Apr 14, 2016 Change of Official Fees (reduction) effective April 1, 2016 The Japan Patent Office announced their new fee schedule and fees for obtaining/maintaining patent registration. The revision of the schedule summarized below will be in effect starting April 1, 2016. Patent Registration/Maintenance Fee Until March 31, 2016 On or After April 1,…
Dec 28, 2015 practice on extension of the reply period to the Office Action will be changed from April 1, 2016 The Japan Patent Office announced that their practice on extension of the reply period to the Office Action will be changed starting April 1, 2016. The details are published only in Japanese. Our…
Jul 22, 2015 Japan Patent Office announced their interim handling procedures regarding “product by process” claims ( Asamura NEWS (Volume 16)) With regard to so-called “product by process” claims, the Supreme Court pronounced on June 5, 2015 their decisions on how the claims should be interpreted. Then, on July 6, 2015, Japan Patent Office announced…
Jul 8, 2015 Summary: the decision of the Supreme Court of Japan on interpretation of Product-by-Process claim The Supreme Court overrules the decision of the Grand Panel of the Intellectual Property High Court, with regard to the controversial issue on interpretation of product-by-process claim (Pravastatin Sodium Case; Nos. 2012 (Ju) 1204 and 2012 (Ju)…
Jun 19, 2015 DOE may successfully work to prevent a third party from avoiding the patented process by geometric isomers.(Asamura NEWS (Volume 15)) EHeisei25(Wa)4040: Tokyo District Court’s DecisionDOE may successfully work to prevent a third party from avoiding the patented process by geometric isomers. EHeisei26(Gyo Ke)10045: Intellectual Property High Court’s Decision Characteristics in…
Jan 29, 2015 Announcement of Change in Issuance of Questionings of the Appeal Board of the JPO The Japan Patent Office announced on their homepage on January 28, 2015 that Appeal Board’s Questionings will be issued only as needed in all the fields starting February of this year.Asamura Patent Office has adopted the above…
Dec 15, 2014 Year End and New Year Holidays We would like to inform you that our office will be closed due to the upcoming Year End & New Year holidays as following dates:December 27 (Saturday) through January 4, 2015 (Sunday).We will start working again on Monday January 5, 2015.For further information, other national…
Nov 11, 2014 Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura elected as the Honorary President of APAA Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura, Senior Advisor, was elected as an Honorary President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association at the 63rd Council Meeting held in Penang, Malaysia in November 2014, unanimously.The election of the Honorary President will be very honorable position as…
