Significant case indicates a reform of damages in Japan and warns infringers that the courts are adopting a stance of awarding significantly larger damage amounts.
There are critical issues that should be considered by a patent owner in the timing of a notification of infringement of a Japanese Patent. There are two ways of invalidating Japanese patents, namely, opposition for invalidation and appeal for invalidation. Ryuka Patent Firm briefly explains the difference here; contact them to discuss in greater detail the advantages of the options in your specific case.