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Announcement of publication of “Trial Practitioner Study Group Report 2018” by the Patent Office Trial and Appeal Board

The ``Trial Practitioner Study Group Report 2018'' has been published by the Japan Patent Office Trial and Appeal Board.

Takefumi Sugiura, our representative patent attorney, participated as a review member in the 2018 Patent Office Trial Practitioner Study Group Report on Design Law (Case 9, pages 104-113).

Trial Practitioners Study Group Report

Other review members include corporate intellectual property departments, patent attorneys, lawyers, judges, referees, and investigators.

This is a summary of the contents after discussions with these people.

The report can be downloaded from the Japan Patent Office homepage.

Report of Trial Practitioners Study Group

 

Takefumi SUGIURA, Patent Attorney

AUTHOR

Takefumi SUGIURA (杉浦 健文)

EVORIX Intellectual Property Law Firm Managing Patent Attorney

Supports clients across IT, manufacturing, startups, fashion, and medical industries, covering patent, trademark, design, and copyright filings through trials and infringement litigation. Specialized in IP strategy for AI, IoT, Web3, and FinTech. Member of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), and Japan Trademark Association (JTA).