Representatives from Keisen Associates will host a booth at the Licensing Executives Society U.S.A. and Canada, Inc. (LES) Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, October 23-26, 2016. This is an excellent opportunity to network and collaborate. We would be delighted to…
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As of August 1, 2016, petitioners have filed over 1,000 post-grant opposition cases since April 1, 2015 under the 2014 amendment of Japan’s Patent Act. Whereas in the first half-year since April 2015 a third of the oppositions were against…
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Rumours have grown in Japan surrounding the delay of Pokemon GO’s release date in Japan, and recently many of those have focused on JPO’s recent rejection against the trademark of Pokemon GO in Japan. It turns out that the trademark…
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On June 16th, 2016, the successor of the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) Commissioner Ito has been announced to be Commissioner Yoshinori Komiya. As a result, Commissioner Ito is retiring from a successful career serving in Japanese government services. Commissioner Ito…
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Step 1: Enter the number of days left before the 30-month deadline to enter into the Japanese national phase*. In order to calculate precise cost for your specific case, please enter the number of days left before the 30-month deadline…
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The JPO has adopted an individual fee consisting of two parts. The application will be cancelled if the second part of the individual fee is not paid within the period indicated in the NOTIFICATION OF SECOND PART OF INDIVIDUAL FEE.
“Frank Miura,” a parody brand trademark that was overturned, was reinstated after its owner challenged the JPO’s invalidation of it. “Frank Miura” parodies the expensive Swiss watch brand “Franck Muller,” which sounds very similar when pronounced in Japanese. The watches…
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Trends in Japan Between April 1, 2015 and March 8, 2016, 608 petitions for the re-introduced Post Grant Review (PGR / igi moushitate) system, which may be filed up to six months from date of issue of the patent, have…
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Patent fees paid to the JPO on or after April 1, 2016 are set according to new fee rules. The fees are generally cheaper under the new rules. You can see the fee changes here. * The information provided on…
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