The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019 recently and reports on the numeric state of affairs in intellectual property worldwide in 2018. Many trends are predictable. Asia’s activity is ever more noticeable. WIPO proclaims,…
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The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has instituted new policies for Design applications. The changes apply to applications filed on or after May 1, 2019. These changes tend to simplify the procedures for applicants. Looser requirements for submission of design diagrams…
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) has announced plans to fund new integrated efforts to bring more revenue to Japan through protection and exploitation of Japan-registered varieties of plants in other countries. MAFF asserts that many…
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd.’s Bessho Hirokazu (General Manager of Corporate IP Division, IP and Standardization Supervisory Unit) presented plans to perform Honda’s regular analysis of its global patent portfolio by means of Artificial Intelligence (AI), on September 18, 2019. Honda…
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The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) issued patent no. 2,000,000 and trademark registration no. 1,000,000, which Republic of Korea (South Korea) President Moon Jae-in presented to the inventor and registrant, respectively, on September 19, 2019. Only six other nations’ had…
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Japan’s prolific manga comic industry has been charged with being sluggish to provide youth with digital manga materials, and some of those who entered the black market of pirated manga in response to the demand are now facing criminal charges….
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Kyocera Corporation (Kyoto) reported that its patent infringement case filed in 2018 against German automotive supplier Preh GmbH reached settlement in Germany. The resolution leads to an amicable licensing agreement over the haptic feedback technology for touchscreens. Kyocera developed the…
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In a recent article in a fashion magazine, results of an INTA (International Trademark in of Japanese members of Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2010) said that only 46% of Japanese reported having bought counterfeited goods before, compared with…
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Earlier this year Professor Tasuku Honjo, Nobel Laureate, publicly criticized his development partner Ono Pharmaceuticals, claiming their renumeration (2.6 billion yen, about US$24 million) was far below what he and other researchers should receive, considering the value of the programmed…
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The Prime Minister’s Office issued an Plan for Promoting Intellectual Property 2019 in June 2019. This Plan lays out various principles around which the government apparently hopes to rally businesses in a new direction, away from strict guarding of IP…
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