This is the Demandant's detailed written allegations listing the reasons for invalidation of the patent in question.

The original trademark application must be a trademark application filed in one of the member countries of the Paris Convention or the Madrid Protocol.

Having opened a new branch office in Beijing, Sonoda & Kobayashi decided to feature Chinese IP news for the first time in the September edition of this newsletter.

After experiencing the consulting, localization and ISO industries, Osamu William Yanaka joined the firm in November 2013.

The original design application must be a national design application filed in one of the member countries of the Paris Convention or a regional application such as a Community Design application.

The PCT application filed in its original language is the basis of the examination.

As a country featuring companies comprising both size and innovation, Japan has long been among the top 5 jurisdictions where companies have chosen to protect their intellectual property.

Infringement includes both direct and indirect infringement. Making and selling an object constitutes infringement if the use of the object infringes a patent and the use which infringes the patent is the only practical way ...

This article aims to explain the timeline and deadlines of a PCT application or Paris Route application when being filed in Japan.

Japan has long been a difficult jurisdiction to revive intellectual property which expired after the applicant/right holder failed to act in a timely manner (e.g., by failing to pay the maintenance fee for a patent in a timely fashion).

As the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed Tokyo into its 3rd state of emergency, the global picture starts to diverge more and more.

The Trademark Lawyer Magazine has ranked Sonoda & Kobayashi among its top 10 law firms in Japan, and Sonoda & Kobayashi is hence an award-winning law firm 2023 in Japan.

On the 29th of February, Sonoda & Kobayashi held a webinar on the theme "News about China's Patent Term Extension...

We are pleased to announce that the China office of Sonoda & Kobayashi has relocated to a new address. Our updated office is now situated at Beijing Fortune Building, Suite 804-805...

With 2023 now well under way, Sonoda & Kobayashi is happy to announce several important overseas business trips in this year.

On March 22, 2021, the JPO released a statement regarding the end of the state of emergency that had been in effect in 4 provinces in and around Tokyo (Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, and Kanagawa Prefecture).

Sonoda & Kobayashi invites you to its webinar on Trademarks in the Metaverse on June 20 in collaboration with EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and EUIPO...

Sonoda & Kobayashi attended the IP Law & Management Institute in Bonita Springs, Florida from October 15th to 17th. The event was attended by people from over 50 different companies.

Sonoda & Kobayashi hopes that all our clients and contacts have been off to a good start in this new year. While in many countries, the Covid19 pandemic is far from over, we like to be optimistic over some improvement later in this year.

On Thursday the 29th of February at 10PM JST / 2PM CET / 8AM EST, Sonoda & Kobayashi is organizing a webinar on the "News about China's Patent Term Extension...