Starting from August 1, 2015, a pilot program is available to applicants who wish to benefit from streamlined sharing of search results between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office, for approved U.S. and Japanese…
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TOKYO- In I-Tech Systems v. C.C.S., Inc., Taro Yaguchi, Senior Partner at Keisen Associates, representing the plaintiff, I-Tech Systems, won on appeal in a revocation action at the Tokyo IP High Court against the JPO’s decision to invalidate the plaintiff’s…
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By Miki Yamaguchi, Technical Advisor, Keisen Associates Starting this April, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) has implemented a change in the post-appeal rebuttal process. As a general rule, if a patent applicant receives a Final Decision of Rejection (FDR, Kyozetsusatei…
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*Note: A newer article published in February 2017, summarizing the content below, is available here. Requirements Then and Now: Patent applications have to be filed before a prior art disclosure. But what if the disclosure is the inventor’s own? Can…
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* You can read more recent articles and our strengths in reinstatement after a missed deadline at our Reinstatement portal page. “If I missed the 30-month deadline for filing a PCT Japan National Phase application, can I still reinstate it?”…
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Under the Law for Strengthening of Industrial and Technological Competitiveness, the JPO has implemented measures to reduce fees for small businesses, venture companies, and other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) if they satisfy certain requirements. The discounts apply…
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) announced their plans for reforming Intellectual Property related laws of Patent, Trademark, Industrial Design, as part of Japan’s revitalization Strategy put forth by the Abe administration….
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The Licensing Executive Society’s (LES) Annual Meeting will take place at the Philadelphia Downtown Mariott on September 22-24. Keisen’s licensing and commercialization experts, Konomi Takeshita (Keisen Associate US Patent Attorney, CLP) and Clara Yamagishi (CLP) will be in attendance. If…
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As of April 22, you can find us at our new address: Waterras Annex Suite 1205 2-105 Kanda-Awajicho Chiyodaku, Tokyo 101-0063 JAPAN Phone: +81-3-5298-6552 FAX: +81-3-5294-3008 Please come visit us if you’re in the area! The nearest subway station is…
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Nintendo was granted a patent by the US Patent Office on December 27, 2012, for its new Panorama View feature, which allows the player on Wii U to move the GamePad screen around to display a 360-degree view beyond what…
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