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21/03/05
State of Emergency Extended: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Offices (Updated on March 5, 2021)
21/03/04
Asamura Patent Office recognized as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management 2021 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan Health Council (March 4, 2021)
21/02/18
Asamura Patent Office Wins “Trademark Law Firm of the Year in Japan – 2021” (February 18, 2021)
21/01/07
Operational Changes in Response to the Emergency Announcement: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Offices (Updated on January 7, 2021)
21/01/04
Closed Dates – 2021 – JPO and Asamura Patent Office (January 1, 2021)
20/11/19
Asamura Patent Office Receives Once Again a Prestigious IP Award ( November 19, 2020)
20/11/04
Resumption of Normal Operations ( Updated November 4, 2020)
20/10/12
Status of application for design registrations for new subjects of protection under the revised Design Act (October 12, 2020))
20/10/02
Notice of Temporary Business Interruption due to Office Layout Changes ( October 2, 2020)
20/09/23
Asamura Patent Office has been included as a Highly Ranked Firm based on MIP Rankings ( September 18, 2020)
20/09/17
Overview of the Amendments to the Design Law promulgated in May 2019 ( September 17, 2020)
20/09/03
Our firm once again has successfully ranked in the top 10 recommended IP law firms in Japan in 2020 ( September 3, 2020)
20/09/02
Latest Revision of Interview Guidelines for Trademark Examination (Published: September 2, 2020)
20/07/21
The Cabinet Approves the Decision on the Enforcement Date of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Related Acts ( July 21, 2020)
20/06/04
Asamura Patent Office Ranked Tier 2 for Trademark Prosecution in 2020 Asia IP Rankings ( June 4, 2020)
20/06/01
Resumption of Normal Operations (updated on June 1, 2020)
20/05/25
Business Reopening from June 1: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Office (Updated May 25th, 2020)
20/05/13
Asamura Patent Office has been Awarded a Silver Certificate for Health Promotion in Workplace (May 13, 2020)
20/05/07
Operational Changes in Response to the Extended Emergency Declaration : Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Office (Updated on May 7, 2020)
20/05/07
Chinese Version of Our Website Launched (May 7, 2020)
20/04/17
Latest Corona Virus (COVID-19) updates and its impact on patent offices across the globe: (Updated on April 17, 2020)
20/04/16
Operational Changes in Response to the Emergency Declaration : Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Office (Updated on April 16, 2020)
20/04/06
Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Office (Updated on April 6, 2020)
20/02/17
Asamura Patent Office receives another prestigious IP award
20/01/07
Closed Dates – 2020 – JPO and Asamura Patent Office
19/12/24
Notice of Office Closure during New Year Holidays
19/09/27
Our firm once again has successfully ranked in the top 10 well-respected IP law firms in Japan in 2019
19/08/26
The website renewed
19/07/01
We are pleased to announce that Nikkei has published a latest article on Kim Kardasian West’s Kimono trademark which includes commentary from our patent attorney Mr. Yasuaki Yamaguchi
19/07/01
Senior Managing Partner Masahiro Asamura discusses Kimono with TBS
19/05/30
Three-Dimensional Trademark Registration of “Kikkoman Tabletop Dispenser” in Japan
19/05/14
The Trademark Lawyer Magazine Ranks Asamura Patent Office among Top 10 Recommended Trademark Firms in Japan
19/05/07
Mr.Masahiro Asamura, a patent attorney and a lawyer, has been appointed as an TOP of the office
19/04/07
Please note that our firm, including the Japan Patent Office (JPO), will be closed from 27 April 2019 to 6 May 2019 for Golden Week holidays
19/03/14
We are proud to announce that we will be sponsoring IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix 2019 once again this year
19/02/27
An article entitled “Russia FAS’s decision concerning the 3D design of soy sauce bottle produced by Kikkoman” by Mr. Haruo Goto, Mr. Kazutaka Otsuka and Mr. Ryota Hara of our firm (with Kikkoman Corporation) was published in February 2019 issue of the Monthly Journal A.I.P.P.I (Vol. 64 No. 2)
19/01/10
An article entitled “Kikkoman’s Bottle Design Protected in Russia” by Mr. Haruo Goto, Mr. Kazutaka Otsuka and Mr. Ryota Hara of our firm (with Kikkoman Corporation) was published in January 2018 issue of the Japanese Intellectual property journal Chizai Prism
16/06/22
Mr. Haruo Goto received the award from Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
16/04/14
Mr. Masahiro Asamura served as speaker at the IP Law Summit Spring 2016 of Marcus Evans held in Las Vegas, USA
16/03/18
Our office will be closed on March 21 as a national holiday
16/02/15
Change of Official Fees (reduction) effective April 1, 2016
15/12/28
Practice on extension of the reply period to the Office Action will be changed from April 1, 2016
15/07/08
Summary: the decision of the Supreme Court of Japan on interpretation of Product-by-Process claim
15/01/29
Announcement of Change in Issuance of Questionings of the Appeal Board of the JPO
14/12/15
Year End and New Year Holidays
14/11/11
Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura elected as the Honorary President of APAA
14/09/04
Mr. Takuhiro Shinoda, Patent Attorney of the Trademark & Design Department gave lectures
14/05/21
Mr. Masahiro Asamura, Managing Partner/Patent Attorney/Attorney at law, gave a lecutre
14/05/20
Dr. Ohira, R&D Dept, gave a lecture
14/05/15
Dr. S.Inoue, Patent Attorney, gave a lecture
14/04/18
Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura won a prize for 2014 Intellectual Property Achievement Awards
14/03/26
Summary of Main Subjects of Bill for the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc
14/03/20
Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act of the Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc
14/01/16
We have accepted a trainee as the long term researcher from the Indonesian Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights
13/12/25
Renewal of Our Website
13/12/20
Year End & New Year Holidays