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February 17,2020

Holiday Notice for February 24, 2020

NOTICES

January 28,2020

Holiday Notice for February 11, 2020

AWARDS

January 17,2020

Ranked Band 1 in “Intellectual Property:Domestic-Japan” of Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020

NOTICES

December 27,2019

Obituary Notice

PUBLICATIONS

December 5,2019

The article “IP Judgement Flash Report” written by Kei IIDA (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, regarding the IP High Court Grand Panel Judgement on the VISCOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CARBON DIOXIDE Case was published in Jurist by YUHIKAKU.

Trademark

【Trademark】 Fast-track examination (Changed from February 1, 2020)

Due to the increase in the number of trademark applications, the regul

Trademark

【Trademark Act ★】 A case in which the court affirmed the Japan Pate…

The Intellectual Property High Court Decision of November 26, 2019 (Ca

Patent

【PATENT ★★】IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-Ke) 10121; February 14,…

“Solder Alloy” Case:　A case in which the court found that

Patent

IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-Ke) 10210; September 6, 2018 (Presid…

“REFRESHING COMPOSITION FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY” Case [Second Ju

Patent

【PATENT ★★】IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Ne) 10090; April 4, 2018 (P…

“MEDICINE” Case [Towa Pharmaceutical v. Kowa]:　A case in w

Patent

【PATENT ★】IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-Ke) 10129; May 24, 2018

“Foods comprising a rice saccharified material and a rice oil an

Patent

【PATENT ★】IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Ne) 10033; May 24, 2018

“Repair sliding door device” Case:　A case in which interpr

Patent

【PATENT ★】IP High Court Case No. 2017 (Gyo-Ke) 10006, 10015; August…

“Run-flat tire” Case:　A case in which (i) numerical limita

Patent

【PATENT ★】IP High Court Case No. 2016 (Gyo-Ke) 10278; January 15, 2…

“Novel crystalline form of Pitavastatin calcium” Case:　A c

Trademark

【Trademark Act ★★】 A case in which the court revoked a decision of …

The Intellectual Property High Court decision of July 3, 2019 (

December 5,2019

IP Judgement Flash Report

December 4,2019

Tokyo District Court Judgement on the SPREADER FOR OSTEOTOMY Case ～ As to lnterpretation and Application of 5th Requirement of the Doctrine of Equivalents ～

October 29,2019

The article entitled “Patent Law Issues—A Comprehensive Analysis” by Hideki, TAKAISHI(Mr.), an attorney at law and patent attorney, was published in the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA).

September 17,2019

Shinichiro TANAKA (Mr.) and Masakazu KOBAYASHI (Mr.) et al. co-authored the book entitled Japanese Patent Law Cases and Comments (Max Planck Series on Asian Intellectual Property Law) which was published by Wolters Kluwer.

September 6,2019

Reiko TONOMURA (Ms.) co-authored the book series entitled Legal Counseling on Agribusiness Law I・II which was published by Seirin Shoin.

August 27,2019

Utilization of Open Data and Intellectual Property Strategy

August 6,2019

“Rice Milk Case-Challenges in Support Requirements”

June 7,2019

Attorneys in our firm contributed to Legal Counseling on Patent and Utility Models I・II which were published by Seirin Shoin.

April 6,2019

A series of articles entitled “Outline of the Laws and Procedures in Japan to Protect Intellectual Property Rights” was prepared by Nakamura & Partners.

February 18,2019

Q&A Trademark Legal Consultation Basics—From Trademark Examination to Promotion, written by Nakamura & Partners and published by DAI-ICHI HOKI CO., LTD. (in cooperation with Tokyo Lawyers Cooperative), was released.

July 31,2019

Yasumasa SASAKI (Mr.), patent attorney, is giving the lecture “Comparison of Examination Practices for Medical-use Inventions Whose Intended Use Is Expressed by a Mechanism in Japan, the U.S., and Europe” on June 10, at a seminar organized by the JPAA.

July 24,2019

Naoki OKUMURA (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is giving the lecture “Latest Trends of Japanese IP Law on Advanced Technology and Patent Strategy” on July 16, at the Daini Tokyo Bar Association.

June 13,2019

Hideki TAKAISHI (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is giving the lecture “Patent Law Issues—A Comprehensive Analysis” on July 4 at the JAFBIC Second Lecture Series of 2019.

June 4,2019

Reiko TONOMURA (Ms.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is providing a lecture at the MAFF’s Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Training Center on the protection of trade secrets and know-how in the agricultural business sector on June 6.

June 3,2019

Kei IIDA (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is giving a presentation at a workshop at the LESI 2019 Annual Conference in Yokohama, Japan on May 28.

April 23,2019

Nobuyuki TANIGUCHI (Mr.), patent attorney, is taking the platform as a speaker for “Patent Eligibility and Patentability of Artificial Intelligence Related Inventions” at the 2019 AIPPI Trilateral Meeting in China on June 1 (held by AIPPI China, AIPPI Japan, AIPPI Korea).

April 23,2019

Akira WATANABE (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is taking a role in Three in One: Global Patent Trials on April 18 hosted by Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court and co-sponsored by AIPPI Japan, Fordham IP Institute, JPO, NJIPLA, and NYIPLA.

April 15,2019

Kei IIDA (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is giving a series of lectures on IP Laws at the University of Tsukuba Law School from April 11 through June 20.

April 11,2019

Naoki OKUMURA (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is giving the lecture “Use of Social Media among IP Practitioners in Japan” on April 9 at the American Intellectual Property Law Association and Japan Patent Attorneys Association Joint Seminar.

March 29,2019

Hideki TAKAISHI (Mr.), attorney at law and patent attorney, is giving a lecture entitled “Patent Law Issues—A Comprehensive Analysis Focusing on the Problems of Support Requirement and Inventive Step” at the Japan Patent Attorneys Association Workshop on February 20.

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