IP Information

Sep 01, 2025

IP Statistics September 2025
Aug 18, 2025

Decisions on Combination Drug Patent Infringement
May 13, 2025

How to resolve cross-border trademark infringement
～Sushi Zanmai (Go crazy about Sushi) Case～
Intellectual Property High Court, October 30, 2024 (Case No. 2024 (Ne) 10031)
Apr 08, 2025

IP Statistics April 2025
Sep 13, 2024

IP Statistics September 2024
May 14, 2024

IP Statistics May 2024
Apr 30, 2024

Relaxed Procedure to Apply for the Exception to Lack of Novelty of Design in Japan (Revised Design Law, 2024)
Apr 18, 2024

Revision of Japanese Trademark Law (Introduction of Trademark Consent System, etc.)
Apr 03, 2024

Request for Resuming Substantial Examination of Divisional Application under Suspension of Substantial Examination
Mar 27, 2024

Patent Non-Disclosure System and Prohibition of Foreign Filing (First Filing Obligation)
Sep 28, 2023

IP High Court Grand Panel Decision on Cross-Border Patent Infringement
Sep 14, 2023

IP Statistics September 2023
Apr 14, 2023

IP Statistics April 2023
Apr 03, 2023

JPO Introduces New Practice to Suspend Examination of Divisional Patent Applications whose Parent Patent Application is Pending at Appeal Trial
- Started from April 1, 2023 -
Dec 08, 2022

Recent Decisions on Cross-Border Patent Infringement
Aug 26, 2022

IP Statistics August 2022
May 13, 2022

IP Statistics May 2022
Mar 04, 2022

2021 Revisions of the IP Laws
Mar 01, 2022

Draft revision of Patent and Utility Model Examination Guidelines to restrict multiple-multiple dependent claims in Japan - Effective from April 1, 2022 -
Jan 25, 2022

Revision to Fees Related to IP Rights - Effective from April 1, 2022