December, 2011
Ms. Mami Hino authored the Japan chapter of the book titled "Intellectual Property in Life Sciences"(Globe Business Publishing). |
October 18, 2011
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi gave a lecture on "Amendment to Patent Act in Japan" at LES US/Canada Annual Meeting. |
September 7, 2011
Mr. Hirokazu Honda gave a lecture on "Statistical Trend in 2010 & 2011 on Patent Infringement Litigation -JP District Courts" at AIPLA, AIPPI-Japan, and JFBA Joint-Meeting. |
September 6, 2011
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi gave a presentation on "Japanese IP Reform 2011" at AIPLA and JPAA Joint-Meeting. |
July, 2011
Mr. Makoto Hattori wrote an article on "Patent Infringement by Multiple Parties in Japan" published in "Patent Practice in Japan and Europe" (Kluwer Law International). |
July, 2011
Mr. Eiji Katayama wrote an article on "Positive Attitude of the Japanese Judiciary on Patent Cases" published in "Patent Practice in Japan and Europe" (Kluwer Law International). |
May 23-25, 2011
Mr. Eiji Katayama gave a lecture on "Obviousness and the Role of Secondary Considerations in Deciding Obviousness" at IPO 6th International Judges Conference held at Brussels, Belgium. |
May 4, 2011
Ms. Shimako Kato gave a lecture on "IP Prosecution and Enforcement in Japan" at a seminar held by German-Japanese Association of Jurists at Latham & Watkins LLP in Hamburg. |
April 28-29, 2011
Ms. Shimako Kato gave a lecture on "Recent Developments in Inventiveness in Japan" at Fordham 19th Annual Conference Intellectual Law and Policy. |
March 2, 2011
Mr. Yasuhito Suzuki gave a lecture on "New Types of Trademarks in Japan" at 2011 JPAA IP Practice Seminar held in Manila, Philippines. |
March, 2011
Mr. Makoto Hattori wrote an article on "Revision of the Patent Act in Japan" published on AIPPI International Edition Vol.36 No.2. |
February 2, 2011
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi gave a lecture on "Double Track in Japan" at Joint Pre-Meeting held by AIPLA and AIPPI Japan to AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting. |
January 7, 2011
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi gave a lecture on "Double Track in Japan" at Global Forum of Intellectaul Property held at Singapore. |
December 27, 2010
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi gave a lecture as an affiliate professor on "Intellectual Property System -General and Specifics-" at Renmin University (Beijing, China). |
December, 2010
Ms. Shimako Kato wrote an article on "Die Erfinderische Tätigkeit in Japan" published on VPP Rundbrief (Nr.4, Dezember 2010). |
September 25, 2010
Mr. Junichi Kitahara wrote an article on "Appellate Decision in the "Hollow Golf Club Head Case" (Intellectual Property High Court Interlocutory Decision, June 29, 2009)" published on AIPPI International Edition Vol.35 No.5. |
September 9, 2010
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi participated as a panelist in FICPI 12th Open Forum and gave a speech on "Arbitration in Japan" at the Arbitration workshop. |
June 6-8, 2010
Mr. Yasuhito Suzuki gave a lecture on "Most Recent Cases Affecting Trademark Licensing" at LES Pan European Conference 2010 held at Budapest, Hungary. |
May 6-7, 2010
Ms. Shimako Kato gave a lecture on "Die Erfinderische Tätigkeit in Japan" at VPP Frühjahrs-Fachtagung 2010. |
April 12, 2010
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi gave a lecture on "Patent Term Extension in Japan" for the workshop hosted by Chemical, Energy, Environmental and Material Committee at LESI Annual Meeting 2010. |
April 8-9, 2010
Ms. Shimako Kato gave a lecture on "Development in Description Requirement in Japan" at Fordham 18th Annual Conference Intellectual Property Law & Policy. |
February 1, 2010
Mr. Taro Ushio, patent attorney, joined the firm. |
January 26, 2010
Mr. Hirokazu Honda gave a lecture on "Successful Action against Generic: Injunctions, Damages & Prior User Right" at AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting, Pre-Meeting. |
January 26, 2010
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi gave a lecture on "Ease of Invention" at AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting, Pre-Meeting. |
January. 1, 2010
Ms. Chitaka Iwama and Mr. Shin Horiguchi, attorey at law, joined the firm. |
Oct. 19, 2009
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi participated in the panel discussion as a panelist at the LES 2009 Annual Meeting and gave a lecture on "International Patent Exhaustion in the Wake of Quanta v. LG: The Global Impact on Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Transactions". |
Oct. 13, 2009
Mr. Masahiro Otsuki gave a lecture on "Japan Patent Reform -Report on JPO Commissioner's Study Group" at the AIPLA 2009 Annual Meeting IP Practice in Japan Committee -Pre-meeting. |
Oct. 10-15, 2009
Mr. Eiji Katayama gave a lecture on "Selection Invention -A View From the Japanese Case Law-" at AIPPI Forum & Executive Committee Meeting. |
Sept. 23, 2009
Mr. Eiji Katayama gave a lecture on "Patent Litigation in Japan From an Attorneys Point of View" at "International Symposium Patent Litigation in Japan and Germany". |
July 24.25, 2009
Mr. Eiji Katayama gave a lecture on "Doctrine of Equivalents in Japan Perspective from Attorney" at 2009 CASRIP High Technology Protection Summit hosted by University of Washington School of Law. |
July, 2009
Mr. Eiji Katayama, Mr. Junichi Kitahara, Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi, Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi, Mr. Hirokazu Honda,
Mr. Makoto Hattori, Mr. Masahiro Otsuki, Ms. Mami Hino, Ms. Naho Ebata co-authored a book titled "Japanese Patent Litigation, 2009 ed." published by West. |
June 10, 2009
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi moderated and gave a lecture on "Licensing Opportunities in Environmental Technologies How to Cope with Global Warming" for the workshop hosted by Chemical, Energy and Environment Committee at LESI Annual Conference 2009. |
June 1, 2009
Ms. Maki Yoshimitsu, patent attorney, joined the firm. |
May, 2009
Mr. Yasuhito Suzuki wrote an article on "Japan's Customs crackdown" published on Managing Intellectual Property (May 2009). |
April 15.16, 2009
Mr. Eiji Katayama gave a lecture on "Proof Issues under the Japanese Patent Litigation" at Fordham University School of Law Seventeenth Annual Conference International Intellectual Property Law & Policy. |
April 15.16, 2009
Ms. Shimako Kato gave a lecture on "Recent Decisions Regarding Pharmaceutical Patents in Japan" at Fordham University School of Law Seventeenth Annual Conference International Intellectual Property Law & Policy. |
April 1, 2009
Mr. Takayuki Imazato, patent attorney, joined the firm. |
January 27, 2009
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi gave a lecture on "Case Law in Japan Rendered by IP High Court on "Scope of Examination in Appeal from Examiner's Rejection"" at AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting, Pre-Meeting. |
January 9, 2009
Ms. Shimako Kato gave a lecture on "Discussion over Patentable Subject Matter in Japan" at Global Forum on Intellectual Property 2009 held by IP Academy (Singapore). |
December 2, 2008
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi gave a lecture on "IP High Court Decision re Disclaimer" at CIPA-JPAA Joint Meeting. |
November 6, 2008
Ms. Mami Hino and Ms. Shimako Kato made an e-presentation entitled "Keeping Current in International Patent Practice-JAPAN" which is being delivered through International Patent Webiner program run by American University Washington College of Law. |
October 21, 2008
Mr. Makoto Hattori gave a lecture on "Possibility of Limiting Injunctive Relief Under the Japanese Law" at the AIPLA Annual Meeting IP Practice in Japan Committee - Pre-meeting. |
October 20, 2008
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi gave a lecture on "IP High Court Enlarged Panel Decision re Disclaimer" at the AIPLA Annual Meeting IP Practice in Japan Committee - Pre-meeting. |
October 1, 2008
Ms. Aya Takizawa, patent attorney, joined the firm |
September 25, 2008
Ms. Naho Ebata wrote an article on "Amendment of Patent Specification and Change of Gist" published on AIPPI Journal of the Japanese Group Vol.53 No.9. |
September 23, 2008
Mr. Eiji Katayama gave a lecture on "Employee Invention in Japan" at the IPO Annual Meeting. |
September 9, 2008
Mr. Eiji Katayama gave a lecture on "Patent Remedies and Compulsory License" at the AIPPI Congress. |
May, 2008
Mr. Makoto Hattori co-authored a book titled "Handbuch des Domainrechts"published by Carl Heymanns Verlag. |
May 5, 2008
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi moderated a workshop on "Novelty of Chemical Compositions - Interpretation of Sale as Public Practice" and gave a lecture on "Novelty of Chemical Compositions - Interpretation of Sale as Public Practice - The View from Japan" during the workshop. |
March 26, 2008
Ms. Shimako Kato gave a lecture on Patent Exhaustion Doctrine in Japan; In the light of recent supreme court decision at the Fordham Annual Conference of Intellectual Property Law & Policy jointly held by IP Academy (Singapore) and Fordham University School of Law. |
January 22, 2008
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi presented a talk on "Interplay between Invalidity Defense and Possible Correction of Patent" at the pre-meeting of AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting jointly held by AIPLA, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) and AIPPI Japan. The topic shows that the trend in the courts attitude in the patent infringement suit is coming back from harshly anti-patentee point to normal point. |
January 22, 2008
Mr. Hirokazu Honda gave a lecture on "Update on Recent Statistics on Patent Infringement Lawsuits in Japan" at AIPLA MWI Pre-Meeting. |
October 16, 2007
Mr. Hirokazu Honda gave a lecture on "Settlement Practice in Employee's Invention Lawsuits" at AIPLA Annual Meeting. |
October 1, 2007
Mr. Megumu Kurokawa, a patent attorney, joined the firm. |
September 25, 2007
Mr. Makoto Hattori wrote an article on "Customs Procedures for Goods Suspected of Infringing Patents" published on AIPPI International Edition Vol.32 No.5. |
September 20, 2007
Mr. Masahiro Otsuki returned to Japan and resumed practice at the firm. |
September 10, 2007
Mr. Tomoya Ogawa and Mr. Motoyuki Kobayashi, attorneys at law, joined the firm. |
June 26, 2007
Mr. Makoto Hattori gave a lecture on "How Pharmaceutical Makers use Trademark Law to exclude Generic Manufacturers" at the Institute of European Studies of Macau. |
April 18, 2007
Mr. Hirokazu Honda gave a lecture on the "Recent Infringement Judgments - Cases in which Patentees Won!" at the Spring Meeting held by AIPLA, AIPPI-Japan and Japan Federation of Bar Associations. |
April 18, 2007
Ms. Naho Ebata gave a lecture on the "New System for Registration of Comprehensive License Agreements" at the Spring Meeting held by AIPLA, AIPPI-Japan and Japan Federation of Bar Associations. |
February 1, 2007
Mr. Makoto Hattori and Ms. Nodoka Nakamura wrote an article in the "Managing Intellectual Property Survey 2007", outlining the rules and procedures applying to the use of expert witness evidence in Japan's courts. |
January 23, 2007
Mr. Hirokazu Honda gave a lecture on the "Double Track in Invalidity Defense & Section 104ter of JP Patent Law" at the AIPLA MWI Pre-Meeting held by AIPLA IP Practice in Japan Committee. |
December 1, 2006
Mr. Ryo Hoshikawa and Mr. Kazutaka Kawabata, patent attorneys, joined the Firm. |
October 17, 2006
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi gave a presentation on the recent case law in pharmaceutical field at the joint meeting held by JPAA American IP Practice Group and AIPLA IP Practice in Japan Committee. |
October 3, 2006
Ms. Emiko Maki, Mr. Satoshi Misawa, Mr. Takuya Matsumoto and Mr. Tomohiro Yoneyama, attorneys at law, joined the Firm. |
April 10, 2006
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi, participated in the panel discussion on "Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Pacific Rim" in the International Conference of LES held in Seoul, Korea. |
April 3, 2006
Ms. Shimako Kato, a patent attorney, joined the Firm. |
March 20, 2006
Mr. Tomohisa Sugiyama, a patent attorney, joined the Firm. |
March 6, 2006
Ms. Sumiko Kobayashi, a patent attorney, presented the divisional application system in Japan at the seminar introducing a patent divisional application system in six countries of Japan, the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada. Her presentation drew the audience's interest in the historical changes in the acceptable scope of claims in divisional applications in connection with a parent application. |
February 1, 2006
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