Events

2024/07/23 3 pm PDT/5 pm CST/6 pm EST

Webinar – Using Divisionals Effectively in Japan

On Tuesday the 23rd of July at 3 pm PDT/5 pm CST/6 pm EST, Sonoda & Kobayashi will hold a webinar on “Using Divisionals Effectively in Japan.” Yasuhide Nishimura, former Chief Trial Examiner at the Japan Patent Office and current Japanese patent attorney, and Sukanya Hummel, U.S. attorney in the International Affairs Department, will help you understand divisionals and the methods and cautions in obtaining patents that are secretly attracting attention in Japan today.

Location Online 语言 English
Organizer Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group Fee
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2024-02-29 22:00-23:00(JST)

Webinar – Chinese IP Law/ News about China’s Patent Term Extension, Open Permission System, and more!

Sonoda & Kobayashi is organizing a webinar on the “News about China’s Patent Term Extension, Open Permissions System, and more! Points to note on the revised Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of China.” Our Chinese patent attorney at Sonoda & Kobayashi Beijing IP Group, will help you understand the recent changes to patent law in one of the largest IP jurisdictions in the world. If you are interested in learning more, please register here.
The webinar will take place on Zoom at February 29th 2024, 22:00 Japanese time/14:00 CET/08:00 EST

Location Online 语言 English
Organizer Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group Fee
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2023-11-28 ~ 2023-11-30

IPBC Asia 2023

Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group will attend IPBC Asia 2023. For more event details, please visit the website.

Location パレスホテル東京 语言 Japanese/English
Organizer IAM Patent Fee
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2023-08-23 ~ 2023-08-24

SUPER IP EXPO 2023

Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group will attend SUPER IP EXPO 2023 online. For more event details, please visit the website. (English application form available)

Location Online 语言 Japanese
Organizer chizaijuku Fee
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2022-10-06 ~ 2022-10-07

SUPER IP EXPO 2022

Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group will attend SUPER IP EXPO 2022 online. For more event details, please visit the website. (English application form available)

Location Online 语言 Japanese
Organizer chizaijuku / astamuse / chizaizukan Fee
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2022-07-20

Webinar – EURAXESS Japan & The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation/ From Academia to Industry: Startups and patents, Best Practices and Know-how

Sonoda & Kobayashi will hold its next webinar on July 20th, 2022 in collaboration with EURAXESS Japan and The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation. Jeroen van der Donck is giving the lecture and will cover tips for getting a patent in Japan.The webinar is scheduled to start on July 20th, 2022, at 18:30 (JST). We would like to invite anyone who is interested in this topic to attend the webinar. Please register by following the link here.

Location Online 语言 English
Organizer EURAXESS Japan & The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Fee
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2022-04-06 22:00-23:00(JST)

Webinar – Advice and Tips for Patent Litigation in China

Patent litigation can be complex, let alone patent litigation in a country whose laws have been updated significantly, and which sees more and more law suits every year. This webinar is aimed to introduce attendees to patent litigation in China, and Ms. Yanhui Wang, partner at Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group (Beijing) provides advice and tips on how succeed in court.

The webinar will take place on Zoom at April 6th 2020, 22:00 Japanese time/15:00 CET/09:00 EST

Location Online 语言 English
Organizer Sonoda & Kobayashi IP Group Fee
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Webinar – Advise and Tips for Patent Litigation in China

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2021-07-07

Webinar – Latest Patent Trends in Japan

2021-03-01 9:30 -11:30(CET)

Webinar – EU INDUSTRY WEEK 2021/ The European Green Deal: Are we ready? Main IP challenges for the Green Deal

During EU Industry Week, Sonoda & Kobayashi will hold its next webinar on March 1st ,2021 in collaboration with the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk. Nicole Bigler is giving the lecture and will cover the Japan experience for the Green Deal. The Webinar is scheduled on March 1st,2021, at 9:30 AM-11:30AM (CST).

We would like to invite anyone who is interested in this topic to attend the webinar. Please register by following the link here.

Location online 语言 English
Organizer EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk Fee
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Webinar – EU INDUSTRY WEEK 2021/ The European Green Deal: Are we ready? Main IP challenges for the Green Deal

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2020-07-08

Webinar – All Star Webinar: IP Management and Digitalisation with CEIPI and all International IPR SME Helpdesks and the Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk

Sonoda & Kobayashi will hold its next webinar on July 8th, 2020 in collaboration with the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk. Rie Takahashi, patent attorney, is giving the lecture and will cover best practices and advice for protecting digital related inventions under the Japanese law as well as one actual case example of one successfully protected invention in Japan.

The Webinar is scheduled on July 8th, 2020, at 10:00 AM-12:00PM (CEST).

We would like to invite anyone who is interested in this topic to attend the webinar. Please register by following the link here.

Location online 语言 English
Organizer EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk Fee
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2020-06-23

Webinar – “AI Invention: Patentable or not? Comparative studies in the United States, Europe, Japan and China”

Sonoda & Kobayashi is pleased to announce our next joint webinar between our firm, IAM Media and Lexology about AI Invention Patentability across the United States, Europe, Japan and China.

The Webinar is scheduled on June 23rd, 2020, at 14:00 PM CET.

We would like to invite anyone who is interested in this topic to attend the webinar. Please register by following the link here.

We look forward to your presence online on Tuesday, 23rd June 2020.

Location online 语言 English
Organizer IAM Media and Lexology Fee
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2019-10-28

Seminar-Exploring new IP landscapes and trends in the EU and Japan

2019-09-02

10th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference (CIPAC)

We will attend the 10th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference (CIPAC), from September 2nd to September 3rd in Hangzhou, China.

 

We are pleased to announce that we will have a booth and that Dr. Yoshitaka Sonoda will give a speech titled “Differences between JPO, CNIPA and EPO in Substantive Examination at Opposition/Appeal Stages”.

 

For more event details, please visit the website.

 

If you would like to arrange a meeting during the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us at IAD@patents.jp.

Location Hangzhou, China 语言 English
Organizer CNIPR (China Intellectual Property Right Net) Fee
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