Japan Customs regularly suspends the import of products infringing intellectual property (IP) rights. Trademark cases have traditionally accounted for a great number of such suspensions; however, ... Read more >>>

2. Design Act Update (Miwa Hayashi, Koji Akanegakubo)

Six (6) months have passed since the revised Design Act (the"Revised Act") came into effect. Under the Revised Act, the subject matters have been largely expanded, and designs related ...Read more >>>

3. No Single-Color Marks Registered Yet (Shunji Sato)

Five years have already passed since the Japan Patent Office ("JPO") started accepting applications for Non-Traditional Marks ("NTMs"). However, ... Read more >>>