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SHIGA IP NEWS Vol. 60 (April 2021) highlights the following topics:
Former Softbank Employee Arrested for Leaking Trade Secrets
Interior/Exterior Design of Buildings to be Protected as Designs
Recent Trends in Quantum Cryptography - Toshiba Venturing into the Field
Abolishment of Handwritten-Signature Requirements for Procedures at the JPO
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SHIGA IP NEWS Backnumbers
| Issue | Volume | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-01 | 57 | - Nobel Prize Laureate, Dr. Akira Yoshino, Expects Further Technical Developments in Lithium Secondary Batteries - Patent System in the AI/IoT Era – Seven Cases Being Examined by the JPO – - Omron Registers 3D Trademark for 3D Shape of Digital Thermometer - Revisions to the Japanese Design Law Coming into Effect on April 1, 2020 - Intellectual Property and Forefront Technologies behind the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games |
| 2019-02-01 | 54 | - JPO Considering Revisions to Japanese Design Law - Number of Accelerated Examinations Exceeds 20,000 - JPO Appeal Decision on Judging Similarity of Goods - Implementation of “Fast-Track Trademark Examinations” - “Steak Delivery System” Invention Protected as Patent |
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Articles and Magazines
| Issue | Source | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-14 | Revision to the design practice effective on April 1, 2021 | Tomohiro Gyoda | |
| 2020-08-21 | Requirements for Claiming Priority in Japanese Design Applications | Koga Abe |
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Practical Tips
| Issue | Topic |
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| 2019-04-02 | Procedures of Hague International Design Applications Designating Japan |
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