We at Keisen Associates wish you a happy and blessed new year in 2018 (year 30 of the Heisei era, in Japan)! 2017 marked a number of efforts to develop better services and information for you. To improve our patent…
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The Japanese court system has been slow to modernize, making it difficult for foreign litigants to deal with lawsuits there. This includes intellectual property cases. The Intellectual Property High Court (IPHC) is set to relocate with a few branches of…
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IDC Japan published its findings and estimates for the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment by users in Japan over the next several years. There should be massive opportunities for investment there. In 2016, Japanese users spent nearly 16 trillion…
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Japan has been trying to promote its agricultural products for foreign markets even as many farmers are aging and dying. It has also been importing a great proportion of its food for decades. How are its prospects for feeding itself…
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Japan Patent Office (JPO), leaders in global intellectual property examinations, have enabled applicants to submit certain documents (such as patent priority documents) from one of the two patent offices to the…
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* January 2018 update: This patent has been revoked as of late 2017. Pepper Food Service (Tokyo), owner of the growing “Ikinari! Steak” franchise, obtained a patent (the link is to the patent owner’s Japanese press release) for its “System…
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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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The Japanese Examination Guidelines for trademarks has been updated again (rev. 12th ed.). This new edition’s standards will go into effect from April 1, 2016. The revisions clarify various types of allowable trademarks, as well as updated information based on…
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