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Protection of Inventions
Patent Strategy
・ New Patent applications
Our specialists in the technical field of the invention and thoroughly
familiar with the Japanese patent practice translate your specification
and prepare a new patent application for filing before the Japanese
Patent Office. For urgent cases when the deadline for filing the
application imminent, we marshal all the various skills of all
our members to complete the necessary legal procedures prior to
the deadline.
・ Official Actions
Whenever the language used in an Office Action is unclear, ambiguous
or difficult to understand, we provide clarification at reasonable
cost. On instruction, we then prepare a draft response that is
in accord with the patent strategies of our clients on the basis
of the differences between the claims and the cited references.
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Protection of Designs
Design Strategy
・ Utilization of Design Registrations
We provide comments and advice on the use of the Design Registration
system to block imitation of our clients' designs by utilizing
all available practices such as the partial design system and
the associated design system.
・Computer Aided Design (CAD)
By using CAD to prepare design drawings, we are able to realize
a substantial reduction in the cost of preparing drawings that
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Exploitation of Intellectual Property Rights and Support for New
Businesses
Strategies for IP Rights and Corporate
Legal Affairs
・ Comprehensive Professional Services
At Soei, our attorneys-at-law and patent attorneys work together
to provide professional services in wide range legal matters involving
intellectual property (IP) rights.
・ Limiting Third Party Rights
At the request of our clients and associates around the globe,
we search for Japanese prior art and investigate the intellectual
property rights owned or being sought by Japanese corporations.
We place our knowledge and experience in litigation at the service
of our clients, advising them on how to use intellectual property
law procedures such as Opposition and Invalidation to strengthen
their position not only in litigation but also in negotiations
and contract talks.
・ Legal Services for corporations and New Businesses
In addition to professional services relating to intellectual
property rights, we provide other legal services in connection
with business activities in Japan including Antimonopoly Law,
Customs Law and Contract Law.
We also provide legal services to new and growing businesses,
preparing and filing documents needed to establish a corporation
or to change the organizational structure of a corporation.
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Protection of Goodwill and Trust
Trademark and Unfair Competition Strategies
・Trademark Search and Evaluation
We conduct careful searches of trademarks and service marks to
evaluate the registerability and availability of the proposed
mark. We suggest trademark strategies that take into consideration
both legal requirements and our clients' marketing and sales strategies.
・Acquiring and managing Trademark Rights
In cooperation with our technical staff and using our expertise
with a wide range of goods and services, we suggest arrangements
of the desired trademark and filing systems that allow clients
to acquire trademark rights efficiently.
・Trademark Law and Related Laws
In addition to our activities on behalf of clients under the Trademark
Law, we assist our clients in developing their general branding
strategies by providing advice on related legal considerations
such as Unfair Competition Law and Copyright Law in cooperation
with our Legal Affairs Group.
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