■Practice

■Trademark and Design Group

●Normal duties associated with domestic Japanese cases

• Applications to and registrations with the Japan Patent Office
• Demands for appeal or trial to the Japan Patent Office or third parties
• Searches
• Demands for interpretation
• Assistance in infringement lawsuits

●Domestic Japanese duties that are our special forte

• Conflict searches and trials or appeals
• Opposition to registration, trial for invalidation of registration, and other inter-parties trials
• Consultation and negotiation representation relating to negotiations with third parties
• Contract drafting and content deliberation
• Drafting of written expert opinions
• Action in Internet domain-name disputes
• Advice relating to merchandising rights
• Enterprise trademark administration
• Action for imitation goods

●Normal duties associated with overseas cases

• Applications to and registrations with the patent offices in countries around the world
• Demands for appeal or trial to patent offices and third parties in countries around the world
• Searches and demands for interpretation in countries around the world
• Assistance in infringement lawsuits

●Overseas duties that are our special forte

• Proposals relating to effective and efficient acquisition of intellectual-property rights
• Searches and interpretations in countries around the world
• Opposition to registration, trial for invalidation of registration, and other inter-parties trials, particularly for cases against registration or use with ill intent
• Consultation and negotiation representation relating to negotiations with third parties
• Contract drafting and content deliberation
• Action for knock-off goods
• Action in Internet domain-name disputes
• Enterprise trademark administration