IP Update

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New Rule Regarding a Claim Containing a Reference to Another Claim

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JPO Issuance and Post-Issuance Fees Increases from April 2022: Early Bird Payment Plan Deadline Fast Approaching

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Saegusa & Partners Mourns the Passing of Mr. Eiji Saegusa

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New Rule Regarding Assignment

IAM Patent 1000 Again Recognizes Saegusa & Partners, and Patent Department Partner Masaki Morishima

How to Deal With the Risk of Things Being Lost in Translation in a Divisional Application

Hanko and Signature Have Vanished Overnight, But Piles of Paper Will Remain

How to Win an Appeal Against a Final Rejection Before the JPO

The “Grace Period” in Japan

Our Response to the Japanese Government’s Declaration of a State of Emergency Concerning COVID-19