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December 26, 2012
The results of the Japanese IP Infringement Litigator Examination was announced on December 18, 2012 and revealed that only 136 applicants passed the examination, down by approximately 25% from the previous year. Until the admissions process for future litigators becomes less regulated, it is important to keep in mind the two types of patent attorneys in existence in Japan and make an informed choice in finding representation that is right for you.
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December 12, 2012
The World Intellectual Property Organization released the data on global patent activities trends for 2011 and announced that, despite the “uncertainty and fragility” of the global economy, patent filings grew by close to 8% last year. The big announcement, however,…
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December 6, 2012
The Japan Patent Office along with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) launched an anti-counterfeiting campaign on December 2, 2012, to educate consumers against the ills of this proliferating social phenomenon. In recent years, counterfeit and pirated products…
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November 21, 2012
In an unusual copyright infringement case involving origami, a Japanese origami artist sued a Tokyo network television broadcaster for allegedly reproducing the folding instructions of his original origami top on the company’s web site. The artist claimed the network infringed the artists’ copyright, but is an origami diagram a copyrightable subject matter?
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November 7, 2012
Our New York City Office continues to have no power due to last week’s storm and will remain closed until further notice. However, our Philadelphia and Tokyo offices are open. If you have an IP question, please contact us at:…
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October 30, 2012
On Monday, Oct. 29, and Tuesday, Oct, 30, due to Hurricane Sandy, our Philadelphia office and New York office will be closed. If you have any urgent case please contact our Tokyo office. Thank you! Tokyo office’s contact: TEL:011-81-3-3230-1244 (English…
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July 16, 2012
In an effort to ramp up their brand overseas, Toshiba Corp. announced yesterday that it will be stepping up its overseas patent application filings from its current 51% of their combined domestic and international patent application filings to 70% by the year 2014…
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May 3, 2012
Three attorneys and technical advisers from Keisen attended the 2012 Design of Medical Devices Conference(DMD) held at University Hotel Minneapolis on April 10-12, 2012. DMD is the world’s premiere medical devices conference consisting of a 2 day technical session and…
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May 3, 2012
Keisen ‘s attorneys, Taro Yaguchi, Jun-ichiro Yanagi and Nahoko Ono will be attending the INTA 134rd Annual Meeting, which takes place in Washington DC from the May 5th until the May 9th.
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January 19, 2012
The Japan Patent Office has decided to adopt the 10th Edition of the International Classification of the Nice Agreement from January 1, 2012. Accordingly, the Examination Guideline of Similar Goods and Services issued by the Japan Patent Office has also…
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