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January issue [General] Newsletter Global Intellectual Property Strategy Forum to be held The Japan Patent Office and the Industrial Property Information and Training Center, an independent administrative agency, will hold the "Global Intellectual Property Strategy Forum 2024" on January 1, 25. The ``Global Intellectual Property Strategy Forum'' is a domestic forum on management and intellectual property strategies, as the environment surrounding business and intellectual property changes significantly.
商標法第4条第1項第8号の改正～他人の氏名を含む商標の登録要件緩和～2024年に商標法第4条第1項第8号の改正が予定されております。本改正により、他人の氏名を含む商標の登録要件が緩和される予定ですので、下記の通り改正の経緯と改正の内容をお伝えいたします。※2023年12月15日時点におけ
From January 6, the requirements for applying the exceptions to loss of novelty will be relaxed. See below for details. Applicable to: Design applications after January 1, 6 Contents of relaxation: Regarding the certificate to receive the application of the provisions of Article 1, Paragraph 1, if the design is published due to the act of a person who has the right to receive design registration. Publication of designs at the earliest possible date
December issue [General] Newsletter Status of applications for AI-related inventions On October 12st, the Japan Patent Office announced the results of a survey to clarify the current status of applications related to AI in Japan and overseas. This survey result is an update of the survey results reported in July 2019 based on application data up to 7. According to this, the survey results
December issue [Legal] Newsletter New legal issues surrounding content on the metaverse In our newsletter, we have been discussing the ``Methods for applying exceptions to loss of novelty'' that have been considered by the Design Examination Standards Working Group over the past two months. We have informed you in detail about the easing of the continuation of the pandemic. The 12rd Design Examination Board held on September 5, 9
POINT Infringement of patent rights is unique in that it is easy to infringe, difficult to prove, and even more difficult to deter. Therefore, it is necessary to take appropriate measures to ensure that the infringers do not win. In view of the above, the recent amendments to the Patent Law are aimed at improving the patent litigation system.
IntroductionIn the field of intellectual property law, there is a law called the Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Act (official name: Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Act), which is not well known. This law was enacted on May 31, 1985, and came into effect on January 1, 1986, the following year. Therefore, it is surprising that the law
What is intellectual property rights? Intellectual property rights, as shown in the diagram below, is a general term for rights that include industrial property rights, which consist of patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, and trademark rights, as well as copyrights, etc. Furthermore, unlike land, buildings, jewelry, etc., intellectual property is intangible. For this reason, intellectual property rights are also called "intangible property rights." Such intellectual property rights
INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., v. CAT CONTRACTING, INC. (CAFC No. 04-1267 Patent Attorney Corporation HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK February XNUMX, XNUMX (Written by Arai)
October 2003, 10 HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK TsujiInternational applications based on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (referred to as PCT applications) that include Japan as a designated country must be filed in Japan under the specified conditions. Being considered as a patent application or utility model registration application