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

CONTENTS
15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management	2
Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of Japan’s Patent System Takashi Tsuno	4
Redefining the “Inventor” in the Age of AI：The Boundaries of a Human-　Centered Intellectual Property System Kimiaki Suzuki	6
Harmonization? Hiroaki Tsuno	8
Options for Information Disclosure Statements After Notice of Allowance Koichiro Nakamura	10
Obviousness Double Patenting and Common Ownership Douglas P. Mueller	14
Fintiv v. PayPal：Functional Claiming and Means-Plus-Function Pitfalls Heungsoo Choi	18
Will There Be a Major Change In EPO Practice? Stephen Haley	22
Navigating the Impact of Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) on　IP Law Firms and Patent Attorneys Uwe Borchert	24
Independent Inventors in Decline：Structural Shifts in Germany’s Patent Landscape Dr. Thomas Schlief	28
EPO Decision G 1/24：Claim Interpretation Must Always Consider the Description and Drawings Henry R. Mischung	30
Shifting Claim Interpretation at the EPO Nils T. F. Schmid	32
Strategic Use of Divisional Applications in Germany and Europe in the Era of the UPC Alexander Schmidt	34
Decision G1/24：Developments in Claim Interpretation at the EPO Dr. Kilian Kuhn & Dr. Andreas Pfund	38
G1/23 “Requirement of reproducibility for for prior art status under Article 54(2) and 56 EPC” Yuki Inoue	42
Inside Thailand’s Patent Battles：The Four Biggest Obstacles Fabrice Mattei & Punyavee Kerativitayanan	44
The Alicante Trademark and Design Courts for Global IP Protection Ricardo Guerras	52
G 1/23：Why Even “Black Box” Products Can Block Your Patent Dr. Martin Klok & Ir. Senne Plessers	54
The Evolution of Autonomous Driving in China and Intellectual Property Trends William XU	56
The Meaning of the Extension of the Response Period to Office Actions Inhan Kim	58
Comparison of the DWANGO Case between Japan and Korea Kevin Kim	60
Deferred Examination System Seong-Uk Yang	62
Recognition of Well-Known and Conventional Technology under AI Technologiess Choon-Seok Seom	64
Introduction of a Korean Supreme Court Precedent on the System for Extension of Patent Term (Supreme Court of Korea, Decision 2021Hu11070, July 25, 2024) MinHye JUNG	66
Korean Court Rules on Scope and Use of 3D Trademarks (Patent Court Decision：2024Heo12388, February 14, 2025) Jung-Won LEE	70
Protection of Trade Secrets of National Core Key Technologies in Taiwan Fang-Yi Chu	72
Latest Developments in Taiwan Patent Examination Practice and Key Points for Response Tzu-Lien Ou	74
India’s Intellectual Property Landscape 2025：Key Reforms and Global Partnerships Dr. Rajeshkumar Acharya & Priya Mehta	76
Applicability of Copyright Exceptions to Generative AI Applications Ng Yi Neng & Rachel Woo	78
Optimization of the ‘Solution to Problem’ Section and Its Practical Effects Yoshinori Oku	82
Announcement of the Establishment of ACLC Kotaro Takenaga	84
Opposing to the Neglect of Studies of EconomicThoughts Kei Ehara	86
2025 AIPPI World Congress Yokohama Yoshihiro Haraguchi	88
Intellectual Property Statistics	90
Basics of Filing a Patent Application in Japan	94