Patent

- Prosecution

• Prompt and accurate translation of documents including patent specifications and Office actions
• Comprehensive analyses and proposals for responding to Office actions with a goal to obtaining the broadest and strongest rights
• Exerting the utmost effort to avoid problems which might be caused by differences in language, legal systems, and formal requirements

- Appeals against Decisions of Rejection

• We formulate and propose strategies to overcome Decisions of Rejection after rigorously verifying the examination status of counterpart applications.

- Post-Grant Oppositions (ex parte procedure)

• We handle Post-Grant Oppositions by forming a team consisting of multiple patent attorneys having the appropriate technical background.

- Trials for Invalidation (inter partes procedure)

• When a third party’s patent rights are exerted on our client, we can conduct an invalidation search to formulate strong grounds for invalidating the patent.
• In contrast, if our client’s patent is the subject of an invalidation trial, we make every effort possible to maintain the patent by means of appropriate counterarguments.

Trademark and Design

• Flexible services customized to our clients’ needs
• Comprehensive approach in anticipation of the future enforcement of rights when performing searches and prosecution procedures
• Undertaking negotiations, trials at the Japanese Patent Office, and lawsuits at the court
• Proactive analyses and proposals regarding clients’ portfolios based on their business conditions
• Applying for customs registrations and providing representation in customs seizure procedures

IP Legal Services

• Comprehensive legal support and advice which match our clients’ strategies and objectives, while taking into consideration all relevant technical issues
• High-quality and detailed opinions on patentability, validity, and infringement which meet the individual needs of our clients
• Licensing and consulting
• Litigation

Patent Searches

• Uncovering Japanese documents in an attempt to invalidate competitors’ patents
• Clearance searches prior to product launch
• Creation of graphic patent portfolios and patent maps