Taro Yaguchi
Senior Partner
Patent Attorney(Japan), IP Attorney Litigator(Japan), Patent Agent(USA)
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New York, NY
100 Church Street8th FloorNew York, NY 10007TEL:(646)845-7392At this moment, please contact to our Philadelphia office for any urgent cases.Toll Free: 1-866-527-2647FAX: 215-751-0192e-mail: keisen_phl@keisenassociates.com About our New York office Our new office recently opened in New York City, which is one…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Keisen Associates (Omori & Yaguchi USA LLC DBA Keisen Associates) 8 Penn Center, Suite 1100 1628 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA TEL: +1-215-701-6349 FAX: +1-215-751-0192 E-mail: usmail@keisenassociates.com About our Philadelphia office Our U.S. office is in historical…
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Tokyo, Japan
Keisen Associates Aioi Nissay Dowa Sompo Nibancho Bldg. 8th Floor Nibancho 5-6, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0084 E-mail:keisen_tky@keisenassociates.com Tel: +81-3-6825-1418 from abroad (03-6825-1418 domestic) Fax: +81-3-6825-1423 from abroad (03-6825-1423 domestic) (Moved from this address in February 2021) Waterras Annex, Suite #1205 2-105…
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JPO 2010 Annual Report
The Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) 2010 Annual Report was published in May. The 200-page report disclosed both domestic and international trends in applications, registrations, time for pendency, number of trials and other data of interest. The following are some of…
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The Japan Patent Office (JPO) announcement regarding The 2011 Off The Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake
The Japan Patent Office announced that the 2011 Off The Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake officially qualifies for the measures defined in Article 2, Section 1 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Preservation of Rights and Interests of…
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Changing Ownership of I.P. Rights in Japan: A General Guideline
by Keiko K. Middleton, IP Technical Advisor, and Taro Yaguchi, Japanese Patent Attorney Outside Japan, the existence of Japan’s strict rules as to the contents of a Certificate of Assignment are not well-known. The Certificate of Assignment is a document…
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New JPO Commissioner Announced
Tetsuhiro Hosono resigned as commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on August 23, 2010, and was replaced by Yoshiyuki Iwai. In his inauguration speech address, Iwai said he will continue to overhaul the patent system to meet the demands…
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Japan Patent Office”Case Study on Inventive Step”is published in English
At the 3rd meeting of the Committee on Examination Standards held on June 30, 2009, the Committee concluded that a revision of the examination guidelines will not be necessary at this time in light of stable granting of patent rights…
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Revisions in the Trademark Examination Guidelines for Registering Famous People’s Names as Trademarks
by Yoshiko Osawa, International Trademark SpecialistIn October 2009, the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) revised the trademark examination guidelines to add a section on the handling of trademarks which use names of historical figures. In the past, the Japanese Trademark Law…
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