Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law
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Seminar on Internet of Things (IoT) and 3D printing in IP: a European/Japanese Comparative Analysis
Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a half day seminar together with global IP law Firm, Murgitroyd and the EU Japan Technology Transfer Desk, which will address the cutting edge technologies of Internet of Things (IoT) and 3D printing and their application to IP in Europe and Japan.
The seminar will take place in Tokyo at the Delegation of the European Union to Japan on Thursday, 1 March, 2018 from 13:30 and there will be a reception from 17:30.
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Key steps in Patent Prosecution Procedure in Japan
The factsheet in collaboration with the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk Homepage provides Advice on Patent Prosecution Procedure in Japan.
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Participation in 2017 Patent Information Fair & Conference
At the Science & Technology Museum*Kitanomarukoen held from November 8, 2017 (Wednesday) to November 10, 2017 (Friday), SONODA & KOBAYASHI IP GROUP had its own booth. Thank you to everyone who visited our booth; your presence greatly contributed to our success. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who, though being very busy, took the time to attend and visit our group’s booth.
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Webinar/ Technology Transfer Webinar 15: Intellectual Property And The VR/AR
With the cooperation and help of the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Help Desk, Patent Attorney Yoshitaka SONODA and Nicole BIGLER successfully held a web seminar on October 27, 2017 concerning the theme of Intellectual Property and the VR/AR environment. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who, though being very busy, took the time to attend this web seminar. This web seminar can be viewed or listened to at any time with the following link, so for those who were unable to attend, please check out the following link.
http://www.eu-jp-tthelpdesk.eu/library/video/last-webinars/webinar-15-intellectual-property-and-the-vrar-environments/
China Patent Annual Conference (Beijing)
Dr. Ishioka, Ms. Wang and Ms. Bigler will run a booth and give a speech about « The Current State of Opposition in Japan » at the China Patent Annual Conference (former: PIAC) in Beijing.
Dr. Sonoda and Ms. Crick’s paper was published in World Intellectual Property Review.
Dr. Sonoda and Ms. Crick’s paper, titled “Avoiding the Perils of Collaboration”, was published in World Intellectual Property Review on June 9, 2017. Click here for details.
MIP IP in Asia Forum 2017 (Washington DC and Palo Alto)
Sponsored the Forum. Nicole Bigler, Paul Tokeshi and Yoshitaka Sonoda
acted as the panelists for the seminar.
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Ranked in IAM PATENT 1000.
Yoshitaka Sonoda rated as one of “the world’s leading patent professionals” in “IAM PATENT 1000”.
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Selected in International Advisory Experts AWARDS 2017.
SONODA & KOBAYASHI was selected as « Japanese intellectual property company » in « International Advisory Expert Award 2017 ».
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Dr. Ishioka’s paper was published in Lexology.
Dr. Ishioka’s paper, titled “Decision of grand panel of Intellectual Property High Court regarding scope of protection of patent extended by patent term extension”, was published in Lexology on February 9, 2017.
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