Intellectual Property High Court

35°38′30″N 139°42′11″E / 35.641651°N 139.703047°E / 35.641651; 139.703047The Intellectual Property High Court (知的財産高等裁判所, Chiteki-zaisan kōtō-saiban-sho), sometimes abbreviated IPHC, is a special branch of Tokyo High Court in the judicial system of Japan.

It is based in Nakameguro, a district in Meguro Ward in Tokyo, Japan.

[1] The Intellectual Property (IP) High Court was established on 1 April 2005,[2] in order to accelerate and reduce the costs of patent litigation in Japan.

[3] The IP High Court hears appeals from district courts in Japan on patent actions and suits against appeal/trial decisions made by the Japan Patent Office (JPO).

[2] The IP High Court is also the exclusive court of appeals on issues such as: the rights of authors of a computer program, utility model rights, and integrated circuit layout design protection.