sayagata ip

PRACTICE
AREAS

PATENT PRACTICE

  • Preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the Japanese Patent Office for both domestic and foreign clients including Japanese national phase applications
  • Preparation and filing of foreign patent applications including international applications under the PCT
  • Opposition and invalidation proceedings
  • Legal opinions on validity and infringement issues
  • Patent searches

TRADEMARK PRACTICE

  • Preparation and prosecution of trademark applications before the Japanese Patent Office for both domestic and foreign clients
  • Preparation and filing of foreign trademark applications including international applications under the Madrid Protocol
  • Opposition and invalidation proceedings
  • Legal opinions on validity and infringement issues
  • Trademark renewals
  • Trademark searches

DESIGN PRACTICE

  • Preparation and prosecution of design applications before the Japanese Patent Office for both domestic and foreign clients
  • Preparation and filing of foreign design applications including international design application under the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
  • Invalidation proceedings
  • Legal opinions on validity and infringement issues
  • Design searches

ENFORCEMENT OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

  • Counseling clients on litigation relating to patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property
  • Enforcement of patent rights, trademark rights, design rights and defense of infringement charges
  • working closely in cooperation with lawyers specializing in litigation matters