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The Basic Flow of Determining Inventive Step Under Art. 29(2) of the Patent Law
In this article, we would like to briefly introduce the basic flow of determining inventive step under Art. 29(2) of the Japanese Patent Law. We hope this information will be helpful in considering a response to a lack of inventive step ... -
Practical Information on Japanese Patent Applications that You Should Keep in Mind!
This article is intended for those who have some knowledge of Japanese patent applications (especially, foreign patent attorneys). Through this article, we hope that you will become familiar with the important practical points of Japanes... -
Grand Panel Decision of the IP High Court – Dwango v. FC2 No. 10046(Ne) 2021
The Intellectual Property (IP) High Court of Japan has issued an important grand panel decision on a patent infringement case (Dwango vs. FC2 Case No. 10046 (Ne) 2021) on May 26, 2023. The case is well known as the Japanese version of th... -
JPO Status Report 2023 shows the Latest Trends in Japanese IP Applications
The JPO has issued the Status Report 2023. We would like to briefly introduce the latest trends in Japanese IPR filings as seen in this report. The following graphs are extracted from the Status Report 2023. Number of Patent Applications... -
Flowcharts for patent, utility model, design, and trademark applications in Japan
We have summarized the basic information on patent, utility model, design, and trademark applications in Japan. Since we often receive questions from our clients regarding patent, utility model, design, and trademark applications in Japa... -
Cabinet Decision on Draft Amendments to IP Laws in Japan (Mar. 10, 2023)
We would like to let you know that as announced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on March 10, 2023, the Cabinet approved draft amendments to IP laws (primarily, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (hereinafter, "UC... -
Relaxation of criteria for the restoration of various procedures for patent application etc.
On April 1, 2023, the criteria for the restoration of various procedures for patent, utility model, design, and trademark applications will be changed from “due care” to “unintentional” criteria. Even when Applicant fail to complete any ... -
Apology and Report regarding website issue
Since last week, we have been receiving reports that our website is not accessible, so we have been contacting a server management company and openDNS (In this regard, Cisco Umbrella was blocking access to our website). We also found tha... -
Seminar “Unfair Competition Prevention Law (Trade Secrets, etc.)”(JPAA Hokuriku)
We are pleased to announce that Tomoyuki Serizawa, managing partner of the firm, will be a speaker at the following seminar organized by the Hokuriku Division of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association. Title: Unfair Competition Preventio... -
Hiroshi Hattori joined IPStart
IPStart Intellectual Property Law Firm ("IPStart") opened for its business on January 1, 2023. We are pleased to announce that on the same day, Hiroshi HATTORI joined IPStart as a partner of the firm. Hiroshi specializes in patent cases ... -
Message for the opening of IPStart
We are pleased to announce the successful opening of IPStart Intellectual Property Law Firm as of January 1, 2023. We look forward to working with you this year! You can see the PDF version from here. -
International remittances using cryptocurrency
With regard to international transactions between us and foreign patent attorneys or international clients, we are currently considering the introduction of international remittances using cryptocurrency as an alternative option to wire ...
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