United States: IP Fridays – Episode 39 - Patent Litigation In Japan – Interview With AIPPI Japan VP Shoichi Okuyama – New USPTO Program To Amend Goods And Services After Registration

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How to litigate patents in Japan? This and also a new patent case of the Japanese Supreme Court is the topic of the interview with AIPPI Japan VP Shoichi Okuyama. We also talk about a new USPTO Program that allows you to amend goods and services of trademarks after registration to account for changes in technology. Finally, Rolf announces the launch of his YouTube channel as a patent attorney on October 29, 2015, at http://youtube.com/rolfclaessen.

Here is the contact info of Shoichi Okuyama:

Email: okuyama@quon-ip.jp
Phone: +81 3 3508 9577
Website: http://quon-ip.jp/index.html

Here is a link to the documents regarding the new patent case of the Japanese Supreme Court:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2dn2m4z7hi7nt3/Pravastatin_Sodium_Case%20JP.pdf?dl=0

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