JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers), as noted in “JASRAC Sues Establishments for Copyright Infringement” last year, began waging litigation against a barbershop in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The Sapporo District Court handed JASRAC a victory on March,…
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The Japan Platform for Patent Information (JPlat-Pat), the online search engine for Japanese and related intellectual property applications, is now refined to be able to perform more detailed Japanese searches of prior art. This is anticipated to enable inventors, applicants,…
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Our attorneys, Taro Yaguchi and Yoshiko Osawa will be attending the INTA (International Trademark Association) 140th Annual Meeting, which takes place in Seattle, WA from the May 19th until the May 23rd. Our Booth number is 353. If you would…
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Japan’s Customs enforcement caught and prohibited entry of attempted imports of infringing items in about 30,600 cases, up from about 26,000 in 2016, according to the Ministry of Finance. 92.5% of the cases were caught going through the Postal Services…
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Asia, Japan, News, Trademarks
Japan, the United States, and the EU have become upset to the point of pondering a joint World Trade Organization (WTO) case against China (PRC) over what they claim is “forced” technology transfer when their companies enter the Chinese market….
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“I found an error in the PCT application! What can I do about it in the Japan national phase?” As we say in Japan, “Even monkeys fall from trees.” Even expert inventors, applicants, writers, and agents can make mistakes in…
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Japan is known for not only technological prowess but also aging and declining populations, and concerns for its economic future as China, South Korea, and other Asian states grow economically. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has…
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Recently Keisen Associates ran a popular article on how the Japan Patent Office (JPO) is concerned over complicated arbitration concerning the Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) that are so widespread in today’s “connected” products through artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet…
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In Japan, an applicant may file a divisional patent application (in accordance with Patent Act Art. 44). This is possible from the filing of the application until prescribed deadlines. When is the latest I may file a divisional application after…
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The Beijing Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce recently performed a product-focused crackdown on pirated sneakers of ASICS (Kobe, Japan) in the city and online. The haul of suspected pirated goods (over 31,000) was estimated to have a market value…
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