Keisen To Attend 2012 INTA Annual Meeting
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.
IP News
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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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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Japan and China Strengthening Cooperation for Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
by Konomi Takeshita, Patent AttorneyRecently, Japan and China appear to be bolstering their cooperation in improving the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs), in order to support economic stability in the region. In June 2009, the two countries signed a…
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The Japan Patent Office Will Implement The Super Accelerated Examination System Starting October 1, 2008
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) will launch a pilot program that specifically aims to expedite examination for internationally filed applications with concrete commercial intent or that require a quick examination turnaround. The “Super Accelerated Examination System,” as it is called,…
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WIPO Announces Matsushita Electric Now Ranks No. 1 In the Number of PCT Filings for 2007
Japanese electronics manufacturer Matsushita,best known in the U.S. for its Panasonic brand, overtook Dutch rival Phillips Electronics to position itself at the top of the biggest Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) filer’s list, WIPO announced on February 21, 2008. Matsushita filed…
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Keisen’s Senior Partner to Give Talk at Science Conference
Biotool and Bioinformatics are two emerging fields in the area of Bio-IT. They integrate Life Science with Computer Science and are predicted experience a tremendous surge in the future. As the fields grow, so too will the need to protect…
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JPO Announced a 15% Increase in Registered Patents from the Previous Year for 2006
On March 29, 2007, JPO announced the results of the number of registered and filed patent applications in Japan for 2006. The number of patents that were registered with the JPO grew by 15% from 2005 for a total of…
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