The Recent UPDATE EVENTS

Apr 17, 2020 Latest Corona Virus (COVID-19) updates and its impact on patent offices across the globe:   (*External links may be deleted) Europe EPO     https://www.epo.org/news-issues/covid-19.html   EUIPO     https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news   Intellectual Property Office, the UK ( IPO)     https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-important-update-on-ipo-services   German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)     https://www.dpma.de/english/our_office/publications/news/corona/index.html   Finnish…

Apr 16, 2020 Operational Changes in Response to the Emergency Declaration : Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Office On April 7, 2020, Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and other major cities based on the Act on Special Measures against Pandemic. The emergency declaration will be effective until May 6th so during…

Apr 3, 2020 Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19: Guidance by Asamura Patent Office/Asamura Law Office At present, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has urged to refrain from going out to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and there is a possibility of a lockdown if the government declares the state of emergency based on the Act…

Jan 1,2020 Closed Dates – 2020 –   JPO and Asamura Patent Office   Closed dates of the Japan Patent Office and Asamura Patent Office in 2020 are as follows. Closed Weekly on: Saturday and Sunday Closed Additionally on:   1 January 2020   2 January 2020   3 January 2020 13 January 2020 11 February…

Dec 24,2019 Notice of Office Closure during New Year Holidays   Our frim will be closed from December 28, 2019 to January 5, 2020 due to National Holidays. We will resume our business on January 6, 2020.