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CONTACTOSAKA
HEAD OFFICE

DAIWA MINAMIMORIMACHI BLDG.,
2-6, 2-CHOME-KITA, TENJINBASHI,
KITA-KU,OSAKA 530-0041 JAPAN
TEL:+81-6-6351-4384
(Main Number)
FAX:+81-6-6351-5664
(Main Number)
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TOKYO
HEAD OFFICE

WORLD TRADE CENTER BLDG. 21F,
2-4-1, HAMAMATSU- CHO, MINATO-KU,
TOKYO 105-6121,JAPAN
TEL:+81-3-3433-5810
(Main Number)
FAX:+81-3-3433-5281
(Main Number)
E-Mail:


The trademark of HARAKENZO is based on a global map including lands each of which has a size corresponding to the number of patents registered in 1991.
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Departments & Sections

HARAKENZO is comprised of six sections: Legal Headquarters, Patent Department (Patent 1st Division – Patent 15th Division), Legal Department (Trademark Division, Design Division, Legal Division), Administrative Department (1st Administrative Division – 3rd Administrative Division, General Affairs Division, Accounting Division, System Engineering Division), Translation Department, and Graphic Design Department.

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1.Legal Headquarter

Our Legal Headquarters handles most dispute-related matters.

Litigation

    • Suit against a trial decision
    • Infringement suit
      • Suit for damages
      • Suit for injunction
      • Suit for return of unjust enrichment
  • Arbitration
  • License Negotiations
  • Contract
  • Copyrights
  • Prevention of Unfair Competition
  • Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout
  • Motion for Import Suspension
  • Registration of Plant Variety
Legal Department

2. Patents & Utility Models Department

Patent 1st division
Patent 2nd division
Patent 3rd division
Patent 4th division
Patent 5th division
Patent 6th division
Patent 7th division
Patent 8th division
Patent 9th division
Patent 10th division
Patent 11th division
Patent 12th division
Patent 13th division
Patent 14th division
Patent 15th division

Filing of Patent Application
Interviewing clients, Analyzing patentability, Drafting claims and specifications.
Responding to Office Action
Suggesting an Accelerated Examination, Drafting a Response to grounds for rejections, Interviewing the Examiner, Drafting a written opinion/an amendment, Filing an Appeal against Decision of Rejection, Filing a Suit to Cancel a Trial Decision.
Right-Related Affairs
Prior Art Searching (Domestic/International), Analyses (Patentability, Possible involvement in an infringement), Submission of relevant publications (Information Disclosure), Requesting an Invalidation Trial, Requesting for an interpretation.
Foreign Affairs
Prior Art Searching, Drafting Specifications (Mainly for Applications through Paris Route and PCT Route), Suggesting a response to grounds for rejections, Communicating with foreign attorneys, Holding personal interviews, Requesting a re-examination (U.S.), Filing Reissued Patent Applications (U.S.).
Patents Department









3. Legal Department (Trademark Division, Design Division, Legal Division)

Trademark Division

Search (Domestic/International)
Conference with clients, Searching based on data base etc., Analyzing registrability, Drafting a report
Filing of Trademark Application (Domestic/International)
Conference with clients, Analyzing/Specifying trademarks and designated goods (services), Scheming a strategy for application (Effective use of convention and treaty)
Responding to Office Action (Domestic/International)
Suggesting a response to grounds for rejections, Drafting a written opinion/an amendment, Filing an Appeal against Decision of Rejection, Filing a Suit to Cancel a Trial Decision
Right-Related Affairs (Domestic/International)
Analyses, Renewal Application (Application for Reclassification), Filing an Opposition, Requesting an Invalidation/Cancellation Trial, Recordal of transfer of trademark rights

Design Division

Search (Domestic/International)
Conference with clients, Searching based on data base etc., Analyzing similarity, Drafting a report
Filing of Design Application (Domestic/International)
Conference with clients, Specifying designs (Articles and Forms), Drawing forms (cooperate with Graphic Design Section), Scheming a strategy for application (Analyzing related design/part design)
Responding to Office Action (Domestic/International)
Suggesting a response to grounds for rejections, Drafting a written opinion/an amendment, Filing an Appeal against Decision of Rejection, Filing a Suit to Cancel a Trial Decision
Right-Related Affairs (Domestic/International)
Analyses, Requesting an Invalidation Trial, Recordal of transfer of design rights

Legal Division

Technology Transfer Support
Plant Registration Support
Import-Export Suspension Support
Semiconductor Circuit Layout Support
Computer Program Registration Support
Domain Name Registration Support
Copyright Advisory
Unfair Competition Advisory
SME Support
Intellectual Property Management Consulting

Trademark & Design Department













4. Secretary and Administrative Department

1st Administrative division
     (in charge of Domestic clients and Domestic cases)

Drafting various kinds of documents to be filed with JPO
Managing due dates of applications to be filed/Responding to Office Action, Inputting data for applications to be filed/Responding to Office Action
Managing Annual Fee and others
Communication with clients about procedures

2nd Administrative division
     (in charge of Foreign clients and Domestic cases)

Drafting various kinds of documents to be filed with JPO
Managing due dates of applications to be filed/Responding to Office Action, Inputting data for applications to be filed/Responding to Office Action
Managing Annual Fee and others
Communication with clients and foreign attorneys about procedures

3rd Administrative division
     (in charge of Domestic clients and Foreign cases)

Drafting various kinds of documents to be filed with a foreign patent office
Managing due dates of applications to be filed/Responding to Office Action, Inputting data for applications to be filed/Responding to Office Action
Managing Annual Fee and others
Communication with clients and foreign attorneys about procedures

General Affairs Division

General support practices for administering the office

Accounting Division

General accounting procedures

System Engineering Division

Developing internal information systems
Establishing, operating, and maintaining internal networks (LAN)
Establishing, operating, and maintaining databases
Maintaining computers
Tokyo Head Office














5. Translation Department

Tokyo Head Office
Translating specifications for foreign applications (All technical fields).
Translating instruction letters to foreign attorneys about responses to office (official) actions.
Translating various contracts (license contract, confidentiality contract, cooperative research contract, etc.).
Translating litigation-related documents.
Correspondence with foreign attorneys or foreign clients.
Translating legal/technical documents.
   Languages:
   Japanese/English/German/French/Chinese/Korean/Taiwanese

6. Graphic Design Department

Drafting drawings for patent application, application for utility model registration, application for design registration, and application for trademark registration in Japan.
Drafting drawings for PCT application.
Drafting drawings for International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol).
Drafting drawings for international patent application, application for utility model registration, application for design registration, and application for trademark registration abroad.
Drafting almost all drawings with computers. Capable of dealing with various file formats.
Tokyo Head Office
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