Mar 17, 2023 Wilkinson＆Grist from Hongkong visited our firm. From left to right : Mr. Asamura, Patent Attorney and Attorney-at-Law, Ms. SHIREEN SO, Ms. ANDREA FONG, Ms. Florence Lam and Mr. Otsuka, Patent Attorney
Mar 15, 2023 Henkel & Partner mbB from Germany visited our firm. From left to right : Mr. Mizumoto, Patent Attorney, Mr. Asamura, Patent Attorney and Attorney-at-Law, Ms. Rosa Maria Tucakov, Dr. Ekkehard Wenning, Mr. Otsuka, Patent Attorney and Mr. Inoue, Patent Attorney
Mar 9, 2023 Our Firm Recognized as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management 2023 in the Category of Small and Medium-sized Corporations Asamura Patent Office has been certified as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management 2023 (Small and Medium-Sized Corporations Category) by METI and the Japan Health Council for the…
Mar 7, 2023 Wӓchtershӓuser & Hartz from Germany visited our firm. From left to right : Mr. Mori, Mr. Tatsuzuki, Patent Attorney, Dr. Nikolai F. Hartz, Mr. Asamura, Patent Attorney and Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Wada Attorney-at-Law and Mr. Inoue, Patent Attorney
Mar 6, 2023 Germany Deposits Ratification of the Agreement on the European Court of Unity (UPCA) UPCA to (be issued June 1, 2023) Germany deposited its ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court for Europe (UPCA) on February 17, 2023. The ratification was scheduled for late 2022, but…
Mar 6, 2023 Global Law Experts: Our Firm is Once Again a Recipient of a Prestigious Award We are pleased to announce that our firm has been selected for 4 consecutive years as a top trademark firm in Japan by the Global Law Experts. It is a testament to the strength of our IP…
Mar 3, 2023 Japan: Operation of suspension of examination for divisional applications in which the original application is pending trial (effective April 1, 2023) Regarding divisional applications for which the original patent application is pending preliminary examination or appeal against examiner’s decision of refusal and for which a request has been filed by the…
Feb 28, 2023 EPO fee revision (from April 1, 2023) The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that it will revise its official fees effective April 1, 2023. Please note that this is a significant revision, with almost double of increase (4%-6%) compared to the previous revision (April 1, 2022). Normally fees are revised…
Feb 13, 2023 Our Firm Awarded Trademark Law Firm of the Year 2023 in Japan by the Global Law Experts We are pleased to announce that our firm has been once again selected as a top trademark firm in Japan this year, and Kazutaka Otsuka, Head of Trademark & Design Department, is also a…
Feb 9, 2023 Marks & Clerk LLP from UK visited our firm. From right to left : Ms Kiko Kondo, Mr Shinoda, Patent Attorney, Mr Jason Chester, Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Mr Otsuka, Patent Attorney and Mr Matsumiya, Patent Attorney
