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Japan Patent & Trademark Update Issue23
2023.03.30
1. Japan Finally Ready to Welcome Letters of Consent (Shunji Sato)
On December 23, 2022, the Trademark System Subcommittee of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Industrial Structure Council, under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, ... Read more >>>
2. Details of the New Rights-Restoration System in Japan (Jun Tomita)
Starting April 1 of this year, the Japan Patent Office (“JPO”) will begin enforcement of the latest revisions to the Japan Patent Act of 2021 (the “Patent Act”). In the 2021 Patent Act revisions, there are seven articles related to the purpose of relaxing the current restoration requirements, ...Read more >>>
3. Building Designs and Interior Designs under the Revised Act (Miwa Hayashi, Koji Akanegakubo and Koji Miyake)
Almost three years have now passed since the revised Design Act (the “Revised Act”) came into effect, and many applications for buildings and interior designs newly protected by the Revised Act have been registered. In this article, ... Read more >>>
4. New Professionals
- Special Foreign Counsel (Toshiko Takenaka, Ph.D.) ... Read more >>>
- Promotion to Partner (Takashi Nakatsuka and Gen Yamaguchi) ... Read more >>>
5. About TMI
Since our establishment on October 1, 1990, TMI Associates has grown rapidly to become a full-service law firm that offers valuable and comprehensive legal services ... Read more >>>