2022.9.5 Patent Trademark Design Utility Model JPO Signature Rules Continue to Loosen – Copies of Power of Attorney Forms Will be Accepted
2022.7.21 Patent Trademark Design Utility Model As of April 1, 2023, Remedy for the Failure to File by the 30-month Deadline for National Entry in Japan will be implemented.
2022.5.31 Trademark The JPO appeal examiners concluded that the device portion consisting of three horizontal lines of equal length does not have any specific pronunciations or meanings.
2022.4.27 Trademark The JPO appeal examiners concluded that “e-CONNECT” and “CONNECT” are dissimilar.
2022.3.30 Trademark The JPO appeal examiners concluded that “DURABLE PULLER” designating zipper pulls should be registered
2022.2.28 Trademark The JPO appeal examiners concluded that the designated goods “golf clubs” and “climbing boots [mountaineering boots]” are dissimilar, though their similarity codes are in common.