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Kangxin
5月28日に、国家知識産権局（CNIPA)は、「特許法」...
Mayer Brown
The Japanese government has announced that the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and seven other prefectures, currently slated to end on May 31, 2021, will be extended through June 20 as a result...
Kangxin
昨年の知的財産権裁判状況について、最高人民法院は4月22日に開いた記者会見において、「人民法院知的財産権司法保護計画（2021〜2025年）」（&
Kangxin
遼寧省知的財産権局の報道官はこのほど、全省の2020年度の知的財産権発展・保護状況を発表するとともに、知的財産権を侵害する犯罪の取締
Jones Day
The amendment to the Payment Services Act ("PSA") of Japan took effect in May 2021, removing the current numerical transfer cap placed on fund transfer services by nonbank institutions.
Kimura & Partners
This article addresses – by example of an actual utility model dispute case – the handling of "Claims Scope Description Requirements" in Japanese patent practices, for both plaintiff (challenger / demandant) and...
Kimura & Partners
進歩性の本質については、...
Kimura & Partners
進歩性は日本の特許要件の中で、もっとも手ごわい特許へのハードルである。
Mayer Brown
The entry ban on foreigners (including the business track for travelers from certain countries) and the freeze on the issuance of most visas will continue indefinitely.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
In Japan, the Telecommunications Business Act (Act No. 86 of 1984, the "TBA") provides the regime applicable to the telecommunications businesses.
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
This article highlights a few interesting insights from an interview of Nigel Collins (RPC) and Mangyo Kinoshita (southgate) conducted by Brunswick Group.
Kimura & Partners
Not only the patent systems, but also the intellectual property systems, and more specifically, the legal systems, differ from country to country.
Kimura & Partners
特許制度のみならず、知的財産制度、...
Kimura & Partners
WIPO is an abbreviation for "World Intellectual Property Organization" and was established in 1970. It became a specialized agency of the United Nations, such as WHO, WHO, etc, in 1974 and Japan...
Kimura & Partners
WIPOとは「世界知的所有権機関」の略称であり、WHO...
Kimura & Partners
世界各国で、弁護士と弁理士との関係は、...
Kimura & Partners
Since April 1, 2017, due to a revision of the law, a trademark consisting only of colors can be registered in Japan.
Mayer Brown
A Japanese court recently sided with a cruise ship operator which filed a lawsuit against a Japanese patron who had gambled at its casino while on the Asia-Pacific high sea using a credit facility granted by the casino.
Kimura & Partners
Various discussions have been offered by practitioners and scholars about the inventive step, but a key point is whether or not the difference from conventional patents or the prior art...
Kimura & Partners
In the U.S., U.S. Patent Law 103 "stipulates the non-easiness of the invention" as the "Unobviousness". The European Patent Office (EPO) stipulates it under EPC article 56 as "inventive step".
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