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We will explain effective methods to protect your products and services from imitation with specific examples. > > > > ![杉浦健文](https://www.evorix.jp/hs-fs/hubfs/246303502_4582784721785493_912014090251371849_n.jpg?width=130&height=130&name=246303502_4582784721785493_912014090251371849_n.jpg) > > ##### Takefumi SUGIURA > > ##### Patent Attorney, CEO, & Founder [![UK Patent System: A Practical Guide | UKIPO Filing, 2026 Fee Changes, the Supreme Court's AI Patent Ruling, EP(UK) and the UPC](https://www.evorix.jp/hubfs/blog-thumbnails/face-uk-patent-system-guide.jpg)](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/uk-patent-system-guide) ## [UK Patent System: A Practical Guide | UKIPO Filing, 2026 Fee Changes, the Supreme Court's AI Patent Ruling, EP(UK) and the UPC](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/uk-patent-system-guide) ![Picture of Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/4ef5aa3d824852243e3f9a0ef7c7a511) [Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/author/takefumi-sugiura-japanese-patent-attorney) 2026/09/17 [Read more](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/uk-patent-system-guide) [![Macau Trademark System: A Practical Guide | 7-Year Term, One Class per Application, No Madrid Protocol, Separate from Mainland China](https://www.evorix.jp/hubfs/blog-thumbnails/face-macau-trademark-guide-v2.jpg)](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/macau-trademark-guide) ## [Macau Trademark System: A Practical Guide | 7-Year Term, One Class per Application, No Madrid Protocol, Separate from Mainland China](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/macau-trademark-guide) ![Picture of Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/4ef5aa3d824852243e3f9a0ef7c7a511) [Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/author/takefumi-sugiura-japanese-patent-attorney) 2026/09/17 [Read more](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/macau-trademark-guide) [![“Not an Invention” Rejections in Japan (Article 29(1) Main Paragraph): Software, Business Methods and the Hardware-Resource Test](https://www.evorix.jp/hubfs/blog-thumbnails/face-japan-patent-eligibility-software-article-29-1.png)](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-eligibility-software-article-29-1) ## [“Not an Invention” Rejections in Japan (Article 29(1) Main Paragraph): Software, Business Methods and the Hardware-Resource Test](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-eligibility-software-article-29-1) ![Picture of Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/4ef5aa3d824852243e3f9a0ef7c7a511) [Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/author/takefumi-sugiura-japanese-patent-attorney) 2026/09/03 [Read more](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-eligibility-software-article-29-1) [![New Matter and “Final” Office Actions in Japan: Amendment Limits Under Article 17-2 — What You Can Still Change](https://www.evorix.jp/hubfs/blog-thumbnails/face-japan-patent-office-action-new-matter-final-oa-amendments.png)](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-office-action-new-matter-final-oa-amendments) ## [New Matter and “Final” Office Actions in Japan: Amendment Limits Under Article 17-2 — What You Can Still Change](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-office-action-new-matter-final-oa-amendments) ![Picture of Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/4ef5aa3d824852243e3f9a0ef7c7a511) [Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/author/takefumi-sugiura-japanese-patent-attorney) 2026/09/03 [Read more](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-office-action-new-matter-final-oa-amendments) [![Inventive Step Rejections in Japan (Article 29(2)): How the JPO Examiner Builds the Argument — and How to Take It Apart](https://www.evorix.jp/hubfs/blog-thumbnails/face-japan-patent-office-action-inventive-step-article-29-2.png)](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-office-action-inventive-step-article-29-2) ## [Inventive Step Rejections in Japan (Article 29(2)): How the JPO Examiner Builds the Argument — and How to Take It Apart](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-office-action-inventive-step-article-29-2) ![Picture of Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/4ef5aa3d824852243e3f9a0ef7c7a511) [Takefumi Sugiura – Japanese Patent Attorney](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/author/takefumi-sugiura-japanese-patent-attorney) 2026/09/03 [Read more](https://www.evorix.jp/en/blog/japan-patent-office-action-inventive-step-article-29-2) [![Missed the 30-Month Deadline for Japan? 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