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21/09/30 Resumption of Normal Operations (Sep 30, 2021)

21/09/24 One firm has been awarded Trademark Law Firm of the Year in Japan 2021 according to the Lawyer Network (Sep 24, 2021)

21/09/15 Ryota Hara, a patent attorney at our firm, has been awarded the Finance Monthly Legal Award 2021 in the category Trademark Lawyer of the Year (Sep 15, 2021)

21/08/31 Asamura Patent Office has been certified by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs as a company that practices “Telework Tokyo Rules” (Aug 31, 2021)

21/08/31 Two Patent Attorneys of our Firm have been selected as Top 50 IP Experts by Asia IP (Aug 27, 2021)

21/08/27 Our firm has been selected as one of the top 10 firms (Tier 2) in the category of Patent Prosecution in Japan by Asia IP (Aug 27, 2021)

21/07/21 Our firm once again has successfully ranked in the top 10 recommended IP law firms in Japan in 2021 (July 21, 2021)

21/07/21 Asamura Patent Office has been included once again as a Highly Ranked Firm based on MIP Rankings (July 21, 2021)

21/07/19 Asamura Patent Office was awarded “The TOP 10 Trademark Law Firm Rankings 2021 for JAPAN” in The Trademark Lawyer Magazine (July 19, 2021)

21/07/12 Operational Changes in Response to the 4th Emergency Announcement: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Offices (July 12, 2021)

21/07/08 Our firm has been selected as one of the top five firms (Tier 1) in the category of Trademark Prosecution in Japan by Asia IP (July 8, 2021)

21/07/08 Operational Changes during Tokyo Olympics: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Offices (July 8, 2021)

21/06/21 Resumption of Normal Operations (Jun 21, 2021)

21/06/10 Asamura Patent Office Declares Two Stars in Security Action (Jun 8, 2021)

21/05/18 Asamura Patent Office has been Awarded a Silver Certificate for Excellence in Health & Well-Being in 2021 (May 18, 2021)

21/05/10 Patent attorney, Kazuyuki Obinata, was awarded The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette (May 6, 2021)

21/04/01 Asamura Patent Office celebrates its 130th anniversary this year (April 1, 2021)

21/03/19 Resumption of Normal Operations (March 19, 2021)

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