Services and Practice Areas
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Patents
We provide services to help our clients, from start-ups to global corporations, develop their inventions (innovations) into globally valuable patent portfolios.
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Designs & Trademarks
With a global, Internet-era perspective, and in view of our clients' competitive relationship with other companies, we support the development and protection of trademarks and brands.
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Litigation & Strategy
We have the technical and organizational capacity to work on multi-jurisdictional, cross-border litigation. We will help your company tailor your strategy and, in patent prosecution, provide advice on cost and perform prior art searches as appropriate.
About Us
Since our founding in April 1974, we have been enhancing our strengths by building a team of highly experienced bilingual patent attorneys and engineers with knowledge in a wide range of technical fields and who have considerable corporate and industry experience and/or were past patent examiners at the JPO.
Professionals
Our team is built of highly experienced, bilingual patent attorneys and engineers with knowledge in a wide range of technical fields and who have considerable corporate and industry experience and/or were past patent examiners at the JPO.
IP Guidance
Learn about Japanese patent, trademark, and design law and practice from our Q&A format guidance.
News
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Introduction of Stay of Examination of Divisional Application
2023.03.21Effective April 1, 2023, a request for stay of the examination of divisional applications will be accepted by the Japan Patent Office (JPO). Under the law,...
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Recovery from missed deadlines for Priority Claim, Late Entry, Late Annuity Payment and others
2023.03.21The Patent Act Revision effective from April 1, 2023 will make recovery from unintentionally missed deadlines on or after April 1, 2023 possible if an action...
