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Journal of Towa Institute of Intellectual Property
Journal of Towa Institute of Intellectual Property

This journal provides a forum for essays, papers and other achivements about intellectual property management.

Journal of Towa Institute of Intellectual Property Journal of Towa Institute of Intellectual Property
Vol.8 No.2 (2016.10)



Contents

Prefatory Notes
Thinking the new tide of IP business
 Takashi Tsuno
2
Trends of intellectual property institutional reform in Japan
 Kimiaki Suxuki
4
On the number of Patent Applications in Japan
 Hiroyuki Okada
6
On the Establishment of Towa Nagisa Institute of Strategic Management
 Satoru Hirano
8

Contributed Papers
Impacts of Recent Changes in US Patent Law on Patent Practice
 George Anthony Smith, Jr.
12
USPTO Update:Software and Abstract Ideas
 Jacob L. Mangan
16
Cuozzo Speed Tech. and More:Understanding Inter Partes Reviews - Are You Ready?
 Mark D. Saralino
20
Impact of the planned new patent system in Europe
 Uwe Borchert
24
Speed of Innovation vs. Speed of Patent Systems vs. Strategical Considerations
 Dr. Thomas Schlief
28
Brexit ? Big Changes or Business As Usual?
 Stephen Haley
30
The European Unitary Patent System ? Will Brexit Break It?
 Dr. Anton Pfau
34
Impact of the Amendment to the Patent Law on Patent Practice
 Jing Zhiqiang
40
Product-by-process Claim in China and Japan
 Jin Dan
42
Reviewing New Patent System in China:on the fourth amendment
 Dr. Carissa H. LI
44
Battle with the registration in bad faith in China
 Hongxiao Sun
48
Outline of the Amendment to Guidelines for Determining Patent Infringement for Patents and Utility Models in Taiwan
 Yao-Ting Huang
52
Korean Strategy of IP in National Committee of IP
 Ea Roo Kang
54
Policies Supporting IPR Creation
 Inhan Kim
56
Intellectual Property System reforms in India
 Dr. Rajeshkumar Acharya & Girishchandra Tanna
58
Singapore gears up IP systems to drive economy
 Yvonne Tang
62

Original Papers
Application trends of the sealing device to be used for propeller shaft
 Kei Somaya
66
On a claim based on a multiple dependent claim in Korea
 Sanghyouk Lee
68
Thinking Intermediate Procedures (No.2)
 Kenji Tsuboi
70
Appropriateness of Redundancy in Patent Specification
 Makoto Hoshi
72
Preferable Scenario of Technology Licensing from Academia
 Satoru Hirano
76
Recent IP Business in Japan:Looking into the Employment Dynamics
 Dr. Kei Ehara
76

Patent Statistics 86
15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management 
 Towa Nagisa Institute of Intellectual Property
92