Jul 21,2021 Asamura Patent Office has been included once again as a Highly Ranked Firm based on MIP Rankings We are delighted to announce that Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) ranked Asamura Patent Office as one of the top IP law firms once again. In IP Stars Firm Rankings our firm ranked Tier 2 for…
Jul 19,2021 Asamura Patent Office was awarded “The TOP 10 Trademark Law Firm Rankings 2021 for JAPAN” in The Trademark Lawyer Magazine Asamura Patent Office received “The TOP 10 Trademark Law Firm Rankings for JAPAN 2021” as The 10 most well-respected law firms in The Trademark Lawyer Magazine. https://trademarklawyermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TML3_interactive_144dpi-1.pdf (See page 52) …
July 12, 2021 Operational Changes in Response to the 4th Emergency Announcement: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Offices In response to a spike in Covid-19 cases, Japanese government issued the fourth emergency declaration in Tokyo on July 12, 2021. Please refer to the following guideleines: Staff We remain fully operational as our employees continue…
Jul 8,2021 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 Our firm has been selected as a Trademark Prosecution Recommended Firm for four consecutive years since 2018. This time, we are delighted to announce that we have been…
July 8, 2021 Operational Changes during Tokyo Olympics: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Offices During the period of Tokyo Olympics, July 22 – August 9, the office will operate under the same system as during the declaration of the state of emergency. All employees will be working from home, mail will be received twice…
Jun 21, 2021 Resumption of Normal Operations In response to the government’s announcement to lift the state of emergency in Tokyo on June 20, Asamura Patent Office and Asamura Law Offices will resume normal operations, which includes resumption of mail, as of June 21, 2021. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone…
Jun 8, 2021 Asamura Patent Office Declares Two Stars in Security Action Asamura Patent Office Declares Two Stars in Security Action We are pleased to announce that we have declared our commitment to information security measures, as part of the Security Action implemented by the Security Center of the Information Technology Promotion Agency…
May 13, 2021 Asamura Patent Office has been Awarded a Silver Certificate for Excellence in Health & Well-Being in 2021 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. On April 30, 2021, our firm was awarded a…
May 17, 2021 Explanation of China’s Copyright Law coming into force in June 2021 Asamura Patent Office Chinese Lawyer Zheng Xinjia The revision of Copyright Law of China The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted a decision on amending the Copyright Law on November 11, 2020. The new Copyright Law (hereinafter referred to…
May 14, 2021 The Diet passed a bill to amend the Patent Law on 14 May 2021 On 2 March 2021, the Cabinet of Japan approved a bill to partially amend the Patent Law and other related laws. The draft law was submitted to the 204th ordinary Diet session and was passed and enacted…
