The Japan Patent Office has been accepting applications for certain new types of trademarks, including those consisting of sounds and colors, since April 1, 2015, in accordance with the Trademark Act...

Japan Legal Update Newsletter April 2016 を発行いたしました。

For example, the US copyright laws give copyright for artistic works for seventy years after the decease of the creator of the work, whereas this is fifty years in Japan.

In July 2022, the JPO revised the collective examination guidelines to make it easier for applicants to utilize

Kikkoman Corporation, a major producer of soy sauce in Japan, succeeded with its trademark application for its well-known sauce dispensing bottle.

On January 17, 2019, the Japanese Patent Attorney's Association held a press conference in which presenter Seiji Matsuda pointed out the impact of the now-effective modified Trans-Pacific Partnership

wipoの要求に基づいて、ニース連盟の各締約国は2022年1月1日から『商標登録用商品と役務国際分類』（すなわちニース分類）第十一版2022書面を正ঁ

中国国家知識産権局（CNIPA）を主管部門とする国家標準「商品取引市場知的財産権保護規範」が昨年12月30日発布され、今年7月1日より施行される&

On April 1, 2020, the Design Law was amended, providing for the protection of designs for images, buildings, and interiors.

If an IP Conciliation is unsuccessful or withdrawn and a complaint is filed for the same dispute, it will not be heard by the same judge from the IP Conciliation.

The JPO is making its procedures for examining trademark applications that have been preceded by defectively filed applications more transparent after some confusion that caught up the media in Japan.

From 21st of November, the government of Japan set up a council where experts from the private sector, universities and other organisations can discuss IP issues.

Japan is like the United Kingdom a constitutional monarchy with an emperor residing in the palace at the heart of Tokyo. And to this day, the imperial era names selected for each successive emperor (empress) ...

An old trademark associated with a failed business's old products, such as tape cassettes, seems like a hard sell.

The World Intellectual Property Organization's report World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) is out, with some noteworthy figures for Japan and the United States among other major economic ...

The Chinese firm had apparently chosen the trademark classification covering towels.

2024年5月28日、内閣府知的財産戦略本部「AI時代の知的財産権検討会...

中国「商標法」の第4次改正には、商標侵害の賠償額が引き上げられました。「商標法」第63条には、商標専用権に対して、悪意による侵害に&

In January 2024, UNIQLO CO., LTD. (UNIQLO) announced that it had filed a lawsuit before the Tokyo District Court against Roadget Business Pte. Ltd., Fashion Choice Pte. Ltd...

3月31日に開かれた北京市第15期人民代表大会常務委員会第38回会議において、「北京市知的財産権保護条例」が可決された。7月1日より施行され