Region: Japan

Featured in Inside China’s IP Market: a Guide 2024

While the Trademark Law allows for parties to petition against a mark’s registration, it remains challenging for foreign companies to prove that a registered trademark should be invalidated, as collecting evidence of prior use and influence in China, as well as to show another party's bad faith, is becoming increasingly hard.

27 September 2023

The Japanese manufacturing giant looks to IP department to drive its green technology transition

26 September 2023

The Japanese telecoms giant was disclosing the value of its IP to attract investment long before it was required to, Shunsuke Sakai revealed to IAM

07 September 2023

But European firms still dominate as the number of UPs requested passes the 8,000-mark

04 September 2023

Decision to allow royalty-free use of over 400 patents is proving financially fruitful, IP department manager Takeo Abe reveals to IAM

29 August 2023

Featured in Asia-Pacific Patent Litigation Review 2024

Japan used to be recognised as anti-patentee jurisdiction. However, a recent swing towards litigation signals a change in this, while new numbers show that the success rate for patentees has doubled in the past five years.

25 August 2023

IP head and chief strategy officer Toshimoto Mitomo talks to IAM about leveraging his IP and non-IP roles to help Sony flourish in a fast-changing technology landscape

22 August 2023

Increasing transparency has helped raise awareness with the C-suite and investors, Asics says

15 August 2023

The deal was facilitated by Purplevine IP Group and brings an end to lawsuits in Japan, the US and Germany

10 August 2023

AstraZeneca is the third Big Pharma company to pay BMS a nine-figure sum for the use of its immuno-oncology patents

04 August 2023