tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1237463447924928148..comments2024-03-29T10:54:23.099+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Japanese practice changes in relation to "sub-combination inventions"Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-81776501884919702822012-06-29T15:10:26.700+01:002012-06-29T15:10:26.700+01:00Dear MaxDrei, this may indeed be the reason for th...Dear MaxDrei, this may indeed be the reason for the interest in the topic, but the development as I understand it is in respect of how the sub-combination can be claimed as such.Darren Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252776942038752516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-21454285452107269352012-06-29T15:04:34.463+01:002012-06-29T15:04:34.463+01:00As we all know, Japanese patent law came from the ...As we all know, Japanese patent law came from the patent law of Germany. In German patent infringement law there is a long history on the question whether a "sub-combination" can be an infringement of a claim to a combination.<br /><br />So I think the excitement in Japan is about the possibility of writing a claim to (say) a printer including an ink cartridge, getting it to issue, defending attacks on its validity, then getting a finding of "valid and infringed" imposed on a competitor that is competing in the aftermarket for ink cartridges.<br /><br />Oder?MaxDreinoreply@blogger.com