statistics of cases
(ip division in tokyo high court)
1 number 0f cases
(1)seeking rovocation 0f the patent 0ffice decision
year |
commenced |
disposed |
pending |
1 9 9 7 |
3 2 8 |
2 9 8 |
4 7 3 |
1 9 9 8 |
3 9 3 |
3 9 7 |
4 6 9 |
1 9 9 9 |
4 2 9 |
4 3 5 |
4 6 3 |
2 0 0 0 |
4 7 8 |
4 3 o |
5 1 1 |
2 o o 1 |
5 7 5 |
4 7 1 |
6 1 5 |
2 0 0 2 |
6 3 6 |
5 7 l |
6 8 0 |
2 0 o 3 |
5 3 4 |
6 9 3 |
5 2 l |
(details 0f commenced cases in 2003)
patent 7 7%,trademark l 6%,utility model 4%,design 3%
(2)civil appeal cases
year |
c0mmenced |
disposed |
pending |
l 9 9 7 |
5 5 |
3 4 |
5 9 |
l 9 9 8 |
7 l |
6 6 |
6 4 |
1 9 9 9 |
l o 6 |
8 1 |
8 9 |
2 0 0 0 |
1 2 4 |
1 l 2 |
1 o 1 |
2 o 0 l |
l o 2 |
1 0 7 |
9 6 |
2 0 0 2 |
1 1 9 |
1 3 1 |
8 4 |
2 o o 3 |
1 1 4 |
1 2 8 |
7 o |
[details 0f commenced cases in 2003]
patent 3 6%,copyright 2 2%,unfair competition 1 8%,trademrk 1 3%, utility model 8%,design 3%
2 average time intervals from commencement to disposition
|
seeking rovocation of the
patent 0ffice decision
(months) |
civil appeal cases
(months, all high courts) |
1 9 9 7 |
l 8. 6 |
1 6. 9 |
1 9 9 8 |
1 7. 2 |
1 2. 1 |
l 9 9 9 |
1 4. 2 |
1 1. 0 |
2 0 o 0 |
1 1. 6 |
1 0. 4 |
2 o 0 l |
1 2. 0 |
1 0. 9 |
2 o 0 2 |
1 2. 7 |
1 o. 4 |
2 0 0 3 |
1 2. 4 |
9. 9 |
3 causes of termination 0f cases
(1)seeking rovocation of the patent 0ffice decision(2003)
causes |
numbers |
total |
6 9 3 |
judgement
|
5 3 0
(7 6%) |
dismissed
quashed |
3 6 4 (6 9%)
1 6 6 (3 1%) |
withdrawal |
1 4 9 (2 2%) |
compromise etc. |
1 4 ( 2%) |
|
|
|
(2)civil appeal cases—a1l high courts一(2003)
causes |
numbers |
total |
1 9 9 |
judegement
|
l 2 9
(6 5%) |
dismissed
etc.
quashed |
1 1 3 (8 8%)
1 6 (1 2%) |
withdrawal |
2 3 (1 2%) |
compromise etc. |
4 7 (2 4%) |
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