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…
Jun 29, 2022 Taiwan: Mandatory submission of sequence tables under the provisions of WIPO standard ST.26 from August 1, 2022 Although Taiwan is not a PCT Contracting State, in order to facilitate global data exchange and searches, it will implement the transition to WIPO standard ST.26 effective August 1, 2022, requiring the submission of…
Jun 9, 2022 Japan: International Application Fees Revised The fees for filing international applications with the Japan Patent Office have been revised and will be partially increased effective July 1, 2022. The increase is due to the recent and ongoing depreciation of the yen. Type of Fee Requirements Amount of money Before June 30,…
Jun 8, 2022 WIPO: Submission of Sequence Listings in accordance with the provisions of WIPO Standard ST.26 On July 1, 2022, the amendments to the PCT Regulations and the PCT Administrative Rules will enter into force. As a result, as of July 1, 2022, international and Japanese domestic applications* containing nucleotide or amino acid…
May 19, 2022 Asamura Patent Office has been Awarded a Silver Certificate for Excellence in Health & Well-Being in 2022 At Asamura Patent Office, we have implemented initiatives to promote health in our workplace in cooperation with the Tokyo Branch of the National Health Insurance Association. We are proud to announce that our firm has…
Apr 26, 2022 Singapore: IPOS introduces new filing system (IPOS Digital Hub) and fees The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has introduced a new filing system, the IPOS Digital Hub, in place of its previous e- service platform (EOS: Electronic Online System), along with process changes and updates to fees. Filing Requirements…
