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How to Obtain Patents in Japan

Mr. Yaguchi, a patent lawyer of Japan, will guide us how to efficiently prepare and obtain patents in Japan. The terms used in the Japanese patent specifications are know to be very specific and the writings require highly special skills. Through these two sessions, Mr. Yaguchi will teach us how to successfully obtain patents in Japan.

Mr. Yaguchi is the former Vice Chairman of the Patent Committee of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association and an Advisor to the Patent Committee of the Software Information Center (SOFTIC). Mr. Yaguchi specializes in the fields of mechatronics, semiconductor manufacturing technology and computer software. He is a co-author of America Tokkyo no Jitsujo (Practice for America Patents) published by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation in February 2000, Bijinesu Moderu Tokkyo Nyumon (Illustrated Instruction to Business Method Patents) and Beikoku Saishin Bijinesu Moderu Tokkyo 564 (The Latest U.S. Business Method Patents 564) published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd., 2000. He is currently a partner at Omori & Yaguchi, Japan as well as Omori & Yaguchi USA.

<Session 1>
Thursday, February 7, 2002
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

General information on obtaining a patent in Japan
Who may apply for a patent
Ownership rights
Representation
Electric vs. Paper filing
Claiming priority on applications filed abroad
Notes on English to Japanese translation
Tips to improve translation
Nationalizing a PCT application
Filing applications in English
Why filing in Japanese instead of English?

<Session 2>
Thursday, February 21, 2002
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Publication of applications
Request for examination
Time required for the examination
Requirements for patentability
Rejection by the examiner
Amendments
Conversion of Applications
Appeals - 1
Appeals - 2
Oppositions
Patent Term
Trial for invalidity
Emperor year and Western year

Place: Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia
200 S. Broad Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia (Hotel Bellevue,7th Floor)
Phone (215) 790-3810

Admission: FREE

To register, contact
Omori & Yaguchi
Eight Penn Center Bldg, Suite 1360
1628 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 701-6349
Fax: (215) 701-6351
E-mail: usmail@omori-yaguchi.com
URL: omori-yaguchi.com.