![]() ![]() Steeped in nearly 130 years of history, Asamura Patent Office lays claim to being the oldest IP firm in Japan. Where Katsumi excels in managing global trademark portfolios, Tanaka advises on anti-counterfeiting, unfair competition and domain name disputes, as Kawamoto takes charge of administrative litigation and licencenegotiation. Motohiro Katsumi, Yosuke Tanaka and Mayumi Kawamoto are the stars of the trademark department, representing brand owners in all sorts of matters. Foreign associates fully trust the team of 30 – including 10 trademark attorneys – to effectively prosecute trademarks and deal with anti-counterfeiting matters in Japan. One of the largest IP firms in Osaka, Aoyama & Partners makes its sophomore appearance in the WTR 1000 this year. ![]() Yasufumi Shiroyama takes the reins of the IP group, while prosecution expert Takahiro Kitaguchi files international and domestic trademarkapplications. Already established throughout Asia, the set recently expanded with associated firms commencing practice in Hong Kong and Jakarta. In addition, the JPO has launched an anti-counterfeiting awareness campaign to help domestic SMEs confront fake goods manufacturers.Īdept in both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, full-service law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune runs a well-balanced IP practice. At the same time, the office can breathe a sigh of relief as the world’s most prolific trademark filer, Ikuhiro Ueda, slowed down his filing activity to less than 100 applications between September and December 2019 Ueda had filed 108,000 applications since 2014. In response, the JPO has renewed efforts to improve the efficiency of examination practices and strengthen its examination system. With the number of trademark applications filed at the Japan Patent Office (JPO) rising while the number of trademark examiners has fallen, filings have begun to significantly exceed examinations, thus increasing total pendency – the period from application filing to final trademark grant or refusal – from six months in 2014 to 10.9 months in 2019. ![]() ![]() Postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games until 2021 may have left a massive dent in the trademark landscape – not to mention disappointing sports fans worldwide – but Japan remains focused on improving its IP protection system. ![]()
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