table of contents
2024
January 2024
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Holding a global intellectual property strategy forum
2. Comparative research with China regarding AI-related inventions
3. Recent trends in business-related inventions
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Efficiency on January 6, 1 Relaxation of procedures for applying exceptions to loss of novelty
2. Voice copyright when using speech synthesis AI
3. Japan Patent Office publishes Examination Standards for Similar Goods and Services [Compatible with International Classification Version 12-2024]
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2023
December 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Application status of AI-related inventions
2. European Judges’ Forum 2023 will be held
3. Trends in Indian intellectual property authorities
4. Exchanges of the Japan Patent Office with other countries
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. New legal issues surrounding content on the Metaverse
2. Japan Newspaper Association “Intellectual Property Rights Study Group in the AI Era” requests revision of copyright law
3. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries signs “Japan-U.S. Review Cooperation Memorandum” regarding plant variety protection with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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November 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Submission of priority certificate and online submission
2. Strengthening the examination system for AI-related patents
3. Improving the functionality of the patent information platform
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. For designs published after the publication date of the revised design examination guidelines regarding the relaxation of procedures for applying exceptions to loss of novelty
2. Cabinet Office Intellectual Property Strategy Promotion Secretariat holds “Intellectual Property Rights Study Group in the AI Era”
3. Revision of trademark examination standards due to relaxation of registration requirements for trademarks that include the name of another person
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October 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Patent Office provides legal status of patents
2. Intellectual property community portal site “IP BASE”
3. Surprising citations in patent examination introduced in the intellectual property TOPICS of the public relations magazine “Tokyo”
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Revision of design examination standards regarding relaxation of procedures for applying exceptions to loss of novelty
2. Regarding the revision of trademark examination standards due to the introduction of the consent system
3. Game video streamer found guilty of violating guidelines
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SEPTEMBER 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Publication of Patent Administration Annual Report XNUMX
2. Measures of the U.S. Patent Office (Information on the expiration of the deadline for payment of patent maintenance fees)
3. Announcement by the European Patent Office (about patents with unitary effect)
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. International application procedures using Madrid e-Filing ~Function updated~
2. Qatar adopts the GCC Uniform Trademark Law
3. JASRAC releases the basic concept of generation AI and copyright
4. Japan Patent Office releases “Design Management Handbook 2 for Small and Medium Enterprises: Design Management x Intellectual Property to Open the Future”
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AUGUST 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Start of operation of PPH MOTTAINAI and PCT-PPH between Japan and France
2. Announcement of the examination period when using the Japan-US Patent Prosecution Highway in XNUMX
3. Holding the XNUMX General Assembly of WIPO Member States
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Consider creating an “innovation box tax system”
2. Determination of the enforcement date of part of the Act to partially amend the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc.
3. Copyright Subcommittee begins considering AI and copyright correspondence
4. Checking internationally registered trademarks is now easier with Madrid Monitor.
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JULY 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Green Transformation (GX) Technology
2. Revision of intellectual property utilization action plan
3. Third Regional Intellectual Property Revitalization Action Plan
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Publication of “FY4 Design Application Trend Survey – Macro Survey”
2. Participated in the Interim Meeting of the Japan Patent Office and the Five Trademark Offices (TM5)
3. Revised Copyright Law: Enabling secondary use in the digital age
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June 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. The Japan Patent Office releases “FY4 Field-Specific Patent Application Technology Trend Survey Results”
2. The Japan Patent Office releases “Communication Guidebook for Practical Intellectual Property Management”
3. The Japan Patent Office releases the “FYXNUMX Survey Report on the Role of Japan’s Intellectual Property System in the Economy”
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Japan-Korea trademark experts conference held for the first time in three years
2. U.S. Copyright Office releases copyright registration guidelines for AI-generated content
3. New organization for breeder rights management
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MAY 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Publication of JPO Status Report 2023
2. USPTO's new initiatives
3. Publication of EPO Patent index 2022
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Enforcement of Myanmar Trademark Law
2. Cabinet decision on March 3th regarding the adjudication system regarding the use of copyrighted works, etc.
3. Trends in design registration applications for new objects of protection
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April 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Number of international applications in 2022
2. Holding the XNUMXth “IP BASE AWARD”
3. Development of related ministerial ordinances in line with the enforcement of part of the law that partially amends the Patent Act, etc.
4. Meeting between the WIPO Director-General and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Commissioner of the Patent Office
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<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Review of the design system regarding procedures for applying exceptions to loss of novelty
2. The “Bill to partially amend the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc.” is approved by the Cabinet.
3. JASRAC notifies video poster of “copyright claim”
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March 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Innovation Momentum, 2023 – Innovator companies
2. Patent application related to decarbonization
3. Ranking of U.S. patented companies
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Mauritius joins the Madrid Cooperation Protocol
2. South Korea implements partial trademark refusal and reexamination request system
3. Elementary school that used illustrations searched for “free” will pay compensation for damages
4. Avatar and portrait rights
February 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Cabinet Secretariat decides on “Basic Policy for Realizing GX”
2. Fiscal year 5 Patent Office related budget proposal
3. The University of Tokyo publishes “University of Tokyo Intellectual Property Report 2022”
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Belize joins the Madrid Cooperation Protocol
2. Toho acquires part of the copyright of IP owned by a major US animation company
3. About the flower cake design imitation scandal at a famous French pastry shop
4. Relaxation of registration requirements for trademarks that include another person’s name – Report from an expert meeting
January 2023
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Notice of change of our company's "corporate name"
2. Recent trends in business-related inventions
3. About USPTO statistics
4. Decided to make video conferencing the standard for oral proceedings in the EPO Opposition Division
5. Postponement of the start date of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system
6. Regarding intellectual property management of agricultural products (establishment of a breeder rights management organization)
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Notice of change of our company's "corporate name"
2. Relaxation of application procedures for exceptions to loss of novelty of designs will be considered
3. Judgment for compensation of 5 million yen as requested by YouTube poster of Fast movie
4. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to establish organization to prevent unauthorized cultivation of branded varieties overseas
2022
December 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Notice of change of our company's "corporate name"
2. XNUMXth Trilateral Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
3. Introduction of a unified application form in the Japan-U.S. Collaborative Investigation Pilot Program
4. International Intellectual Property Judicial Symposium 2022 ~Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution in Japan, the United States, and Europe~
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Notice of change of our company's "corporate name"
2. The 12th edition of the Nice Classification comes into effect
3. The 11th Trademark Five Offices (TM5) Annual General Meeting was held
4. Trends in design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law
5. Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit confirming the non-existence of a claim in a music school
November 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Notice of change of our company's "corporate name"
2. User evaluation survey report on the quality of patent examination
3. Business coat
4. Advance payment of patent fees, etc. using patent stamps
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Notice of change of our company's "corporate name"
2. The Japan Patent Office publishes classification explanation of goods and services [compatible with International Classification 11-2022 edition]
3. Judgment of copyright infringement for posting newspaper article on company intranet without permission (Tokyo District Court)
4. Publication of “Related Design Registration Cases for Designs Including Images”
October 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. The Japan Patent Office holds “Connected Patent Office”
2. International cooperation of the Japan Patent Office in collaboration with WIPO and JICA
3. The Japan Patent Office is recruiting for “on-demand dispatch for FY4”
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Unintentional Copyright Infringement Be careful of casual use of file sharing software
2. Agency for Cultural Affairs opens consultation desk for copyright infringement caused by pirated copies
3. Status of detention of intellectual property infringing goods at customs in the first half of XNUMX
September 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Publication of Patent Administration Annual Report XNUMX
2. Intellectual Property High Court judgments that are attracting attention
3. US Patent and Trademark Office USPTO terminates Public PAIR and transitions services to Patent Center
4. European Patent Office EPO introduces systematic supplementary search for national applications in each country
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. The Supreme Court dismissed the claim regarding the copyrighted work “Octopus Slide” in July.
2. Patent Administration Annual Report 2022 Edition
3. Trends in design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law
4. The 11th Japan-China-Korea Design Forum was held
August 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Cabinet decision on a cabinet order based on amendments to the Patent Act, etc.
2. Amendments to the PCT Rules
3. Revision of fees related to international applications
4. Determination of universities to which intellectual property strategy designers will be dispatched in XNUMX
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Update of “Image/Building/Interior Design Investigation Method Manual”
2. Preventing superior varieties from going overseas - Consideration of establishing a breeder rights management organization -
3. ``Mangamura'' advertisement, 2nd trial also orders agency to pay compensation, certified as aiding copyright infringement
July 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. 15th Japan-U.S.-Europe-China-Korea Ministerial Meeting
2. Creation of base and amino acid sequences
3. Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Law Amendment
4. Russia-related patent prosecution highway
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Trends in design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law
2. Details of “compliant drawings” in the Hague China application
3. Morocco's accession to the 1999 Geneva Act on the Hague Agreement
4. Publication of the China-Japan-Korea similar group code correspondence table (corresponding to the Nice International Classification [11-2022 edition])
5. Japan Patent Office begins international application procedures using Madrid e-Filing
6. Countermeasures against copyright infringement on the Internet, including the release of the Agency for Cultural Affairs website, “The first guidebook for deletion requests”
June 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Japan Patent Office releases “Social Implementation Manual for University Research Results”
2. Hong Kong 2021 Number of applications under the standard patent system Number of applications filed
3. Patent technology trend survey report on “utilization of information and communication technology in the education field”
4. Fast movie trial concludes
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Will it be possible to register trademarks for name brands? - New developments at the Japan Patent Office
2. National Diet Library to start Internet browsing service for out-of-print materials
3. The number of color trademark applications is increasing, and brand strategies are becoming more diverse.
May 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Publication of JPO Status Report 2022
2. European Patent Office: record number of patent applications in 2021
3. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry formulates “Good Faith Negotiation Guidelines for Standard Essential Patent Licenses”
4. Bill to restrict enforcement of suit injunctions by foreign courts (United States)
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Chile and the Republic of Cape Verde join the Madrid Protocol
2. An international organization was established to combat piracy. Member copyright protection organizations from 13 countries
3. Agency for Cultural Affairs to release new “copyright contract creation support system”
April 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Holding the XNUMXrd “IP BASE AWARD”
2. Holding the Trilateral Intellectual Property and Environmental Issues Symposium
3. Promulgation of related ministerial ordinances in conjunction with the enforcement of laws that partially amend the Patent Act, etc.
4. Regarding suspension of patent rights for the new coronavirus
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Fast track examination support tool is now available
2. Regarding the revised Seeds and Seedlings Act, effective April 4, 4 ~ Fee related ~
3. Trends in design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law
4. Addition of new protected design registration examples (images) based on the revised Design Law
5. Agency for Cultural Affairs to set up consultation counter to counter pirated copies
March 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Strengthening support for small and medium-sized enterprises
2. Fee revisions due to revisions to the Patent Act, etc. in 3
3. Proposed revision of “Patent/Utility Model Examination Standards”
4. PPH between Japan and Vietnam
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Home propagation of registered varieties will be licensed from April 2022
2. Differences in synchronization rights between Japan and the US seen in the transfer of copyrights to songs by British singers
3. China joins the Hague System
February 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. USPTO launches pilot program for patent eligibility examinations
2. EPO is investigating users regarding patent grace period
3. The government is considering introducing a patent nondisclosure system
4. Development of domestically produced vaccines
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Jamaica joins the Madrid Cooperation Protocol
2. Kyoto District Court deems “video deletion request” to YouTube a tort
3. Future direction of licensing in the copyright system
4. Amendment to the Hague Common Regulations effective January 2022, 1
January 2022
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Decision to hold the XNUMXrd “IP BASE AWARD”
2. Applications for the XNUMXrd period of the Japan-India PPH pilot program have started
3. Jamaica's accession to the PCT
4. About the XNUMXth Trilateral Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. YouTube reveals the number of copyright infringement complaints for the first time
2. Jamaica joins the Hague System
3. Trends in design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law
4. Amendments to the Hague Common Regulations
2021
December 2021
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Update ~Brazil~
2. Trial provision of patent information using API
3. Trilateral intellectual property symposium
4. Nobel Prize and Patents
5. Abolition of non-exclusive licensee consent requirement
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Major publisher takes legal action against manga pirate site “Manga BANK”
2. Sentenced to 2 years in prison for posting ``Fast Movies''
3. Application trends in The Hague
November 2021
<[General] Newsletter>
1. XNUMXnd ASEAN-Japan Patent Experts Meeting held
2. Online appearance at patent trial
3. Holding the XNUMX General Assembly of WIPO Member States
4. Extension of AFCPXNUMX trial period in the United States
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. United Arab Emirates joins the Madrid Cooperation Protocol
2. Regarding the 3 revision of the Copyright Act - Enacted in January 4 -
3. Trends in design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law
4. In South Korea, partial amendments to the Patent Act, Trademark Act, and Design Protection Act passed the National Assembly plenary session.
October 2021
<[General] Newsletter>
1. Collaboration between the Japan Patent Office and WIPO Japan Office
2. Information dissemination during IP Week
3. Enforcement date of the “Act for Partial Amendment of the Patent Act, etc.”
4. Latest trends in business-related inventions
<[Legal Affairs] Newsletter>
1. Enforcement date of the “Act for Partial Amendment of the Patent Act, etc.” (Regarding designs and trademarks)
2. Status of detention of intellectual property infringing goods at customs ~first half of XNUMX~
3. “Takenoko no Sato” three-dimensional trademark registration ~Distinguishability through use~
September 2021
1. Start accepting PPH applications in the second half of XNUMX in Vietnam
2. XNUMXth Japan-ASEAN Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
3. “Fast Movies” and Copyright
4. Schedule of International Intellectual Property Judicial Symposium XNUMX
5. Posted on the Japan Patent Office website: English translations of reference trial decisions, etc. added in August XNUMX
August 2021
1. International Intellectual Property Symposium WIPO GREEN
2. 14th Japan-U.S.-Europe-China-Korea Ministerial Meeting
3. Partial amendments to the Trademark Law and Design Law to address the import of counterfeit products for "personal use"
4. mRNA vaccines
5. Intellectual Property Promotion Plan - Establishment of a system for centrally processing copyrights -
July 2021
1. Partial abolition of stamping in patent office related procedures
2. Promulgation of “Bill to partially amend the Patent Act, etc.”
3. Regarding trademarks and designs due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU (Brexit) - How to confirm registration in the UK -
4. Passing and enactment of the “Bill to partially amend the Copyright Act”
5. Live streaming of sports days and copyright of music: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s view
June 2021
1. About the current state of AI research in China
2. Fair Use and Copyright
3. Sound including classical music registered as sound trademark for the first time
4. Amendment of Chinese Patent Law
5. Belarus joins the Hague System
May 2021
1. Extension of the Japan-U.S. Collaborative Research Pilot Program
2. Patent Office Status Report 2021
3. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries releases list of prohibited exports of seeds and seedlings overseas
4. Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) ~Morocco~
5. Revised Design Law enforced on April 4st
April 2021
1. Notice of relocation to the new building “World Trade Center Building South Building”
2. Cabinet decision on “Bill to partially amend the Patent Act, etc.”
3. XNUMXth Japan-India Intellectual Property Evaluation Meeting
4. Examples of image design applications after the XNUMX revision
5. Announcement of the number of international patent applications in XNUMX
6. Pakistan joins the Madrid Cooperation Protocol
March 2021
1. Promoting open innovation
2. New mechanism to prevent the spread of false information
3. What should the trademark system look like in the with-corona/post-corona era?
4. Patent owners around the world
5. Cosplay copyright legal issues to be sorted out
February 2021
1. New Year's Thoughts from the Commissioner of the Patent Office
2. Japan Patent Office’s response to the re-issuance of the state of emergency declaration
3. Import of counterfeit products: Confiscation even for personal use Trademark and Design Laws to be revised
4. Relaxation of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) cases ~Brazil~
5. The state of copyright systems and related policies in the digital age
January 2021
1. Yasuo Nishiyama Lawyer/Patent Attorney Information
2. Start of accepting applications for the Japan-India Patent Prosecution Highway (XNUMXnd period)
3. Impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on trademarks and designs ~After the end of the transition period~
4. Revision of international application fees
5. Launch of the Japan-France Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
6. Hospital building - First design registered in Japan
2020
December 2020
1. The Tokyo headquarters is scheduled to move to the new building “World Trade Center Building South Building” in the spring of 2021.
2. Number of AI-related patent applications in China in 2019
3. Discussion regarding the revision of the Seed and Seedling Law
4. Examples of design registrations for new objects of protection
5. Trends in new financing methods using intangible assets as collateral
6. Strengthening the crackdown on sales of counterfeit products through cross-border e-commerce - Consideration of trademark law revisions -
November 2020
1. 2020 Nobel Prize
2. Computerization of patent office procedures
3. Status of design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law - Part 2
4. New coronavirus and patents
5. Revised Copyright Act - Effective October 10st
October 2020
1. Revision of international application fees
2. About the Intellectual Property Acceleration Program (IPAS)
3. Revised Design Act of XNUMX (enforced on April XNUMX, XNUMX)
4. XNUMXth Japan-ASEAN Patent Office Commissioners Special Meeting
5. Soft-Opening period begins in Myanmar from October XNUMXst
September 2020
1. Regarding posting to SNS (social networking sites)
2. Regarding various announcements from the Japan Patent Office
3. Publication of Japan-Korea similar group code correspondence table (corresponding to the Nice International Classification [11th-2020 edition])
4. Regarding the movement to revise the criminal law and criminal procedure law in China
5. Hello Kitty becomes “Copyright Ambassador”
August 2020
1. Support and measures to end the spread of COVID-19
2. 10th Japan-ASEAN Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
3. Status of design registration applications for new objects of protection based on the revised Design Law
4. PPH Portal
5. Launch of special website for the XNUMX Design Law Amendment
6. HARAKENZOmore official LINE has started
July 2020
1. Expansion of Japan-Egypt PPH pilot program
2.About the ABJ mark
3. Announcement of “Intellectual Property Strategy Designer Dispatch Project 2019 Knowledge Collection”
4. Establishment of individual designation fees in Mexico (Hague Agreement)
5. Changes at the Japan Patent Office due to the lifting of the state of emergency due to the new coronavirus infection
June 2020
1. ICT (information and communication technology) as an essential technology
2. Handling of patent rights related to the XNUMXth generation mobile communication system (XNUMXG)
3. Osaka Institute of Technology creates “Guidelines for the Use of Copyrighted Works” for faculty members and publishes it on its website
4. Start communicating with the examiner via email
5. About new types of trademarks - With reference to hologram trademark registration examples -
May 2020 (2020.05.22 up)
1. COVID countermeasure support declaration
2. Emergency response by the five major patent offices
3. Japanese place names - Background to the increase in trademark applications overseas -
4. Obtaining patent rights from the Japan Patent Office
5. Yokai “Amabie” related goods and copyrights
May 2020 (2020.05.15 up)
1. Handling of procedures affected by the new coronavirus infection
2. 2019 Patent Application Technology Trend Survey
3. Use of copyrighted materials in online classes is now possible without permission and is free during the academic year.
4. Recruitment begins for the 2020 Intellectual Property Acceleration Program (IPAS)
5. Procedures for application of exceptions to loss of novelty of design Responses to the spread of the new coronavirus infection
May 2020 (2020.05.01 up)
1. China became the country with the most international patent applications in 2019
2. Blockchain-related patent application in China
3. Tochigi’s oldest craft “Tenmei Casting” is registered as a trademark
4. Battle between France and Google over copyright
5. Q&A regarding expansion of related design system
April 2020
1. University technology trend survey
2. Genome editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 ~Japan~
3. Ministerial Ordinance Amending Part of the Trademark Law Enforcement Regulations
4. “Basics of design registration application (buildings/interiors)”
5. Final draft of civil justice system reform
March 2020
1. Publication of reference materials regarding examination of inventive step
2. Recruitment begins for the XNUMX intellectual property strategy designer dispatch project
3. Impact of Brexit on trademarks and designs
4. Publication of results of application trend surveys, etc.
5. Revised Design Law
February 2020
1.GAFA regulations in Japan
2. Points to note regarding the new application of the Antimonopoly Act
3. Matsue Maruhata Hoshigaki is the first in Shimane prefecture to be registered under the Geographical Indication Protection System
4. Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office’s XNUMX New Year’s Thoughts
5. 5th Design Office (ID5) meeting to be held in Japan Confirmation of electronic exchange of priority documents, etc.
January 2020
1. World Intellectual Property Report
2. Revision of international application fees
3. About similar goods and services examination standards (International Classification No. 11-2020 edition)
4. Enforcement date of the revised Design Law
5. Expansion of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
2019
December 2019
1. Added additional content to the IP community portal site “IP BASE”
2. Decision to implement patent prosecution highway pilot program between Japan and Saudi Arabia
3. Myanmar: Regarding “soft-opening” due to enforcement of trademark law
4. The most valuable consumer brand
5. Full-scale launch of patent prosecution highway between Japan and Taiwan
November 2019
1. Number of standard-essential patents for next-generation communication standard “XNUMXG”
2. Strengthening intellectual property protection for agricultural product varieties overseas
3.Vietnam, Samoa, and Israel join the Hague Agreement
4. Background to the new recruitment of assistant trademark examiners
5. Used sales and resale of e-books within the EU
October 2019
1. Research report on the relationship between Japan's intellectual property system and the economy
2. About the Japan-Africa Patent Office Policy Dialogue
3. Japan Patent Office releases Japan-Korea similar group code correspondence table
4. Farmed sea urchins in Hamanaka Town to be registered under the Geographical Indication Protection System
5. Effective matching tool for business collaboration
September 2019
1. Notice of change in consumption tax rate
2. Apple files trademark registration for “Apple Card” and “Apple Cash” in Japan
3. Publication of XNUMX Patent Administration Annual Report
4. Recycled materials are registered as a design.
5. Determination of supported companies for the first phase of the XNUMX Intellectual Property Acceleration Program
6. ASEAN Patent Office Symposium XNUMX held
August 2019
1. Application status of AI-related inventions
2. Trends in business-related inventions
3. Malaysia to amend its trademark law and join the Madrid Protocol
4. Collection of consultation cases related to antitrust laws, etc.
5. Smooth trademark examination through private use
July 2019
1. Significant revision of the Design Law
2. Changes in the international preliminary examination request procedure
3. It becomes possible to grant non-exclusive usage rights for well-known trademarks in the public interest.
4. Patent application technology trend survey
5. About the IT Policy Guidelines
June 2019
1. New features of patent information platform (J-PlatPat) have been released
2. Overview of the revision of design examination standards
3. Promulgation of revised patent law
4. Publication of Japan-China joint research report on intellectual property in 2018
5. Recruitment begins for the 2019 Intellectual Property Acceleration Program (IPAS)
May 2019
1. Is it possible to register “Reiwa” as a trademark?
2. Trends in international patent applications
3. Report on content services utilizing blockchain technology
4. Collection of related design registration examples for partial designs
5. Fifth generation mobile communication system (XNUMXG)
April 2019
1. A bill to partially revise the Design Act
2. PCT Collaborative Research Pilot Program
3. Current status of patent oppositions
4. Increase in application examination request fees
5. Three-dimensional trademark registration example “diamond cut”
6. Expanding the number of cases covered by the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) ~Vietnam~
March 2019
1. Trends in AI-related applications around the world
2. New reduction/exemption system for patent fees (1 to 10 years) and examination request fees
3. Regarding trademarks displaying era names
4. Color-only trademark registration only 500 out of 7 applications
5. Expansion of scope of application on the Japan-Brazil patent prosecution highway
6. Amendments to the patent infringement litigation system
February 2019
1. President of the Japan Patent Office’s thoughts on the beginning of XNUMX
2. Promotion Association to understand the actual usage of Kobe beef name
3. International data distribution area
4. Partial revision of design law examination standards
5. Developing intellectual property-related systems in China
January 2019
1. Number of patent applications worldwide
2. Design/trademark examination/trial documents can now be viewed on J-PlatPat
3. Birth of a baby girl from a fertilized egg modified using genome editing technology
4. Revision of international application fees
5. Humanoid robot “Pepper” XNUMXD trademark registered
2018
December 2018
1. Regarding the review of the intellectual property dispute resolution system
2. Difficulties in registering trademarks consisting only of colors
3. Revision of provisions in AIA patent review
4. ~About the outline of the revised trademark examination standards~
5. Launch of Japan-India Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
November 2018
1. Collection of case studies of companies utilizing intellectual property rights 2018
2. “Fast track examination” will be introduced in trademark examination
3. Regarding the handling in Japan of trademark registration applications with “provision of casino facilities” as the designated service
4. Drug prices and intellectual property 5. From application to utilization
October 2018
1. Disaster relief procedures
2. Design Law Amendment Bill
3. Revision of trademark accelerated examination/accelerated trial guidelines
4. 8th Japan-ASEAN Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
5. Regarding the US patent for genome editing technology CRISPR/Cas9
September 2018
1. Start of “design management” at the Patent Office
2.Exchange of data related to patents and trademarks between Japan and Malaysia
3.About Nohaku Trademark Usage Terms
4.Canada's accession to the Hague System
5. Relaxation of power of attorney requirements in South Korea
August 2018
1. Examination treatment of trademarks consisting of or including era names
2. Contract guidelines regarding the use of AI and data
3. The band-shaped design of Cup Noodles was registered as a position trademark.
4. Overview of GDPR
5. Japan’s social environment surrounding blockchain technology
6. Strengthening cooperation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the field of designs
July 2018
1. Law to partially amend the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc.
2. Changes to the exceptional period for loss of novelty of an invention
3. Exception period for loss of novelty of design extended from 6 months to 1 year
4. Requirements for dividing trademark registration applications will be strengthened
5. International search report jointly conducted by five major patent offices
6. Half-price subsidy for foreign application fees
June 2018
1. “Mushroom Mountain” is registered as a three-dimensional trademark
2. 2017 Patent Application Technology Trend Survey
3. TPP-related bills begin deliberation
4. European Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement – UK ratifies, what about Germany?
5. Regarding explanatory documents regarding the use of trademarks in accelerated examination
6. Award ceremony for “Intellectual Property Achievement Award”
May 2018
1. Introduction of proposed amendments to the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc.
2. Legal liability for accidents caused by AI-equipped products
3. UK accession to the Hague System
4. Specific examples of how to count similar groups
5. Site blocking attracts attention as a means of protecting content
April 2018
1. Patent fee reduction/exemption system
2. About “Regional Collective Trademark Guidebook 2018”
3. Changes in the method of counting similar groups
4. Holding the WIPO High-Level Forum
5. Trilateral Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
March 2018
1. About “Regional Collective Trademark Mark”
2. Expanding the scope of super accelerated examination for venture companies
3. About the trademark accelerated examination system in Japan
4. Publication of a report on the review of the intellectual property system in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, etc.
5. “Global Intellectual Property Strategy Forum 2018” held
February 2018
1. Information on opening of “Nagoya Office”
2. China's revised Unfair Competition Prevention Law to come into effect from January 2018, 1
3. Role of patent attorneys in data distribution and utilization
4. Diversification of information dissemination entities and legal revisions
5. The Patent Office creates a list of names of products and services that cannot be adopted.
6. Regarding the transition to the new service “Madrid Monitor”
January 2018
1. Toward revision of patent law
2. European Commission (EC) Notice regarding Brexit
3. Revision of international application fees
4. Number of patent applications worldwide (2016)
5. Trilateral Japan-China-Korea Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
6. The 3rd Industrial Design Office (ID5) meeting will be held.
2017
December 2017
1. About “Recent design application registration status”
2. Regarding the draft ministerial ordinance to partially revise the Trademark Law Enforcement Regulations
3. Partial abolition of facet classification symbols
4. Resuming the Japan-U.S. collaborative research pilot program
5. PPH trial between Japan and Peru begins
November 2017
1. First registration of “sound trademark consisting only of musical elements”
2. FRAND is process
3. Special provisions regarding the registration entity of regional collective trademarks under the Regional Future Investment Promotion Act
4. Confusion surrounding virtual currency
5. Machine learning and copyright
October 2017
1. The University of Tokyo releases intellectual property rights free of charge for projects related to the Tokyo Olympics
2. New requirement to submit declaration of use within one year after renewal (Philippines)
3. Over 15,000 import suspensions due to intellectual property infringement
4. Legal battle begins over who owns the copyright to monkey selfies
5. Handling applications for trademark registration consisting of famous paintings, etc.
September 2017
1. Publication of guidelines for using the GI Mark in advertising, internet sales, and menu displays in the restaurant industry
2. Expansion of cooperation with Brazil in the field of industrial property
3. Handling applications for trademark registration consisting of family crests
4. INPIT Kinki Headquarters opens
5. Intellectual Property Mikata - Traveling Patent Office -
August 2017
1. Amendments to regulations based on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT Regulations)
2. Publication of Patent Administration Annual Report XNUMX Edition
3. Launch of Japan-New Zealand Patent Prosecution Highway
4. Examination of a trademark registration application that is a successor to an application with procedural defects
5. About the new service “Madrid Monitor”
July 2017
1. Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2017 decided
2. Sudden changes in copyright management
3. Data monopoly and antitrust law amendments
4. Case studies of “bad faith trademark applications” in Japan, the United States, Europe, China and South Korea (excerpted from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry website)
5. India releases guidelines for applying for recognition of well-known trademarks
June 2017
1. Canadian company acquires rights to world's most famous beagle dog
2. Expanding the scope of coverage of the overseas intellectual property litigation expense insurance system
3. Free photography exhibition at Mori Art Museum, Roppongi
4. Revision of design examination standards
May 2017
1. Patent Office Status Report 2017
2. Expansion of countries covered by the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) ~South America~
3. Trilateral Patent Office Commissioners Meeting and Trilateral Patent Office Commissioners/Users Meeting
4. Revision of trademark examination standards
April 2017
1. First decision to register a trademark consisting only of colors
2. Entry into force of the revised Trademark Rules in India
3. Significant increase in the number of patents granted by the European Patent Office in 2016
4. IoT patent information will be shared worldwide and will start operating around January 2019
March 2017
1. Scope of validity of patent rights with extended term
2. Acceptance of claims for damages for online sales of crack programs
3. Necessity of registering new varieties overseas
4. Expansion of cyber attacks
5. Expanding the scope of accelerated examination and hearing for trademark registration applications
February 2017
1. Amendment of the Geographical Indication Law
2. Comparison table of prior user rights systems in Japan, China and South Korea
3. Revision of the Trademark Examination Handbook
4. Top XNUMX Global Innovators XNUMX
January 2017
1. Will the next iPhone be foldable or have a glass body?
2. Shizuoka Prefecture launches intellectual property study group
3. Toyota increases compensation for employees' inventions by XNUMX% to a maximum of XNUMX million yen
4. A meeting of the heads of patent offices of Japan, China, and South Korea was held.
2016
December 2016
1. We support applications for plant variety registration overseas.
2. Establishment of a new patent classification for IoT-related technologies
3. INPIT sets period to strengthen support for developing employee invention regulations for small and medium-sized enterprises
4. Announcement of World Innovation Power Index rankings by WIPO
5. About the 5th Trademark Five Offices (TM5) Meeting
November 2016
1. We have opened our “design-specific homepage”
2. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Member States General Assembly 2016
3. Suspension of PPH application to Vietnam Patent Office
4. Tokushima University will release some patents free of charge for up to one year from October
5. Joint statement on patent examination between Japan and Brazil
October 2016
1. Wakayama Prefecture stops unauthorized trademark registration in China!
2. Cambodia joins the PCT
3. Google's patent search service adds 11 new countries
4. Announcement of WIPO Global Innovation Power Index Rankings
5. Customs seizure status in the first half of 2016
September 2016
1. Information related to patent examination in each country can be viewed in one place.
2. Strengthening intellectual property cooperation programs between Japan and ASEAN countries
3. Pre-publication applications can now be applied for Japan-U.S. joint investigation
4. International dissemination of information regarding English translations of Japanese trial decisions, etc.
August 2016
1. Patent Administration Annual Report 2016 Edition
2. Cumulative number of registered regional collective trademarks reaches 600
3. Guidelines for derivative works of the “Star Trek” series
4. Intellectual property support projects in various locations
5. Thai utility models and trademarks added to the Japan Patent Office's foreign patent information service
July 2016
1. Establishment of overseas intellectual property litigation expense insurance system for small and medium-sized enterprises
2. Status of patent opposition
3. Initiatives to expand the use of patent information
4. Five IP Offices (IP5) Commissioners Meeting
June 2016
1. Regarding relief for missed deadlines due to the effects of the Kumamoto Earthquake
2. Frank Muller trademark case
3. Publication of guidelines regarding employee inventions
4. Intellectual property cooperation system between Japan and Vietnam
5. European Trademark and Design Network publishes joint notification with EU national intellectual property offices regarding common practices regarding graphic expressions of designs
May 2016
1. Utilizing artificial intelligence in patent examination
2. Number of domestic applications in 2015
3. Slogans and catchphrases can also be registered as trademarks
4. The United States, which ranks first in the number of international patent applications, decreases for the first time
5. Domestic and international counterfeiting damage suffered by Japanese industry and its countermeasures
April 2016
1. Issuance of Abandonment order by Indian Trademark Office
2. Accession to the Patent Law Treaty and the Singapore Convention on Trademark Law and the development of domestic legal provisions in line with the accession
3. Search for English product/service names using Japanese similar group codes
4. Status of suspension of intellectual property infringing goods in 2015 and implementation of a bill to partially amend the Customs Tariff Law, etc.
5. From EUIPO (European Community Trademark and Design Office) to EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office)
March 2016
1. Indian Prime Minister Modi announces support measures for start-up companies
2. Movements regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (Summary)
3. “Happy Birthday to You” copyright issue resolved
4. Microsoft receives patent for modular computer
February 2016
1. Enforcement date of the law partially amending the Patent Act, etc. and preparation of related government ordinances
2. Changes in operation regarding extension of response period for notification of reasons for refusal
3. Announcement of New Year's impressions by the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
4. First registration of regional collective trademark by Chamber of Commerce and Industry
5. Latest trends in business-related inventions
6.Revision of official fees
January 2016
1. Towards revision of examination standards for applications for registration of patent term extension - Supreme Court judgment of November XNUMX, XNUMX
2. Posting of Japanese trademark information on the trademark database “TMview”
3. Publication of reference examples for claiming and proving “impossible/impractical circumstances”
4. Launch of “TRIPO (Trilateral IP Offices)”, a trilateral intellectual property cooperation website
2015
December 2015
1. Elementary school students in Aichi Prefecture obtain a patent for an empty can sorting box that separates aluminum and steel cans.
2. Status of patent opposition
3. A new type of trademark – the first registration decision after the introduction of the system
4. Japan Patent Office announces registered regional collective trademarks by newly expanded registration entities
5. Japan-Korea Patent Office Commissioners Meeting agrees to further strengthen cooperation in the intellectual property field between the two countries
November 2015
1. Expansion of the jurisdiction of the international search and international preliminary examination of PCT international applications by the Japan Patent Office
2. TPP to revise trademark law to combat counterfeit brand products
3. Cooperation with Vietnam to shorten patent examination period
4. Japan Patent Office launches similar image search service
October 2015
1. Proposed revised patent law guidelines to protect employees' rights through invention patents, conditions for company ownership
2. Supporting the improvement of examination capabilities of the Japan Patent Office and the Singapore Intellectual Property Office
3. Preliminary inspection of the symbol mark of the Ise-Shima Summit Prefectural Council
4. Enactment of the Cabinet Business Streamlining Act
September 2015
1. ``Disaster prevention plants'' to secure food during disasters are registered as a trademark
2. Free ``Kinkoban'' service to protect Japanese companies' intellectual property starts next fiscal year
3. The Japan Patent Office begins providing information on Japan's registered designs to WIPO
4. Korean Patent Court establishes “International Trial Chamber”
August 2015
1. Passage/enactment of a bill to partially amend the Patent Act, etc.
2. Strengthening cooperation with Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India
3. Expansion of countries covered by the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
4. The Japan Patent Office announces its current operational policy for PBP claims
July 2015
1. Supreme Court decision regarding product-by-process claims
2. Patent Administration Annual Report 2015 Edition
3. Summary of research results of patent application trends in hot technology fields by the Japan Patent Office
4. Launch of patent prosecution highway between Japan and Egypt
5. Expanding cooperation in patent trials between Japan and China
June 2015
1. Toward streamlining examinations - Commencement of Japan-U.S. joint investigation
2. Japan Patent Office publishes public trademark bulletin for sound trademarks
3. Japan Patent Office creates intellectual property support guide for small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies
4. Supreme Court rules that JASRAC comprehensive agreement violates antitrust law
May 2015
1. Effective May XNUMX, XNUMX - International registration system for designs
2. Patent application/examination information from Japan, Europe, China, and Korea patent offices will be provided all at once from April XNUMX, XNUMX.
3. Japan Patent Office announces the number of new types of trademarks received
4. XNUMX international patent application
April 2015
1. Act to partially amend the Patent Act, etc. - Enforced on April 2015, 4
2. Start accepting applications for new types of trademarks
3. Cabinet decision on March 2015, 3 - “Bill to partially amend the Patent Act, etc.”
4. Restoration of priority rights under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Regulations
5. Launch of patent information platform (J-PlatPat)
March 2015
1. (New) Information on our office's services regarding patent oppositions
2. Participation in the Geneva Amendment of the Hague Agreement
3. Global Intellectual Property Strategy Forum 2015 held
4. Japan Patent Office to reduce trademark registration fees, etc.
5. Publication of Japan-Korea/Japan-Taiwan similar group code correspondence table
February 2015
1. XNUMX revised patent law, etc. will come into effect on April XNUMX, XNUMX
2. China ranks first in the number of patent applications worldwide in XNUMX
3. “Funabashi no Nashi” registered as a regional collective trademark
4. The Japan Patent Office collaborates with the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry regarding trade secret protection systems
5. Toyota provides fuel cell-related patents free of charge
January 2015
1. Japan Patent Office to strengthen cooperation in intellectual property field with Cambodia
2. Direction of reviewing the employee invention system
3. Japan Patent Office begins providing trademark publications in the world's largest trademark database
4. Enforcement of a law that partially amends the Copyright Act
2014
December 2014
1. Chinese and Korean patent documents can now be searched in Japanese
2. The policy of assigning employee inventions to corporations is established.
3. Japan Patent Office proposes revisions to trade secret management guidelines
4. Thomson Reuters Names 100 Innovative Companies
5. Patent System Subcommittee discusses revisions to patent fees, etc.
November 2014
1. PPH target countries expanded
2. “Locarno Agreement establishing the international classification of industrial designs” comes into force in Japan
3. Shuji Nakamura, famous for his dispute over compensation for his employee invention, wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
4. Relaxation of requirements for business strategy review
October 2014
1. Petition for import suspension of illegal B-CAS cards accepted
2. “Aomori Black Garlic” filed for regional collective trademark
3. Intellectual property courts established in three major cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
4. Revision of employee invention system to require inventor rewards
September 2014
1. Japan Patent Office announces agreement to cooperate with NICT regarding machine translation of patent documents
2. Japan Patent Office announces strengthening cooperation in intellectual property field with Colombia
3. Thomson Reuters predicts breakthroughs for the next 10 years
4. Saga Prefecture Association receives trademark registration for “Arita ware” in China
5. Partial amendments to the Patent Law Enforcement Regulations
6. Expanding the number of registered entities for regional collective trademarks
August 2014
1. Proposal to revise the law in XNUMX to make employee inventions belong to companies
2. Intellectual property rights royalties from overseas become significantly profitable
3. Six companies including Canon and Google sign agreement to respond to patent troll lawsuits
4. Japanese companies take the lead in filing advanced patents; Toyota ranks first in self-driving cars
5. Responses to changes in address notation in the Republic of Korea
July 2014
1. Determination of the effective date of the promulgation of a law partially amending the Patent Act, etc.
2. Regarding the results of the XNUMXth Japan-U.S.-Europe-China-Korea Five Major Patent Office Commissioners Meeting
3. Intellectual Property High Court rules to revoke the patent office's trial decision by extending the patent term through additional approval of pharmaceutical products
4. Trial decision allowing Honda's "Super Cub" to be registered as a three-dimensional trademark
June 2014
1. The Japan Patent Office and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) agree to cooperate
2. “Intellectual Property-based Nation Study Group” – Aiming to revitalize the Japanese economy through intellectual property
3. Japan Patent Office - Measures to overcome the inferiority of Japanese patent applications
4. XNUMXth Patent System Subcommittee held to discuss who owns employee inventions
5. Revised Copyright Law was enacted to prevent piracy of e-books.
May 2014
1. World Intellectual Property Organization announces number of international patent applications in 2013
2. Japan Patent Office achieves long-term goal of setting initial examination notification period to 11 months
3. Strengthening the functions of the “Intellectual Property Comprehensive Support Desk” for small and medium-sized enterprises
4. Patent Office - Changes in the operation of examinations
April 2014
1. Notice of change in consumption tax rate
2. “Bill to partially amend the Patent Act, etc.” was approved by the Cabinet.
3. Japan Patent Office sets a goal to halve the time it takes to obtain patent rights
4. 2013 User Survey Report on the Quality of Patent Examination
5. National Police Agency conducts simultaneous crackdown on copyright law violation cases
March 2014
1. Patent rights for drugs and devices for regenerative medicine to be extended to a maximum of XNUMX years
2. Comprehensive revision of four intellectual property laws related to patents, trademarks, designs, and patent attorneys
3. STAP cells: RIKEN and others apply for international patent
4. Japan Patent Office revises examination standards for GUI image design protection
5. Collection of case studies of companies utilizing intellectual property rights 2014
February 2014
1. Patent fees for small and medium-sized enterprises, venture companies, and small enterprises will be reduced by approximately one-third
2. Intellectual Property High Court rejects registration of trademark “LADY GAGA”
3. Trademark "Arita ware" canceled in China
4. European Patent Office (EPO) announces number of applications in XNUMX
January 2014
1. Information on change of name of our Japanese language office, appointment of chairman and change of director
2. Number of global patent applications in 2012 increased by 9.2% to 235 million
3. “TOKYO 2013” standard character trademark registered on November 11, 1
4. Japan Patent Office releases trends in business-related inventions
5. Strengthening cooperation in the intellectual property field with the Korean Patent Office
2013
December 2013
1. Greetings regarding the appointment of chairman and change of director
2. Notice regarding change of Japanese name of our office
3. Japan Patent Office agrees to Global Patent Prosecution Highway
4. Japan-China-Korea Patent Office Commissioners Meeting held, joint website released
5. Apple, Microsoft and other corporate alliances sue Google and others
6. Japan Patent Office releases information on Olympic-related trademarks
7. Copyright royalty lawsuit: JFTC and JASRAC appeal to the Supreme Court
November 2013
1. Notice regarding change of Japanese name of our office
2. Apple infringes patent rights owned by individual Japanese inventors
3. License agreement concluded regarding patent rights related to iPS cells
4. Thomson Reuters releases top XNUMX innovative companies
5. Trademark registration for “Onsen Prefecture Oita” approved
October 2013
1. Information on change of our Japanese name
2. PC software startup sounds, etc. are subject to trademark protection
3. Examining the employee invention system, from employees to companies
4. New Zealand passes a bill in parliament to ban the granting of patent rights to software
5. Difficulty in creating rules for protecting intellectual property rights during TTP negotiations
September 2013
1. Agency for Cultural Affairs to establish electronic publishing rights
2. Iwate Prefecture filed an opposition to the Chinese trademark “Iwate”
3. International patent lawsuits by Korean companies increased by XNUMX%
4. Toyo Rubber submits application for import injunction to U.S. ITC
August 2013
1. Revision of patent examination standards
2. Moves toward reviewing the employee invention system
3. Japan Science and Technology Agency announces selected projects for this year's "University Patent Value Improvement Support"
4. World technological innovation power ranking XNUMX
July 2013
1. Basic policy and cabinet decision regarding intellectual property policy
2. US Supreme Court denies patents to genes
3. India and Rwanda join the Madrid Protocol
4. Expansion of PPH scope with Japan Patent Office and Russian Patent Office
5. User survey report on the quality of patent examination etc.
June 2013
1. Japan Patent Office releases the number of applications and registrations in XNUMX
2. Patent Prosecution Highway trial begins on June XNUMXst with Indonesia
3. Trend towards shortening patent examination period
4. Rules regarding employee inventions to be reviewed
5. The direction of legal reform for the introduction of new trademarks is clear
May 2013
1. Japan Patent Office begins summary examination for business strategy
2. WIPO announces the number of international applications in 2012
3. Interview using new video conference system
4. Reducing the risk of lawsuits related to employee inventions
5. Expansion of the jurisdiction of the international search and international preliminary examination of PCT international applications by the Japan Patent Office
April 2013
1. Proposed revision of patent law examination standards
2. Japan Patent Office publishes Regional Collective Trademark XNUMX
3. European Patent Office (EPO) announces number of patent applications in XNUMX
4. Japan Music Copyright Association (JASRAC) sues illegal uploader of music files
March 2013
1. U.S. will soon implement hybrid first-to-file system
2. Started PPH with Japan Patent Office, Polish Patent Office and Eurasian Patent Office
3. Imuraya's "Azuki Bar" to be registered as a trademark
4. Judgment finalized ordering injunction and compensation for overseas transfer of TV programs
5. “Interesting Lover” lawsuit reached settlement
February 2013
1. Shortening R&D and patent examination for foreign companies in Japan
2. Korean and Japanese patent offices strengthen cooperation in patent examination and trial
3. The Japan Patent Office begins developing a system to automatically translate Chinese documents
4. Panasonic accelerates patent sales and licensing
5. The Japan Patent Office publishes article-by-article commentary on the Industrial Property Law [19th edition]
January 2013
1. China overtakes the US to become number one in patent applications
2. Nissin Foods files patent infringement lawsuit over “straight noodle manufacturing method”
3. Mexico joins the Madrid Protocol
4. Monte Rosa to sue Australian company for infringement of “Hahaha” trademark
2012
December 2012
1. Launch of Euroclass Japanese version page service
2. Partial revision of “Trademark Examination Standards [Revised 10th Edition]”
3. Intellectual Property High Court invalidates Nissen's four-line trademark
4. Wakayama Prefecture objects to Chinese trademark “Kishu”
5. Reduction of fees and expansion of the scope of accelerated examination and hearing based on the Asian Center Promotion Act
November 2012
1. Kirimochi Patent Infringement Litigation: “Satou no Kirimochi” Defeats
2. Criminal conviction for unauthorized sale of Yamagata Prefecture's variety ``Tsuyahime''
3. Patent litigation in Japan: Apple appeals to the Intellectual Property High Court
4. Extension of Japan-China trial PPH program and relaxation of procedures
5. Public comments - Draft ministerial ordinance to partially amend the Patent Act Enforcement Regulations, etc.
October 2012
1. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to consider new system that would allow challenges to the validity of patented technology
2. Japan to ratify ACTA
3. Kyocera obtains patent for solar cell module “3-buspar electrode structure”
4. Effective October 2012, 10 - Ministerial Ordinance amending part of the Patent Law Enforcement Regulations and the Law Enforcement Regulations on International Applications, etc. based on the Patent Cooperation Treaty
5. Partial enforcement of the revised Copyright Law
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September 2012
1. Hikone City intends to settle Hikonyan lawsuit
2. New iPad released in China after trademark lawsuit settlement
3. Start accepting priority registration applications for “Prefecture-type JP domain names”
4. The number of registered invention patents in China reaches 100 million
5. Closed for public comments – Japan Patent Office “Draft for a ministerial ordinance to partially amend the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on International Applications, etc. based on the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Enforcement Regulations of the Patent Law”
August 2012
1. Trademark Law Amendment Policy: Smells and sounds will also be subject to protection
2. Colombia joins the Madrid Protocol
3. Copyright reform bill passed
4. WIPO releases “Global Innovation Index 2012”
5. Patent Administration Annual Report 2012 Edition
July 2012
1. Expansion of cases covered by the Patent Prosecution Highway with the Korean Patent Office
2. World's first international intellectual property exchange, increasing number of participating organizations
3. Formulation of Intellectual Property Promotion Plan XNUMX
4. Strengthening measures against copyright infringement based on the use of illegal content
June 2012
1. Information regarding the establishment of Hiroshima office
2. Japan Patent Office releases the number of applications and registrations in XNUMX
3. Ministers of Culture of Japan, China and Korea adopt “Action Plan” for intellectual property protection
4. Word processor patent invention compensation lawsuit settlement
5. Book digitization agency lawsuit: Scanning agency approves claim
May 2012
1. Japan Patent Office begins pilot examination highway with Portuguese Industrial Property Office
2. Design rights also apply to web design
3. Enforcement of the revised Trademark Law
4. International standards, government plans for LED and robot technology to protect intellectual property
5. 2011 amendment, creation of relocation request system
April 2012
1. 2011 Amendment - Relief provisions for expiration of the period
2. Japan Patent Office makes Chinese utility models searchable in Japanese
3. India issues first compulsory license for generic drug
4. Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2012
5. The number of patent applications in 2011 was the highest ever, announced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
March 2012
1. ”HARAKENZO more " New York attorney Mizuki Hashiguchi has joined the firm.
2. Launch of Patent Prosecution Highway with the Philippine Intellectual Property Office
3. Supreme Court: Disallows registration of regional collective trademark for “Kitakata Ramen”
4. Supreme Court: Recognizes right of publicity as a legal right
5. Revision of design registration fees and international application fees
February 2012
1. Number of U.S. patents acquired in XNUMX - Asian companies making great progress
2. Trademark “Similar Goods and Services Examination Standards” revised
3. Japan Post “Yu-mail” loses trademark infringement lawsuit
4. Authors sue book scanning agency for digitizing books
5. Termination of payment deferral system for examination request fees
January 2012
1. Consider adding musical pitch, logo movement, etc. to the scope of protection under trademark law
2. Trial PPH started on December 2011, 12 with Japan, Norway, and Iceland
3. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry collaborates with BRICs on intellectual property
4. Comparative study on examination practices in Japan, China, and Korea Patent Offices
5. Not guilty verdict confirmed in file-sharing software “Winny” case
2011
December 2011
1. Act to partially amend the Patent Act, etc., effective April 2012, 4
2. WIPO and pharmaceutical companies jointly utilize pharmaceutical patents
3. Hitachi expands sales of patent search service overseas
4. ``Label printing machine'' employee invention compensation of XNUMX million yen confirmed
5. Malaysia is keen to join the Madrid Protocol
November 2011
1. “Agreement on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit Products (ACTA)” signed by eight countries
2. “Patent Prosecution Highway” Expansion of eligible cases with the Danish Patent Office and launch of the Patent Prosecution Highway with the Nordic Patent Office
3. Japan Patent Office revised examination standards for “Requirements for writing the specification and scope of claims”
4. JPRS decides to establish a new “prefectural JP domain name”
5. “Patent Prosecution Highway” On November 2011, 11, the Japan-China Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program started.
October 2011
1. Introduction of former Japan Patent Office Chief Examiner, Toshio Uchida
2. Enactment of the U.S. Patent Law Amendment Bill
3. Status of detention of intellectual property infringing products at customs
4. Patent infringement lawsuit: Intellectual Property High Court finds Sato Foods infringing
5. Japan and South Korea governments strengthen cooperation in the copyright field and sign MOU
6. Publication of guidance for applying the exception to loss of novelty
September 2011
1. Start of early examination and hearing for earthquake disaster recovery support
2. Sony and LG Electronics settle patent infringement lawsuit
3. Illegal downloads: XNUMX billion a year - Research by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
August 2011
1. PPH MOTTAINAI trial program started
2. Amendment of application examination request fee
3. About the U.S. Patent Law Amendment Bill
4. Request for opinions from the Japan Patent Office - Guidelines for applicants to apply for exceptions to loss of novelty (draft)
July 2011
1. Regarding laws that partially amend the Patent Act, etc.
2. Japan Patent Office to revise design examination standards
3. About the launch of the Patent Prosecution Highway
June 2011
1. “Japan-China Patent Prosecution Highway” pre-pilot begins
2. Brand value ranking: Apple surpasses Google to take first place
3. Announcement of the results of the 2010 “Survey on Intellectual Property Rights Infringement in China”
4. Supreme Court allows extension of pharmaceutical patents
5. Number of applications and registrations in Japan in 2010
May 2011
1. International registration applications increased by XNUMX% in XNUMX
2. Osaka High Court orders injunction against products similar to Hikonyan
3. Taiwan Patent Law Amendment Bill passes examination by the Legislative Yuan Examination Committee
April 2011
1. Customs – XNUMX export/import suspension results announced
2. Patent dispute between Sony and LG Electronics - PSXNUMX import suspended in the Netherlands
3. The U.S. Senate passes a revised bill to review patent examinations, shifting from "first to invent" to "first to file" system.
4. “Bill to partially amend the Patent Act, etc.” to be submitted to the Diet
March 2011
1. Number of international patent applications by country in 2010
2. Panasonic ranks first for the second consecutive year in terms of number of international patent applications filed by company in 2010
3. Dispute over iPS cell patents settled
4. Regarding applications for publication in the gazette regarding preparations for rights transfer or licensing
February 2011
1. In 2010, IBM acquired over 18 patents, the most in the United States for 5,000 consecutive years.
2. China to conclude Patent Prosecution Highway with Japan as early as this year
3. Success rate of the first patent auction was 1%
4. About the Comparative Research Report on Industrial Property Rights Systems in Each Country
January 2011
1. Enforcement of Article 141 of the EPC Amendment Regulations - Obligation to submit search results and exemptions
2. Echigo Seika appeals in Kirimochi lawsuit
3. Number of trademark registration applications in China exceeds 100 million
4. “Sanuki” trademark registration is invalid in Taiwan
2010
December 2010
1. Popular works by Japanese authors sold without permission on Apple Inc. website
2. Dutch court orders Sanrio to stop production
3. Apple and Motorola engage in litigation over mobile phone patents
4. Contract with French company in iPS patent and treatment field
5. Four Offices Statistical Report
6. Intellectual Property High Court cancels trial decision on three-dimensional trademark for Yakult container
November 2010
1. Treaty on the Prevention of Counterfeit Products: Basic agreement between Japan, the US, and Europe
2. About the Japan-Spain Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
3. Apple ordered to pay damages in patent infringement lawsuit related to “Cover Flow”
4. Microsoft files suit against Motorola over claims that Android phones infringe on patents
October 2010
1. Microsoft co-founder sues 11 major companies for patent infringement
2. Microsoft appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court in patent infringement lawsuit over Word
3. “Sasebo Burger” – Establishment of cooperative association to establish a regional brand
4. “TV Break” copyright lawsuit – Intellectual Property High Court dismisses appeal
5. Change of layout of Japanese patent certificate/registration certificate
September 2010
1. Patent applications in China and India are rapidly increasing
2. NEC sues Apple and others for patent infringement
3. Viacom to appeal against Google over YouTube copyright issue
4. Launch of Japan’s first intellectual property fund “LSIP”
August 2010
1. Announcement of appointment as Director of China Support Office
2. In 2009, the number of international patent applications filed by Chinese people ranked fifth in the world.
3. Salesforce sues Microsoft for patent infringement
4. US Supreme Court rules on software patent issue
5. Approximately half of companies are victims of counterfeiting online
July 2010
1. Nichi-Iko announces partnership with major French company
2. Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2010
3. China disallows trademark registration of seven prefecture names
4. Examination guidelines revised, “Amendment of the description, claims, or drawings (new matters)”
5. Enforcement date of the law amending part of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
June 2010
1. Nokia sues Apple, alleging patent infringement on iPad and iPhone
2. US company obtains iPS cell license
3. U.S. Trade Representative expresses concerns about China in annual report
4. Design rights establishment status map
May 2010
1. Japan and China agree to exclude state-owned enterprises from compulsory certification of IT products in China
2. Taiwanese manufacturer sues Apple for multi-touch patent infringement
3. Fujitsu Laboratories develops high-precision translation technology for English patent texts
4. Japan Patent Office begins international search and preliminary examination of PCT international application filed in Thailand as receiving office
5. The Japan Patent Office releases a research report comparing industrial property rights systems in various countries
6. 2009 Trademark Application Trend Survey Report - Survey of trademark application and management strategies in companies and the status of unused trademarks (summary version) -
April 2010
1. The Japan Patent Office’s proposed inter-institutional collaboration concept for intellectual property human resource development was agreed upon at the APEC expert meeting.
2. “Ring melody” trademark rights sold for XNUMX million yen
3. U.S. Court of Appeals rejects MS's request for reconsideration of Word patent infringement judgment
4. The Japan Patent Office publishes article-by-article commentary on the Industrial Property Law (18th edition)
March 2010
1. Publication of a draft proposal for partial revision of design examination standards (examination procedure) (Japan Patent Office)
2. National Police Agency begins operation of “P2P observation system”
3. Japan Electronic Publishing Association makes a proposal to the National Diet Library's e-book distribution concept
February 2010
1. Prohibition of downloading of illegal files (revised Copyright Law enacted)
2. IBM ranks first in the number of patents granted in the US in 2009 for the 17th consecutive year
3. Strengthening intellectual property protection for the Shanghai Expo
4. About the Japan-U.S.-Japan-Europe Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH) using international phase products of PCT applications
January 2010
1. EU patent system takes a new step
2. China overtakes Europe and the US in rate of increase in the number of invention patent applications
3. Two patents related to iPS cells were established in Japan
2009
December 2009
1. Japan Patent Office strengthens cooperation with foreign countries
2. Toward revision of trademark “similar goods and services examination standards”
3. Nissan licenses coating technology patent to NTT Docomo
November 2009
1. Revision of examination standards for industrially applicable inventions and medical inventions
2. Green-related applications subject to accelerated examination/trial
3. U.S. Trade Commission begins investigating Toyota for hybrid patent infringement
4. Third Amendment to Chinese Patent Law (Patents, Utility Models, Designs) - Application of the revised law
5. Supreme Court decision blocks sale of cheap DVDs of Chaplin movies
6. China is the world's largest trademark country, with over XNUMX million examinations in XNUMX
October 2009
1. Regarding support project for prior art searches related to patent applications in 21
2. University of Tsukuba, development of automatic construction of terminology dictionary from patent information, NEDO-funded research
3. Japan and China strengthen cooperation on memorandum of understanding for intellectual property protection, trademark system, and crackdown on counterfeit products
4. Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) - Canada-Japan pilot program started, PPH portal website established
5. Expanding the scope of super accelerated examination
September 2009
1. Japanese government considering strengthening measures against unused trademarks
2. [Japan Patent Office] Announces revised draft examination standards for "industrially applicable inventions" and "medicinal inventions"
August 2009
1. Japanese government formulates “Intellectual Property Promotion Plan XNUMX”
2. Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) expands to XNUMX countries around the world
3. China tightens examinations for trademark registration
4. Sony joins anti-patent troll service
July 2009
1. Microsoft files a patent for a “magic wand”
2. US Microsoft and HP renew patent cross license
June 2009
1. Japan accounts for XNUMX% of patent applications and next-generation automobile technology – Japan Patent Office survey
2. EU passes copyright protection extension for performers
3. Video content: Establishment of a mechanism for centralizing copyright processing
4. "Mac Curry" McDonald's No Infringement
May 2009
1. U.S. International Trade Commission approves Funai Electric's claim regarding TV patent issue
2. XNUMXth country to partner with “Patent Prosecution Highway” Japan takes the lead, expanding usage around the world
3. Spansion and Samsung settle flash memory patent infringement lawsuit
4. China ranks first in the world in number of trademark registration applications for XNUMXth consecutive year
5. Microsoft and TomTom settle patent infringement lawsuit
April 2009
Regarding the revised Patent Law, etc. that came into effect on April 1, 2009
1.First of all
2. Review of non-exclusive license registration system
3. Expansion of the period for filing an appeal against a decision of refusal
4. Expansion of countries eligible for electronic exchange of priority documents
March 2009
1. The Japan Patent Office creates a video introducing the design system and starts distributing it online
2. The Agency for Cultural Affairs publishes a draft government ordinance regarding Blu-ray charges and solicits opinions. Scheduled to come into force on April XNUMX, XNUMX
3. Announcement of revised draft of formalities examination manual regarding provisional license registration, etc. and soliciting opinions
4. The Japan Patent Office opens a database site for human resources to support intellectual property strategies for regional and small and medium-sized enterprises.
February 2009
1. Determining the effective date of some of the revised items, such as reviewing the non-exclusive license registration system, etc.
2. Copyright law will be revised, making it illegal to obtain pirated copies using file-sharing software
3. China’s revised patent law passed
4. Audio and video are also trademarked.
January 2009
1. For-profit venture companies are born to counter patent trolls
2. Commercial success to overcome reasons for refusal (US precedent)
3. South Korea sees an increase in patent applications related to plant seeds due to patent law revisions
4. Japan Patent Office releases case study results regarding inventive step in three-way comparison of examination practices
2008
December 2008
1. The Japan Patent Office will start accepting applications for the Specified Non-Exclusive License Registration System from October
2. U.S. Court of Appeals denies patentability of business model invention
3. European Patent Office to unify patentability of computer programs
4. The Japan Patent Office publishes a draft case study regarding the necessity of depositing microorganisms, etc., and solicits opinions.
November 2008
1. Japan Patent Office begins trial of super accelerated examination
2. Trademark registration: Taiwan's "Sanuki" issue, application also filed in China
3. Microsoft wins in patent infringement lawsuit over MP3 technology
4. Patent Administration Annual Report 2008 Edition
October 2008
1. Japan Patent Office begins trial of “Patent Strategy Portal Site”
2. Bosch, Du Pont, and Xerox join Eco-Patent Commons, which opens up patents that contribute to the environment
3. Reduced royalty rate for DVD6C and DVD coders and DVD encoders
4. Patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo's Wii
5. U.S. High Court rules that copyright can extend to open source
6. Regarding the handling of the deadline for filing appeals by overseas residents, etc. due to the 2008 law revision
September 2008
1. Osaka specialty “Kuidaore” is closed
2. Japan ranks first in number of patent applications, China is making rapid progress (WIPO announcement)
3. Nissan Motors begins full-scale licensing business for its own technology