Shiga International Patent Office

Need-to-Know Points in Formalities of Japanese Patent System Vol.3

Matters to consider when choosing and filing a local script mark in Japan

Double Patenting Rejections in Chemical Field Directed to Parent and Divisional Applications

Information and Communication Technology – An Overview and Its Patent Prosecutions

Overview of Patent Litigation in Japan

Unity Requirements for GUI Designs

Japanese Patent Trends from the JPO Annual Report, summarized by SHIGA

Rapid Increase in Damage Caused by Piracy Has Led to Strengthening Countermeasures

Framework for Patent Non-Disclosure System will be Introduced in May 2024

Patent Filing Trends in Hydrogen Technologies

IP High Court Finds Patent Infringement on Cross-Border Network System

Cabinet Approved Bills to Strengthen Protection of Brand and Design

Procedures of Hague International Design Applications Designating Japan

Post-Grant Opposition System in Japan

Overview of Patent Infringement Litigation in Japan

Amendment

Employees’ Inventions

Novelty and Inventive Step

Contribution of an article on IP information on genome editing technology

Enlightenment by Recent Lower Court Precedents concerning Article 102 of the Patent Act

Distribution of Patented Products and ‘Safe Transactions’: Ricoh Case

Webinar -Hot Topics in Design Law from the US, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Perspectives-

Webinar organized by EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

Mr. Tomohiro Gyoda has contributed to “Comparative Global Design Law” 2nd edition