WHAT'S NEW
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- The Japan Patent Office Establishes a Twitter Account (May 14, 2012)
- SOEI Members Participating in the INTA 2012 Annual Meeting (May 11, 2012)
- Outline of the System for Registering Licenses from April of 2012 Onwards (April 25, 2012)
- Revisions to the Examination Guidelines for Trademarks (April 16, 2012)
- Kyushu Shinkansen (April 4, 2012)
- Decision: Interpretation of Product-by-Process Claims in Infringement Lawsuits (March 23, 2012)
- Behind the gate… (March 7, 2012)
- Revision of the Examination Guidelines for "Patent Term Extensions" (March 5, 2012)
- Catalogue of Differing Practices Released (February 16, 2012)
- The Latest News on the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program (February 3, 2012)
- Practical Use of the Defensive Mark System in Japan (January 26, 2012)
- Sparkling Lights (December 21, 2011)
- Countering Counterfeit Merchandise: Accelerated Examination for Design Applications (December 15, 2011)
- Trademark：New “Similar Group Codes” (November 15, 2011)
- Pink Ribbon Day (November 14, 2011)
- Revision of the Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model Applications with regard to Support for the Claims (November 9, 2011)
- Lets go to Yoyogi Park! (October 27, 2011)
- My Two-Year-Old Son (October 24, 2011)
- Partial Revision to Examination Guidelines for Patents and Utility Models in Japan (October 12, 2011)
- Benefits of a Patent (October 3, 2011)
- Revision of Patent Law Article 30 (Exception to Lack of Novelty of Invention) (September 8, 2011)
- Nadeshiko (August 30, 2011)
- Revision of Design Examination Guidelines (August 24, 2011)
- Cool biz in Soei (August 15, 2011)
- Building Directory in English (August 8, 2011)
- IP5 Heads Meeting in Tokyo (August 3, 2011)
- Fee for Requesting Patent Examination to be Revised (July 15, 2011)
- Frugal Bento? (July 12, 2011)
- Launch of the PPH Mottainai Trial Program (June 29, 2011)
- It was Cold in San Francisco! (June 24, 2011)
- Japanese Government Introduces “Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2011” (June 17, 2011)
- Event for Supporting the Region Affected by the Earthquake (June 15, 2011)
- Assigned to the Kyoto Office (June 9, 2011)
- Patent Attorney Examination (June 2, 2011)
- Manga Contest (May 19, 2011)
- Sports Games will Cheer People Up (May 11, 2011)
- Additional Information from the JPO Related to the Earthquake of March 11 (May 9, 2011)
- From Nishi Nihon (West Japan) (April 27, 2011)
- The life as usual (April 26, 2011)
- The 125th Anniversary of the IPR System Projects “Messages from Modern Inventors to the Next Generation” - Season 2 - (April 15, 2011)
- Open Job Positions - J-E/E-J translator needed ASAP (April 7, 2011)
- Tokyo Office is in a Power Saving Mode (April 6, 2011)
- Outline of the Bill to Partially Amend the Patent Act (April 4, 2011)
- A White World (March 29, 2011)
- Reports by the JPO Regarding Extension of Time for Procedures Affected by the Earthquake (March 23, 2011)
- Let's go to the factory tour 2 (March 11, 2011)
- Efforts to Enhance the Usability of the PPH Program (March 7, 2011)
- Celebrating Soei’s 25th Anniversary! (March 4, 2011)
- Freezing Cold! (February 17, 2011)
- Valentine's Day (February 15, 2011)
- Result of Comparative Study on the Criteria for Determining Inventive Step in Japan, China and South Korea (February 7, 2011)
- 600 Years of Devotion to Kelp (January 31, 2011)
- Coming of Age Day (January 19, 2011)
- Same Address (January 12, 2011)
- Christmas market at Tokyo International Forum (December 21, 2010)
- First Kyoto Marathon (December 20, 2010)
- Requirements for Asserting that a Publication Discloses the Technical Idea for a Novel Chemical Substance (December 10, 2010)
- Under Renovation (December 1, 2010)
- Registration of a 3D Trademark: The Yakult Plastic Bottle (November 26, 2010)
- Marunouchi Now - Fall (November 19, 2010)
- Late Bloomer (November 18, 2010)
- Recent Trends in Business Related Inventions (November 11, 2010)
- Power Source of Soei Kyoto Office! (November 4, 2010)
- Color Copying for Certification Does Not Infringe (November 2, 2010)
- Let's go to the factory tour (October 25, 2010)
- The Lucky Taxi (October 21, 2010)
- “Cases of Registered Screen Designs” published by the JPO (October 18, 2010)
- Summer Party 2010 (October 5, 2010)
- The 125th Anniversary of the IPR System Projects (October 4, 2010)
- B-1 Grand Prix (September 30, 2010)
- Parasols are for…? (September 17, 2010)
- Publication of “Case Study on Inventive Step (English Edition)” (September 3, 2010)
- PET Bottle Design (August 31, 2010)
- Artwork “Battamon” Causes Protest (August 27, 2010)
- 2010 Annual Report by the Japan Patent Office (August 12, 2010)
- Japan’s National Football Team (July 30, 2010)
- Marunouchi - our new location! - (July 22, 2010)
- Border enforcement, a growing trend (July 16, 2010)
- The Number of Applications and Registrations in 2009 (July 12, 2010)
- Kyoto Office Warriors (July 9, 2010)
- Announcement of Result of Patent Attorneys' Examination Short Answer Written Test 2010 (June 25, 2010)
- "Asa-rah" - ramen for breakfast? (June 23, 2010)
- Wisdom Tooth (June 16, 2010)
- Revision of the Copyright Law (June 15, 2010)
- Tokyo Sky Tree is growing up! (June 10, 2010)
- Climbing Mt. Daimonji (June 2, 2010)
- Japan Patent Office Considers Reducing the Official Fees (June 1, 2010)
- Air Worshipping? (May 25, 2010)
- Support for Foreign Industrial Property Right System (May 24, 2010)
- Show of Cutting a Giant Tuna (May 18, 2010)
- Trend in Applications Related to 3D Television Technology (May 12, 2010)
- School Trip for Adults (May 11, 2010)
- Standard Character Claim (April 28, 2010)
- Hirano Shrine (April 16, 2010)
- Today's Breakfast (April 7, 2010)
- HANAMI - Cherry bloosoms viewing party! (April 6, 2010)
- Expansion of Eligibility for JP-DE PPH Pilot Program (March 30, 2010)
- Plum Blossoms (March 26, 2010)
- Spring is coming soon! (March 23, 2010)
- Escalators in Kyoto; Stand on the Right or Left? (March 10, 2010)
- A Recent IP High Court Ruling on Numerical Limitations (March 8, 2010)
- TOKYO MARATHON 2010 (March 4, 2010)
- Trends in the PCT Applications in 2009 (February 23, 2010)
- Sweets from Osaka “Dojima Roll” (February 22, 2010)
- Kyoto Sweets “Konpeito” (February 12, 2010)
- UMEMATSURI - The Plum Flowers Festivals (February 10, 2010)
- The Man Who Changed Japan (February 9, 2010)
- Monkey Hot Spring (January 27, 2010)
- The first snow in Tokyo! (January 22, 2010)
- Vanilla Rolls (January 19, 2010)
- Patent Prosecution Highway Program Using PCT International Work Products (January 18, 2010)
- “The elephant has a long trunk” (December 22, 2009)
- Green Related Application (December 16, 2009)
- SHIWASU - December in Japan (December 14, 2009)
- Found One at Last! (December 10, 2009)
- Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program between Japan and Europe (December 7, 2009)
- A New Club Starts (December 3, 2009)
- Revisions of Examination Manual for Trademarks Consisting of a Name of a Historical Figure (November 24, 2009)
- Ginza street is more beautiful in the winter (November 20, 2009)
- The Printer, the View and the Stretch (November 19, 2009)
- Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between Japan and Canada (November 12, 2009)
- Protective Order for Nondisclosure in Provisional Disposition Cases
(October 30, 2009) - A New Staff Has Joined Us! (October 23, 2009)
- The Position of Patent Attorney in Japan (October 14, 2009)
- It's so much better... (October 13, 2009)
- The Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2009 (October 2, 2009)
- Lunch Michelin (September 30, 2009)
- Fall is the best season for XXX ? (September 30, 2009)
- Morning Exercises (September 18, 2009)
- ANTENNA SHOP (September 16, 2009)
- The Government will consider adopting “proof of use” practice for trademark maintenance (September 9, 2009)
- The View from the Window (August 26, 2009)
- Draft Revised Examination Guidelines Published (August 25, 2009)
- HANABI - Beautifil flowers blooming in the sky - (August 25, 2009)
- Gion Matsuri, Yoiyoiyoiyama (August 17, 2009)
- Notes on Filing Design Applications in Japan (August 12, 2009)
- Beer Garden -Japanese Style- (July 29, 2009)
- We have just redesigned this English website! (July 14, 2009)
- Patenet Prosecution Highway(PPH) Program between Japan and Hangary
(July 14, 2009) - EKINAKA -What's new in the station- (July 13, 2009)