BLOG 2026.03.25 Why Japanese Patent Annuity Years Can Be Confusing from a European Perspective 2026.03.12 “Exception to Lack of Novelty” in Japanese Applications Claiming Paris Convention Priority 2025.12.12 A Warning Against Domain Operations that Facilitate Trademark Infringement 2025.11.12 The meaning of participating in international IP conferences 2025.06.25 Japan’s First SEP Injunction – The Significance of the Pixel 7 Judgment and Practical Implications 2025.06.13 [Special Feature] Our Firm’s BCP and Daily Infrastructure Improvements 2025.05.28 Proposal: Avoiding Over-Expectation of AI— Toward Responsible Design of an AI Society Aware of Structural Limits in Intelligence, Accountability, and Selfhood — 2025.05.28 [Case Summary] EcoFactor v. Google (CAFC En Banc, 2025) 2025.05.15 Can AI Be an Inventor? — The Limits of the System and a Question for the Future 2025.04.28 First Trademark Registration under the New “Consent System” 2025.04.28 Supreme Court of Japan Recognizes Extraterritorial Application of Patent Rights (Dwango v. FC2 Case) 2025.04.28 Patentability of Second Medical Use Inventions