Yasumasa Sasaki, a partner in our Chemical & Biotechnology Section, authored an article entitled “Overview of Recent Decision by the IP High Court on Patent Term Extension (PTE) in Japan,” which was published in the APAA e-Newsletter (Issue No. 55, October 2026).

Eriko KITAHARA (MS.), partner, and trademark attorney, co-authored and published the article on Patent Vol.78 “An Overview of Recent Major Discussions on the Amendments to the Madrid Protocol and the Nice Classification”

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

Kei IIDA (Mr.), partner, and attorney at law and patent attorney, joined, co-authored and published the article on the symposium “Cross Border Patent Infringement” in the first issue of SOFTIC Law Review.