Our intellectual property practice includes the following areas:
Application Filing
- Preparation and prosecution of Japanese applications for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs
- Prosecution of trials against rejections, and trials for invalidation before the Japan Patent Office
Patent Translation
- Translations of patent specifications, trademark applications, and industrial design applications.
Seminars
- Arrangement of intellectual property seminars for Japanese businesses
Litigation
- Expert opinions with regard to patentability, infringement, validity, and enforceability
- Opinions on freedom to operate in Japan
- Enforcing of intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks, and industrial designs
- Counseling for international protection of Japanese intellectual property rights
Technologies
We handle the following technologies for patents:
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
- Materials Sciences
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Industrial Engineering
- Computer Science Electronics
