Business Outline

Applications for Patent, Utility model registration, Design registration and Trademark registration

From drafting application documents to acquiring IP rights, we will represent various procedures (filing of domestic applications, response to office action, registration fee payment, etc.) in order to acquire the IP rights by invention, utility model, design and trademark (product name, service name, company name, etc.). Before filing the applications, we will make a preliminary consultation and give advice for acquisition of better IP rights based on our rich experience.

Appeal(Trial), Lawsuit, Opposition, Opinion

We will represent the following procedures to the JPO or the court.

Patent / Utility model
Trial against examiner's decision of refusal, Trial for patent invalidation (Trial for utility model registration invalidation), Trial for invalidation of a registration of extension of duration, Trial for correction of patent right, Litigation rescinding the trial decision, and Opposition to grant of patent
Design
Trial against examiner's decision of refusal, Trial against examiner's ruling dismissing an amendment, Trial for invalidation of design registration, and Litigation rescinding the trial decision
Trademark
Trial against examiner's decision of refusal, Trial against examiner's ruling dismissing an amendment, Trial for invalidation of trademark registration, Trial for cancellation of trademark registration, Litigation rescinding the trial decision and Opposition to registration

Infringement Lawsuit

We will represent infringement lawsuits concerning the rights regarding patent, utility model, design, trademark or specific unfair competition (specific unfair competition defined in Paragraph 5 of Article 2 of the Patent Attorney Act).

Search for prior documents

We will search and investigate prior documents on patent, utility model, design and trademark.

Expert Opinion

We will give you expert opinions related to potential of registration and infringement.

With regard to potential of registration, we will give you expert opinions as to whether your IP rights (patent right, utility model right, design right, and trademark right) and other pending application have a reason for refusal, a reason for invalid or a reason for cancellation.

With regard to infringement, we will give you expert opinions as to whether the activity of your company infringes another person's IP right or whether the activity of another company infringes your IP right.

Consultation related to IP right

We will accept consultation related to patent, utility model, design, trademark, unfair competition, copy right and infringement problem.

License Agreement of IP right

We will mediate and represent contracts for patent, utility model, design, trademark and copyright.

Other

We will offer translation services relating to intellectual property documents in several languages.