Mar 11, 2021 Japan’s Patent Law Revised: Major Draft Amendments To cope with the changes caused by Covid-19, such as the demand for digital services and remote working conditions, the Patent Law and other related laws have been revised proposing the following amendments : (1) improving procedures adopting digitization and other activities (2) reviewing…
Oct 1, 2021 Changes to fee rates for patent, trademark and renewal registration from April 1, 2022 in Japan There will be changes to fee rates from April 1,2022, which will apply only to patents, trademark, and international applications. There will be no changes to the utility models and designs fees. Please refer to…
Dec 22, 2021 Patent, trademark and renewal registration fees will be revised on April 1, 2022 (follow-up report) A Cabinet decision has been made to issue a Cabinet Order to specify the effective date of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act. This Cabinet Order includes provisions for the revision of patent…
Jan 1,2022 Closed Dates – 2022– JPO and Asamura Patent Office Closed dates of the Japan Patent Office(JPO) and Asamura Patent Office in 2022 are as follows. Closed Weekly on: Closed Additionally on: Saturday and Sunday 1 January 2022 2 January 2022 3 January 2022 10 January 2022 11…
Dec 24, 2021 The year end and new year holidays Our office and Japan Patent Office (JPO) will be closed from December 29, 2021 to January 3, 2022 due to the year end and new year holidays. We will resume our business on January 4, 2022.
Dec 17, 2021 Multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims will no longer be allowed in Japan On December 15, 2021, the Patent System Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council approved the plan on multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims to be no longer permitted in Japan. From now…
Dec 1, 2021 Asamura Patent Office is featured in local news media Asamura Patent Office celebrates its 130th anniversary, founded on the recommendation of Mr. Korekiyo Takahashi, and the articles on the 130th anniversary appeared on Kyodo News, YAHOO! News, and BIGLOBE News on December 1, 2021. Asamura Patent Office Celebrates 130th Anniversary,…
Oct 25, 2021 130 years since the foundation of Asamura Patent Office, Japan’s longest established patent firm On October 25, 2021, our firm celebrates its 130th anniversary, and we would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all of you for your trust and kind support over these years. On…
Oct 1, 2021 Changes to fee rates for patent, trademark and renewal registration from April 1, 2022 in Japan The Cabinet approved a Cabinet Order to specify the effective date of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act, which also includes provisions for the revision of patent fees. (List of IP information…
Sep 30, 2021 Resumption of Normal Operations In response to the government’s announcement to lift the state of emergency in Tokyo on September 30,2021, Asamura Patent Office and Asamura Law Offices will resume operations from October 1,2021. We will continue to take preventions and new control measures and adapt a new working style making 70%…
