Nov 14, 2022 Japan: USPTO – JPO Collaborative Search Pilot Program Expansion and Simplified Procedure USPTO – JPO Collaborative Search Pilot Program Expansion and Simplified Procedure The Collaborative Search Pilot Program (CSP), which began on August 1, 2015, with the goal of accelerating examination and providing the applicant with more comprehensive prior art by…
Nov 1, 2022 Notice of Change of Company’s Name We would like to announce that our Japanese company name has changed in accordance with the revision of the Patent Attorney Law, and the new English name is ASAMURA IP P.C. Effective immediately from November 1st, 2022. …
Oct 27,2022 Our firm celebrates 131 years in business! As our firm celebrates 131 successful years in business, we would like to say thank you to all of you for your trust and kind support over these years. On October 25, 2022, we held a ceremony to commemorate the founding of the firm and…
Oct 26, 2022 We had a visit from members of Clarke Modet from Spain. Ms. Asako Tanimoto and Ms. Yumi Millán, from right to left.
Oct 26, 2022 He is staying in Japan for several months to research the introduction of a similar group code system for the classification of goods and services to promote examination by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Office. From left, Mr. Suwa from Japan Institute for the Promotion of Invention and Innovation, Mr. Eugenio Alegria de…
Oct 17, 2022 Japan: prepayment will be only by cash (bank transfer, etc.) from June 1, 2023 According to this Cabinet Order approved on October 14,2022, patent fees, etc. may be paid by patent revenue stamps until May 31, 2023. From June 1, 2023, onwards, prepayment of patent fees, etc. will be only…
Oct 4, 2022 Japan: International Application Fees Revised The fees for filing international applications with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) have been revised once again and will increase effective November 1, 2022. The increase is due to the recent and continuing depreciation of the yen. Type of Fee Requirements Amount of money Before…
Aug 16, 2022 Japan: Examination Criteria for Trademarks Consisting solely of Color, as Seen in the Opinion Asamura Patent Office Chinese Attorney Zheng Xinjia Examination Criteria for Trademarks Consisting solely of Color, as Seen in the Opinion ――Color Trademark of the Chicken Noodle I. Ninth trademark consisting solely of colors registered On…
Jul 19, 2022 Japan: Tighter controls on the influx of counterfeit goods and abolition of two-step payment of individual fees The enforcement date for the provisions of the Law Partially Amending the Patent Law made in May 2021 have been finally determined for the following items (1-4), and the information on prepayment has been…
Jul 5, 2022 Our firm has been awarded Trademark Law Firm of the Year in Japan 2022 according to the Lawyer Network We are pleased to announce that our firm has been awarded once again Trademark Law Firm of the Year in Japan 2022. With an excellent team of trademark attorneys providing clients with…
