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Episode 11 The Design Law stipulates “In this law, ‘design’ refers to the shape of an object, the shape of a building or a picture that evokes a feeling of beauty through the visual sense.” (Article 2, paragraph 1 of the same law) .What is this “sense of beauty”? First, there is the traditional decorative…

Episode 10 In episode 9, we explained about trademark registration applications, but this time we will explain about appeals. Even if you file a patent, design, or trademark application and receive a decision of refusal, you can request an appeal against the decision of refusal. In appeals against decisions of refusal, approximately 70% of requests…

Episode 9 In recent years, the number of trademark registration applications has been on the rise, with approximately 60% of applications being filed by individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises. However, the number of unregistered cases after registration assessment is also increasing. Furthermore, approximately 80% of claims are successful in non-use cancellation trials (Article 50…

Episode 8 Continuing from episode 7, we will explain the descriptions in patent specifications. When preparing a patent specification, a patent attorney or patent engineer may add new information to the proposal prepared by the inventor, pretending to know the information. Case 2 (Maxacalcitol case) in “Regarding the technical scope of patented inventions and their…