１．Background

Company X is the owner of patent right in a certain field. Company X demanded from Company Y an injunction of the manufacture and sale of a product and compensation for damages. Company Y refused to accept the demand arguing that they had not infringed upon Company X's right.

２．Purposes of the application

Company X, the applicant, sought to demand an injunction of the manufacture and sale of the product in question and payment of compensation for past damages.

３．Later Developments

After the application for mediation was sent to Company Y, Company Y gave Company X evidence of prior use right outside of the mediation procedures. Company X saw the evidence and withdrew its application for mediation, and thus the case was settled.

４．Characteristics of this case

This is an example in which the case was settled by the parties themselves triggered by the filing of an application for mediation. Applying for mediation is an effective way to solve a dispute before filing a suit.