The environment surrounding agriculture has changed significantly from various aspects in recent years.

This change is not just due to changes in environmental factors such as climate change. For example, there are technological advances such as the introduction of AI (artificial intelligence) and ICT (information and communication technology), institutional changes such as the entry into force of various trade agreements, and revisions to the Seed Law, Seedling Law, and other agricultural-related laws and regulations. , is occurring every day.

However, no matter how the surrounding environment changes, living things are at the center of agriculture, and the basic techniques for growing them remain unchanged. Japan, with its rich seasonal changes, ranks third in the world in terms of the number of applications for plant variety registration, and has an irreplaceable strength in that it has a wide base of plant breeders.

What is needed for agriculture to develop as an agribusiness, centered on these strengths and sometimes using changes in the surrounding environment as a tailwind? There is no doubt that sharing and differentiation of value will become more important than ever, and we believe that intellectual property rights can play a very important role in this regard.

In order to become a true consultation center specializing in agriculture-related intellectual property rights, our consultation office specializes in all types of intellectual property rights, including plant variety registration as well as trademarks, patents, utility models, designs, and know-how. We are organizing homes around the keywords "agriculture" and "plants."

We hope to be able to utilize intellectual property rights to help bring new value to the world in the field of agribusiness.

Plant Variety Registration and Agribusiness Consultation Office

 

Services related to agriculture-related intellectual property
We welcome all kinds of consultation.

Our experts who specialize in agricultural and plant-related intellectual property rights will respond to your needs.
We have a wide variety of fields of strength; for example, the backgrounds of our technical staff range from agriculture, animal husbandry, and bioengineering to environmental ecology and plant taxonomy.

 

Local market intellectual property patrol (new service)

We will patrol local markets in Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and their surrounding areas with the eyes of agriculture-related intellectual property experts regarding your agricultural-related intellectual property.View more.

Usage example
・Identification of candidates for licensing agricultural intellectual property
·marketing
・Response to infringement of agriculture-related intellectual property
・Confirmation of implementation status of agricultural intellectual property licenses, etc.

 

Consulting regarding agricultural intellectual property (domestic/overseas)

Consultation before overseas and domestic applications for plant variety registration, trademarks, patents, utility models, designs, etc.
Naming the variety name when applying for variety registration overseas (especially in China)
Services related to technology transfer, rights enforcement, and various contracts
Investigation-related work
Simple trademark search for variety names when applying for variety registration overseas

 

Spot consulting for domestic plant variety registration applications

We provide pinpoint consultation for those who apply for domestic variety registration on their own.

 

Application for plant variety registration ~ Consultation on maintaining rights (domestic/overseas)

Consultation on applications for plant variety registration overseas and domestically
Please leave it to us to handle difficult applications such as genetically modified plants and plant species that have no application history.
Consultation on pension management for plant variety registration
Intermediary for consignment of cultivating seeds and seedlings for examination
Intermediation of export and import of seeds and seedlings for examination

 

Other agriculture-related intellectual property applications - rights maintenance services

International and domestic application agency services for trademarks, patents, utility models, designs, etc.
Patents and utility models areIoT×AI Support Office,Food and Medical Support StationWe will work with you to
We will respond to your requests (we also cover smart agriculture and food fields)
Pension management services for trademarks, patents, utility models, designs, etc.

 

Agribusiness related columns

We regularly upload articles about agribusiness.
Topics include not only the intellectual property field, but also market trends, the latest agriculture-related technology, bio-related research results, and changes in the global environment.


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