Scope of Services Available

A. For Acquiring IP Rights

a. Prosecutions -- domestic and international --

  1. Filing Patent and Utility Model Applications

  2. Filing Design and Trademark Registrations

  3. Registration of New Plant Varieties

  4. Appeals (before JPO Trial Board, IP High Court)

  5. Copyright Registration

b. Searches on Patents, Utility Models, Designs and Trademarks
    (Prior art search for filing a new application)

c. Joint R & D Agreements -domestic and international-

B. Enforcement

1. For solving a dispute
 -consulting, representing / assisting in the negotiations

2. Opinion on validity and infringement

3. Evaluating the IP rights
 (Patents, U.M. registrations, Designs, Trademarks)

4. Searching on prior art documents (for invalidity, infringement)

5. Mediation or Arbitration,
 -consulting, assisting or representing the client's case

C. Working and Utilizing IP Rights

1. Consulting for working/utilizing the IP Rights

2. Licensing transactions
 -consulting / drafting agreements / assisting negotiations

3. Consulting on global IP strategy

4. Management of renewal fees (annuity payments)

5. Consulting on Inventor's Reward and Reward System for the employee's invention