 2007.07.12 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Globalization and Cross-Border Litigation" (English Speech) at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Session II of International Intellectual Property. 2007.06.18 Takanori ABE co-authored a book entitled "Intellectual Property License Agreement- Theory and Practice." 2007.06 Takanori ABE attended the oral proceedings ("interview with the examiner") for Taiwan patent cancellation case at Taiwan Intellectual Property Office. 2007.05.28 Takanori ABE presented a lecture entitled "Intellectual Property Rights" at the ELSI Committee of "BioBank Japan Project" supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on June 27, 2006. 2007.04.27 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Global Patent Litigation - What Business People should know about IP" (English Speech) at IUJ Business School. 2007.04.26 Takanori ABE has become Secretary General of the China Patent Cooperative Association. 2007.03 Takanori ABE attended the deposition of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in Guam. 2007.02 ABE Law & Patent Firm represented Japanese corporation and resolved a Japanese patent dispute between Japanese corporation and U.S. corporation by settlement. 2007.01 Takanori ABE attended the mediation of U.S. Patent Infringement Litigation in San Francisco. 2006 2006.12.16 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "U.S. Health Law & Intellectual Property law Education : Two Classes of Scientific Technology and Law" at Osaka University International Symposium "Legal Education and Ethical Issues in Science and Technology." 2006.11.18 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Medicine and Intellectual Property : Intellectual Property, Gene Therapy, and Tailor Made Medicine" at Medical Management Program, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2006. 2006.10 Takanori ABE will start a lecture entitled "Antitrust Law and Intellectual Property" at the Faculty of Intellectual Property, Osaka Institute of Technology. 2006.09.18 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legislation and Administrative Regulations of Biobank Japan Project for Personalized Medicine: Collection, Preservation, and Research of Materials" (English speech) at the 2006 ELSI Symposium in Taiwan. 2006.09.11 Takanori ABE authored an article entitled "What you need to know about International Transaction Agreements with Foreign Companies (Europe and Asia)?" on the "Business Advisory Office". 2006.09.08 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "License in the U.S. and Japan" at the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation.(2006.08.21/09.08） 2006.09 Takanori ABE attended the negotiation meeting against a U.S. corporation in San Francisco for the Japan Patent Infringement Case. 2006.08 ABE Law & Patent Firm was appointed as a legal advisor for Taiwanese Company for M&A deal between Taiwanese Company and Japanese Company. 2006.07 Takanori ABE co-authored a book entitled "Legal Issues in Medicine for Medical Practitioners : From the Privacy Act to Medical Patent," Japan Medical Planning. 2006.07.10 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Globalization and Cross-Border Litigation" (English Speech) at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Session II of International Intellectual Property. 2006.06.27 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Intellectual Property" at ELSI Committee, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Personalized Medicine Project of The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo. 2006.06.16 ABE Law & Patent Firm represented Taiwanese corporation and won an international commercial lawsuit between Taiwanese corporation and Japanese corporation in Yokohama District Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2006.06.08 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "The State of U.S. Litigation" for law students of Osaka University Graduate School of the Law who visited our firm. 2006.06.01 Takanori ABE is appointed as a Commissioner, Education Evaluation Committee, Osaka Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Intellectual Property. 2006.04.30 Takanori ABE started a lecture entitled "Research on Intellectual Property in Global Markets" at the Faculty of Intellectual Property, Osaka Institute of Technology. 2006.04.27 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Trademark Cancellation Lawsuit in Intellectual Property High Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2006.04.27 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Trademark Cancellation Lawsuit in Intellectual Property High Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2006.02.28 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent License Lawsuit in Intellectual Property High Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2006.02.22 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "How to Cope with U.S. Intellectual Property Litigation" at the Osaka Prefectural Manufacturing & Industrial Association. 2006.02.01 Takanori ABE is appointed as a Commissioner, Human Genome Research Committee, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma. 2006.02.01 Takanori ABE is appointed as a Commissioner, Stem Cell Research Committee, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma. 2006.01.13 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "P2P Technology and Copyright : How to Balance Advancement of Technology and Copyright Protection" at the International Movie Contents Association. 2005 2005.12 Takanori ABE supervised the translation of "Chinese Patent Infringement : comparison with U.S. Patent Law and Cases," Toyo Hoki Publishing. 2005.12.06 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Legal and Ethical Issues of Gene Therapy" at Japan National Center for Child Health and Development. 2005.12.01 Takanori ABE is appointed as Commissioner, Gene Therapy Clinical Research Committee, Japan National Center for Child Health and Development. 2005.11 ABE Law & Patent Firm assisted Japanese corporation for Taiwanese patent infringement preliminary injunction case and obtained a favorable decision. 2005.11.28 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Globalization and Cross-Border Litigation" (English Speech) at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Session II of International Intellectual Property. 2005.10.27 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "The Method of Reading U.S. Case Law, KP Permanent Make-Up Inc. v. Lasting Impression I Inc." at the Japan Trademark Association. 2005.10.26 Takanori ABE participated as a panelist and a moderator in Aoyama & Partners 40th Anniversary Symposium "Globalization and Cross-Border Litigation : Reconsidering the Traditional Territoriality Principle." 2005.10.25 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled the "Current Situation and Future Perspective of Foreign Patent Infringement Suit in Japan, US, Europe, and Asia : What a Japanese Company Should Prepare" at Aoyama & Partners 40th Anniversary Symposium. 2005.10.21 ABE Law & Patent Firm won a Patent License Lawsuit in Tokyo District Court. Please click here for the court decision. 2005.10 Takanori ABE attended the hearing of Taiwanese Patent Infringement preliminary injunction proceeding at Taipei District Court in Taiwan. 2005.09.29 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "The Method of Reading U.S. Case Law, KP Permanent Make-Up Inc. v. Lasting Impression I Inc." at the Japan Trademark Association. 2005.07.22 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "The State of U.S. Litigation" at the Japan Trademark Association. 2005.06.30 Takanori ABE co-authored a book entitled "Intellectual Property Q & A," Japan Industrial Newspaper. 2005.06.29 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "The State of U.S. Litigation" at Kansai Patent Seminar. 2005.06.28 Takanori ABE is appointed as a Commissioner, Working Group for ELSI on Medical Research, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 2005.06.24 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Globalization and Cross-Border Litigation" (English Speech) at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Session II of International Intellectual Property. 2005.06.04 Takanori ABE attended the academic conference of the Industrial Property Law Association. 2005.06.02 Takanori ABE was interviewed by Yomiuri Newspaper regarding intellectual property of Japan and the U.S.. 2005.05.24 Takanori ABE authored an article regarding "Continuing Legal Education System in the U.S. : Implications for the Japan CLE Program" in the Osaka Bar Association Monthly Journal. 2005.04.11 Takanori ABE started a lecture entitled "Research on Intellectual Property in Global Markets" at the Faculty of Intellectual Property, Osaka Institute of Technology. 2005.04.01 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "P2P Technology and Copyright: How to Balance Advancement of Technology and Copyright Protection" (English speech) at National Taiwan University. 2005.03.30 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Recent Development in Japanese Patent Litigation : How to Enforce Your Rights and Protect Yourself in Japanese Court" (English speech) at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. 2005.03.30 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Biobank in Japan" at ELSI meeting sponsored by National Medical Genetics Research Center, the Faculty of Law of National Tsing Hua University, and the Faculty of Science Ethics of National Taiwan University. 2005.03.29 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Recent Development in Japanese Patent Litigation : How to Enforce Your Rights and Protect Yourself in Japanese Court" (English speech) at Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan. 2005.03.28 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled " P2P Technology and Copyright : How to Balance Advancement of Technology and Copyright Protection" (English speech) at Soochow University, Taiwan. 2005.03.23 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Judicial Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Literal Infringement, DOE, and Unfair Competition Regarding Foreign Patent Infringement Case" at Kansai Patent Attorneys Study Group. 2005.02.15 Takanori ABE authored an article entitled "The State of U.S. Litigation: Perspectives from IP Research in the U.S." in Intellectual Property Management, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2005. 2004 2004.12.07 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Judicial Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Literal Infringement, DOE, and Unfair Competition Regarding Foreign Patent Infringement Case" at a new realm salon of Intellectual Property Association of Japan. 2004.11.28 Takanori ABE attended the academic conference of the Japan Association of Medical Law. 2004.11.08 Takanori ABE authored an article entitled "How to avoid U.S. Patent Litigation?", Nikkan Kougyou Newspaper. 2004.09.24 Takanori ABE attended the Foshan Intellectual Property Right Seminar, Visit China Delegation and visited Foshan Court, State Administration for Industry & Commerce, Ministry of Commerce.（2004.9.20-9.24） 2004.09.24 Takanori ABE is appointed as a Commissioner, ELSI Committee, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (University of Tokyo, Personalized Medicine Project). 2004.09.15 Takanori ABE authored an article titled "Judicial Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Literal Infringement, DOE, and Unfair Competition Regarding Foreign Patent Infringement Case" in Intellectual Property Management, Vol. 54, No. 10, 2004. 2004.07.09 Takanori ABE gave a lecture entitled "Interplay of Japan and U.S. Patent Law" at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. 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