Promotion of the Use of Generic Drugs in Japan
The Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has determined a policy that the usage rate of generic drugs should be raised over 80% before Septembe
05/29/2017
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Bad-faith Trademark Filings in Japan
The trademark offices of U. S., Europe, China, Korea, and Japan (TM5) have set out countermeasures against “bad-faith trademark filings” in cooperatio
05/24/2017
Patent litigation winning rate
The chance of winning patent litigation in Japan is not so low – 44%! It had been said that “the rate of success for a patentee in winning paten
05/17/2017
Use of ambiguous words
Frequently asked questions: The use of ambiguous words in the claims acceptable under the Japanese patent practice? As you may know, use of ambiguous
05/15/2017
Enablement and Support Requirements
Enablement and Support Requirements under the Japanese patent practice: This is to announce that as a result of the recent revisions to examination st
04/15/2017
Amendments after Final
Amendments are very restricted when filing an Appeal against a Decision of Rejection in Japan: When filing an Appeal against a Decision of Rejection,
04/11/2017
Very strict restrictions to amendments
Very strict restrictions to amendments on claims of patent application in Japan Please note that, under the current Patent Law, the judgment of new ma
04/10/2017
Secret Designs in Japan
Secret Designs in Japan: Please be informed that the applicant can request the deferment at the time of either filing the design application or paying
04/02/2017
Topics on PCT national phase entry into Japan
Practice Tips when filing PCT National Phase Entry into Japan: 1) Effect of early filing of PCT national phase entry into Japan: The early filing of t
04/01/2017
Duty of Disclosure in Japan
Frequently asked questions: Is there any Duty of Disclosure before the Japan Patent Office? Please note that there are NO duty of disclosure requireme
02/13/2017
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Recommended Firm in Japan
[Award] Recommended Firm in the “Patent Prosecution” area in Japan: Allegro IP Law Firm has been awarded Global Law Experts Annual Awards “Recommended
01/01/2017