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


•  Expert Opinion
•  Arbitration
•  License Negotiations
•  Contract
•  Copyrights
•  Prevention of Unfair Competition
•  Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout
•  Motion for Import Suspension
•  Registration of Plant Variety

 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), Expert Opinion (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.).

 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

 Administration Department 1st Domestic Secretary
     Group
 ≪in charge of Domestic cases for Domestic clients≫

 Administration Department 2nd Domestic Secretary
      Group
 ≪in charge of Domestic cases for Domestic clients≫

◇ 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

 Administration Department in-coming Applications
      Group
     ≪in charge of Domestic cases for Foreign clients≫

◇ 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

 Administration Department PCT Applications Group
     ≪in charge of PCT cases for Domestic clients≫

◇ Drafting various kinds of documents to be filed with the Receiving Office/WIPO

◇ Managing due dates of applications to be filed/Responding to search results, Inputting data for applications to be filed/Responding to search results

◇ Communication with clients about procedures

 Administration Department 1st Foreign Secretary
      Group
     ≪in charge of Foreign cases for Domestic clients≫

 Administration Department 2nd Foreign Secretary
      Group
     ≪in charge of Foreign cases for Domestic clients≫

 Administration Department 3rd Foreign Secretary
      Group
     ≪in charge of Foreign cases for Domestic clients≫

◇ 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

 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.

 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.