Patent and Utility Model
Patent right is the right to protect an invention and enables monopolistical and exclusive implementation of the patented invention for a period not exceeding 20 years in principle from filing date after registration of establishment.
Utility model right is the right to protect an invention (mainly a minor invention) related to shapes, structures, or combination of a goods, and exists for a period not exceeding 10 years in principle from filing date.
- Discover Invention (Utility Model)
- Prior art Search
- Filing (domestic and overseas)
- Filing an objection to a granted patent
- Filing an appeal against decision of rejection and a request for a trial for invalidation
- Expert opinions
- License agreement
Design
Design right is the right to protect design of appearance of whole goods or parts of the goods. The holder of the design right can exclusively carry out the registered design for 20 years from the date of setting registration.
- Prior art Search
- Filing (domestic and overseas)
- Appeal against decision of rejection, Appeal trial against the ruling to dismiss an amendment, and Trial for invalidation
- Expert opinions
- License agreement
Trademark
Trademark right is the right to protect the name (trademark) given to goods and services. A trademark owner can exclusively use a registered trademark for 10 years from the registration date. The trademark right can be almost permanently retained with renewal every 10 years.
- Prior art Search
- Filing (domestic and overseas)
- Appeal against decision of rejection, Appeal trial against the ruling to dismiss an amendment, Trial for invalidation, and a variety of actions for cancellation
- Filing an objection to a trademark
- Expert opinions
- License agreement
Foreign application
Even if a patent right is obtained in your country, protection of the right can not cover the right in Japan unless a patent right is obtained in Japan.
If you wish to protect the intellectual property rights in Japan, you need to acquire rights on intellectual property in Japan.
- Patent, Utility Model. Design, and Trademark Filings
- Translation of the application documents (English to Japanese)
Litigation
We have experienced many intellectual property lawsuits such as infringement lawsuits and trial decision cancellation suits.
- Infringement lawsuits of patent, utility model, design, and trademark applications.
- Trial decision cancellation suits
Other
Business succession or small-scale M&A
We will help business succession planning for small-scale M&A (for a company with annual sales less than 300 million). Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in business succession.
Contract/Intellectual Property Evaluation/Others
- Prepare contract documents
- Consulting
- Measures against counterfeit products
- Trademark preparation
- Intellectual property evaluation
- Creation of patent maps
- Employee training
- Lectures
- Seminars
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