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The Japan Patent Office (JPO) officially announced the ending date of the Examination Fees Deferment Program (January 25, 2012)
As you may recall, the JPO started this Program in April 2009 aiming to alleviate applicants’ financial burden under the global economic recession begun in 2008. Under this program, applicants could defer the examination fee payment for approximately one year. Considering the still continuing economic recession, the JPO has decided to decrease the examination official [...]
The JPO adopts the 10th Edition of Nice Classification (January 19, 2012)
The Japan Patent Office has decided to adopt the 10th Edition of the International Classification of the Nice Agreement from January 1, 2012. Accordingly, the Examination Guideline of Similar Goods and Services issued by the Japan Patent Office has also been revised. The primary changes are as follows: (1) Changes of the classes 【Class 5】 [...]
KEISEN ASSOCIATES’ SERVICE FEES MORE COMPETITIVE THAN EVER (December 3, 2011)
As the value of the Japanese yen continues to rise against the United States dollar, we are pleased to remind our clients that Keisen Associates is a Japanese law firm that bills its clients in U.S. dollars. Unlike Japanese law firms that operate exclusively in Japan and must bill in Japanese yen, Keisen Associates is [...]
Taro Yaguchi speaks at 2011Patent Information Fair & Conference in Tokyo (November 9-11, 2011) (November 8, 2011)
Our senior partner Taro Yaguchi will present as a speaker at the 2011 Patent Information Fair & Conference in Tokyo on November 11, 2011. Based on his experience and actual cases, he will speak about the reality of international licensing activities and succesesful support of international licensing. Patent Information Fair & Conference is an annual [...]
Taro Yaguchi speaks at Biotech 2011 confecence in Philadelphia (October 25, 2011)
Our senior partner Taro Yaguchi will present as a speaker at Biotech 2011 conference in Philadelphia on October 24, 2011. His presentation focuses on problems and opportunities encountered by Foreign Biotech companies doing business in the United States as part of the International Track entitled: “What’s the Attraction? Why International Businesses Set up Shop in [...]
Taro Yaguchi (September 26, 2011)
Senior Partner
Patent Attorney(Japan), IP Attorney Litigator(Japan), Patent Agent(USA)
Konomi Takeshita (September 26, 2011)
Patent Attorney (USA)
Junichiro Yanagi (September 26, 2011)
Patent Attorney (Japan)
Yoshiko Osawa (September 26, 2011)
Trademark Specialist, U.S. Attorney at Law
Makoto Izawa (September 26, 2011)
Technical Advisor, Translator