Other than our regular practice in patents, trademarks, designs and copyrights, we also offer services in the following areas.
Advisory contracts and consulting
We can assist you in planning your corporate strategy for protecting your intellectual property with our professional insight and know-how. The following are a few examples of our services:
1. Providing a comprehensive strategy, including patent applications, through regular face-to-face meetings.
2. Monitoring patent applications made by your competitors and keeping you informed of their status. This is a useful measure to keep abreast of your competitors’ new technology. The information provided by our monitoring service can be also useful in assessing potential conflicts in the event their patent applications are granted.
3. Regularly holding seminars on IP matters for your staff members, including those in non-technical areas, and helping them to share some basic knowledge on IP matters. This contributes to raising their awareness about IP.
4. Providing easy-to-read articles for in-house publications.
Recording of transfer of rights
When patent, design and trademark rights are sold to another party, it is necessary to record such transfers of rights in the Japan Patent Office (JPO) so that the right comes into effect. Also, in case of a change of ownership occuring due to other factors such as corporate merger, death of an individual, etc., a transfer of the right becomes from a third party by recording the change in the JPO.
When the address or name of a right holder has been changed, it is also necessary to record the updated information with the JPO.
License and use rights
If you seek a royalty contract based on a patent right, please consult with us. We can assist you with all steps in order to obtain a contract, including drafting.
Infringement cases
Together with the professionals at Nagawa-Okamura Law Firm, we can provide you with legal advice relating to infringement cases.