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Patents
SHIGAINTERNATIONALPATENTOFFICE
Patents
Prosecution◆ Prompt and accurate translation of documents including patent specifications and
Office Actions by our highly-qualified technical staff◆ Comprehensive analyses and proposals for responding to Office Actions with a
goal to obtaining the broadest protection for our clients
Appeals against Decisions of Rejection◆ We formulate and propose strategies to overcome Decisions of Rejection after
rigorously verifying the examination status of counterpart applications.
Post-Grant Oppositions (ex parte procedure)◆ We handle Post-Grant Oppositions by forming a team consisting of multiple patent
attorneys having the appropriate technical background.
Trials for Invalidation (inter partes procedure)◆ When a third party’s patent rights are exerted on our client, we can conduct an
invalidation search to formulate strong grounds for invalidating the patent.◆ In contrast, if our client’s patent is the subject of an invalidation trial, we make
every effort possible to maintain the patent by means of appropriate counterarguments.
Legal Opinions◆ Our patent attorneys and technical experts specializing in the technical area of
concern provide legal opinions on invalidity, infringement, freedom to operate, etc. in cooperation with our search division.
Litigation◆ Our experienced attorneys-at-law and technologically knowledgeable patent
attorneys handle litigation cases to obtain satisfactory outcomes for our clients.
PracticeAreas
Services
Electrical Engineering,Electronics, and Software
Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Physics and Materials Science
Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceuticals
Features
◆ Technical staff having a wide range of technical backgrounds
◆ In-depth knowledge and experience in foreign IP laws and practice
◆ Language proficiency (English, French, German, Chinese, and Korean)
◆ All correspondence reviewed by native English speakers having technical and/orlegal backgrounds
◆ Tailor-made services for our clients concerning administrative procedures
◆ Strict and reliable management of all due dates by an administrative teamconsisting of approximately 50 members who are experienced in handling overseascases
29%
28%
27%
9%
7%
Pharmaceuticals,Biotechnology
Electrical Engineering,Electronics, and Software
Mechanical andCivil Engineering
Physics andMaterials Science
Breakdown of Staff by Technical Background
Number of Patent ApplicationsFiled at JPO by Shiga
Number of PCT ApplicationsFiled by Shiga
Chemistry
SHIGAINTERNATIONALPATENTOFFICE
SHIGA INTERNATIONAL PATENT OFFICE
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