IP NEWS
2026
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- Office News
- We have renewed our website.
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- Statistics
- JPO Publishes New Reports on AI‑Related and Business‑Related Invention Trends
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- Statistics
- JPO Status Report 2026 Released
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- Court Decisions
- Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Sony Group Corporation (Federal Circuit, February 19, 2026)
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- Amendments and Revisions on Japanese IP Laws and Examination Guidelines
- Consent System in Japan
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- Office News
- We held a Memorial Gathering in remembrance of the late Mr. Tadahiko Itoh, founder of Itoh International Patent Office, the predecessor of our firm.
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- Amendments and Revisions on Japanese IP Laws and Examination Guidelines
- Trends in Distinctiveness Determinations in Japan
2025
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- Office News
- Happy Holidays from ITOH!
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- Office News
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette awarded to Yoshitaka Kawasaki Counsel / Patent Attorney of the Design Department
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- Court Decisions
- USPTO Introduces Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program
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- Office News
- 2025 AIPPI World Congress
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- Office News
- Presentation at the AIPLA Standards & Open Source Committee
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- Statistics
- JPO Annual Report 2025 Released
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- Office News
- Our President and Firm were Selected for the 2025 IP STARS
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- Court Decisions
- USPTO Seeking to Implement AI Tools to Aid Examination of Patents; John Squires Advances Toward Senate Confirmation for USPTO Director
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- Amendments and Revisions on Japanese IP Laws and Examination Guidelines
- Cross-border use of trademarks on the Internet, and Trademark Protection in Virtual Spaces and in light of generative AI Technology
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- Court Decisions
- Japan’s First Injunction Ruling on SEP Infringement – Pantech v. Google Tokyo District Court Decision
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- Statistics
- USPTO ENDS HIRING FREEZE
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- Statistics
- Survey on global filing trends for AI-related inventions by JPO
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- Office News
- We received high recognition in the IAM Patent 1000 2025.
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- Office News
- IPUSA Ranked in the Top 10 in the 2024 U.S. Patent Quality Rankings for Art Units 1700 & 3600
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- Court Decisions
- Japan’s IP High Court Orders Generic Drugmakers to Pay JPY 21.7 Billion in Damages
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- Amendments and Revisions on Japanese IP Laws and Examination Guidelines
- JPO Status Report 2025 Released
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- Amendments and Revisions on Japanese IP Laws and Examination Guidelines
- IP High Court of Japan Issues Landmark Ruling on Patent Infringement due to Medical Activity
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- Court Decisions
- The “Sushi Zanmai” Case: Appeal Court Decision ~ Intellectual Property High Court, October 30, 2024 (Case No. 2024 (Ne) 10031) ~