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May Issue [Legal] Newsletter Japan Patent Office: Publishes Guidelines for Designated Goods and Services Related to Virtual Space and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) On March 29, 2024, the Japan Patent Office published guidelines for designated goods and services related to virtual space and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In recent years, the use of virtual space for business has progressed.
May Issue [General] Newsletter The 4th Japan-ASEAN Patent Experts Meeting On March 13, 2024, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the intellectual property offices of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held the 4th Japan-ASEAN Patent Experts Meeting online.
As of March 6, 3, the Japan Patent Office has added new patent examination cases related to AI-related technologies to the "Patent and Utility Model Examination Handbook." In addition, on the Japan Patent Office website "About explanatory materials for cases related to AI-related technologies," ・Materials explaining 13 newly added cases in slide format ・Full text of all cases related to AI-related technologies
Our patent office will hold a web intellectual property seminar "Design Practice (2024) Applied Edition Foreign Design Application" on April 4, 24. If you are interested, please check the details and apply from "Click here for materials/application" at the bottom of the page. *To participate in this seminar, you must register by the day before the seminar (April 3rd).