Asia IP

When a creation is born, its owner can apply for a patent, but what happens before the birth? Do&nbs...

While Japanese patent protection is solid, companies still need to consider global protection for gr...

Nowadays, many non-practicing entities claim to be the inventors of their patents when they actually...

As Japan’s recent pro-patent policy has taken hold, practitioners have seen patent cases incre...

In Japan, the law isn’t known for changing quickly. Amendments to several IP-related laws have...