A case in which copyright infringement was denied with respect to a software display screen

• Tokyo District Court Decision on June 13, 2001
  • Tokyo District Court Decision June 13, 2001, HanJi No. 1761, p. 131 Provisional disposition against Cybozu
    • Affirms copyright infringement with respect to iOffice 2.43
    • Denies copyright infringement regarding iOffice 3.0
• Tokyo District Court Decision on September 5, 2002
  • explanation
    • Denial of copyright infringement with regard to software display screens—Cybozu case
      • http://lex.juris.hokudai.ac.jp/coe/articles/tamura/casenote04c.pdf
• Tokyo District Court Decision on September 30, 2003
  • Tokyo District Court, September 30, 2003 Heisei 15 (wa) 15890 Cybozu unfair competition
  • Case in which Neo Japan sued Cybozu for unfair competition.
  • Result: Neo Japan side lost the case.

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