Japan IP News

Updates and insights on Japan’s patent, trademark, and IP legal landscape.

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Patent

Patent Law Basics: Novelty with Whole Content Approach (Art. 29-2)

Patent Law Basics: Novelty with Whole Content Approach (Art. 29-2)

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Patent

Patent Law Basics: First to File (Art. 39)

Patent Law Basics: First to File (Art. 39)

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Trademark

Trademark Law Basics: Examination Procedure

Trademark Law Basics: Examination Procedure

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Trademark

Required Information for Japanese Trademark Application

Required Information for Japanese Trademark Application

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Trademark

Trademark Law Basics: Registrable Trademark (Art. 2)

Trademark Law Basics: Registrable Trademark (Art. 2)

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Trademark

Trademark Law Basics: General Grounds for Refusal (Art. 4)

Trademark Law Basics: General Grounds for Refusal (Art. 4)

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Trademark

Trademark Law Basics: Similarity (Art. 4(1)(10) and (11))

Trademark Law Basics: Similarity (Art. 4(1)(10) and (11))

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Trademark

Trademark Law Basics: Distinctiveness (Art. 3(1))

Trademark Law Basics: Distinctiveness (Art. 3(1))

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Patent

Japan Patent Search

Japan Patent Search

August 6, 2018 / IP News, Japan Patent

Court System in Japan

Court System in Japan