Category: Tokyo District Court
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Tokyo District Court publishes SEP mediation guidelines: fundamentally incompatible with Western legal culture
In the Western hemisphere, mediation is shielded from litigation. The Tokyo District Court, however, has a different approach.
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Tokyo District Court to put FRAND mediation procedure in place: three rounds maximum, six months, global scope: Nikkei report
Shortly after giving guidance on how to adjudicate the FRAND defense to SEP injunctions, the Tokyo District Court appears to prepare the next initiative and it is about fast-track mediation.
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Japan’s influential Judge Nakashima defines Munich-inspired FRAND guidelines, but there is potential for further interjurisdictional friction
After a recent settlement in Pantech v. Google, Judge Motoyuki Nakashima of the Tokyo District Court has provided general FRAND guidance.