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2022.03.29

PATENT

REDUCTION/EXEMPTION SYSTEM OF REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FEE AND PATENT FEE IN JAPAN

2021.12.28

TRADEMARK

Are you in a hurry to obtain a trademark right in Japan?

2021.09.30

PATENT

Current Status of Patent Examination in Japan as seen in "Patent Administration Annual Report 2021"

2021.09.30

PATENT

UTILITY MODEL

DESIGN

TRADEMARK

Revision of Patent Act and Other Acts

2021.06.29

PATENT

EXAMINATION ACCELERATING SYSTEM FOR PROMPT GRANTING OF PATENT IN JAPAN

2021.03.26

PATENT

COURT DECISION HOLDING THAT INVENTION RELATED TO PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DOES NOT FALL UNDER "CREATION OF TECHNICAL IDEAS UTILIZING LAWS OF NATURE"

2021.03.26

PATENT

REGARDING PATENT OPPOSITION SYSTEM AND PATENT INVALIDATION TRIAL SYSTEM

2020.12.28

TRADEMARK

First Judicial Case on Registrability of a Single Color Mark - Has a single color trademark acquired distinctiveness? ((Gyo-Ke) 10147, IP High Ct., June 23 2020)

2020.12.28

DESIGN

Revision of the Design Act in 2020 - the status of applications and registration of designs which are newly subjected to the protection

2020.09.29

DESIGN

RELATED DESIGN SYSTEM AFTER REVISION OF DESIGN ACT IN 2020

2020.09.29

PATENT

SPECIFICATION OF WELL-KNOWN ART IN DETERMINATION OF INVENTIVE STEP

2020.06.30

PATENT

UTILITY MODEL

DESIGN

TRADEMARK

Handling by the Japan Patent Office regarding the novel coronavirus disease "COVID-19"

2020.06.30

PATENT

A court case providing a determination method of the damage amount under Article 102, Section 1 of Patent Act (the decision of the grand panel of the IP High Court made on February 28, 2020)

2020.03.31

PATENT

Current Status of Remedies for Expired Request for Substantive Examination

2020.03.31

PATENT

Recent Precedents with Respect to Pharmaceutical Patents

2019.12.24

TRADEMARK

Border Enforcement in Japan

2019.12.24

PATENT

As for Revisions of Patent Act, etc. (Regarding Protection of Right)

2019.10.04

DESIGN

As for a major revision of the Design Act

2019.10.04

PATENT

As for the decision of the grand panel of the IP High Court made on June 7, 2019 (2018 [Appeal Case] No.10063)

2019.07.03

PATENT

As for Patent Examination Cases regarding AI-related Technology