Organization

Patent Strategy Department & Utility Models Department

◇ Patent application work
Interview with client, patentability determination, claim proposal, and specification preparation.

◇ 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.).

Legal Strategy 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)

Conference with clients, Analyzing/Specifying trademarks and designated goods (services), Scheming a strategy for application (Effective use of convention and treaty)

◇ 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 Trademark 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 variety registration/agribusiness consultation

◇ 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

Secretarial and Administrative Department

■1st Domestic Business Management Office (In charge of domestic customers/domestic cases)

■2st Domestic Business Management Office (In charge of domestic customers/domestic cases)

■3st Domestic Business Management Office (In charge of domestic customers/domestic cases)

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

■Internal and external business management office (Foreign clients/domestic cases)

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

■PCT Business Management Office (In charge of domestic customers/PCT application cases)

◇ 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

■1st Foreign Business Management Office (In charge of domestic customers/foreign cases)

■2st Foreign Business Management Office (In charge of domestic customers/foreign cases)

■3st Foreign Business Management Office (In charge of domestic customers/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

■Business coordination office

Translation Department

■Translation of foreign patent application specifications (compatible with all technical fields).
■Translation of instructions to local patent law firms regarding office actions in each country.
■Translation of various contracts (license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, joint research agreements, etc.).
■Translation of litigation-related documents.
■Correspondence with patent law firms or clients in various countries.
■Other translations of legal and technical documents in general.

Graphic Design Department

■Creation of drawings for domestic patent applications, utility model registration applications, design registration applications, and trademark registration applications.
■Creating drawings for international patent applications (PCT).
■Creation of drawings for international trademark registration applications (Madpro).
■Creating drawings for patent applications, utility model registration applications, design registration applications, and trademark registration applications overseas (all over the world).
■Almost all drawings are created by computer. Supports graphic data in various file formats.

General Affairs and Accounting Division

■General support work related to office management
■General accounting processing

Information System Department

■Security control room

◇ All practices related to access control
◇ All practices related to management of information resources
◇ All practices related to systemic/human security

■System development office

◇ Development of in-house practice systems
◇ Construction, maintenance, and operation of databases
◇ Maintenance of computers
◇ Construction, maintenance, and operation of in-house network (LAN)

■DX Promotion Office

■HP committee

◇ All practices related to update, management, and maintenance of websites for in-house practices
◇ All practices related to update, management, and maintenance of official website