• ■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

■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

◇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.)

■Trademark Department

◇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 Department

◇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

■1st Administrative division (in charge of 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

■2nd Administrative division (in charge of International 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

■3rd Administrative division (in charge of foreign applications)

◇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



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Languages:
   Japanese／English／German／French／
   Chinese／Korean／Taiwanese

• ■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.