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Tea coffee showdown
One company in Kyoto has registered trademark combined English character "TeaCoffee" and an illustration. Then […]
Opposition to Grant of patent
While you are feeling happy to be granted a patent, others may raise an opposition to your patent. An oppositi […]
Smartphone OK, Drinking NG
In automatic operation level 3 (operated by the driver in emergency), smartphone operation is allowed. TV view […]
くまモン and 熊本熊
熊本 Prefecture decided to change the name of "Kumamon" in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan from the current "酷MA萌" to " […]
Google map updated
The Google map in Japan will be updated soon. For example, when navigating it will be more specific to instruc […]
On-site inspection under suspicion of patent infringement
A system will be newly established enable experts selected by the court inspect enterprises suspected of paten […]
Lawyer / Patent Attorney Joint Study Group
Last week, the joint study group was held and I served as a lecturer on the patent attorney side. I talked fro […]
Seizure of patent rights of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
The Supreme Court of Korea ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to compensate for victims of forced labors or w […]
Stop high by patent granted
A major company of resource recycling announced that they had been granted a patent (Japanese Patent No. 64658 […]