I will make a business trip to Shenzhen, China next week to attend an IP-related event called IPBC (Intellectual Property Business Congress) and also to have several meetings with Chinese firms to discuss potential businesses. As a matter of fact, every time I visit China, especially Beijing, I’m worried about air pollution while checking a website which shows air quality, since I have asthma. Further concern is internet access environment. In China, I cannot use many of tools I use every day, such as google, skype, facebook, twitter. It’s very inconvenient, or rather I feel it limits my ability. Nevertheless, we expand opportunities to visit China. Because we see increased […]

Satoshi Watanabe of WATANABE Research & Consulting posted several articles in Japan Intellectual Property News regarding the Japanese government’s efforts for the resolution of disputes involving standard essential patents (SEP). His comments are introduced in IAM magazine and Blog that is run by Globe Business Media Group, a publisher of a unique magazine focusing on intellectual property business. For your information, the Japanese government recently introduced an SEP licensing negotiation guide and a non-binding advisory opinion service on standard essentiality. Furthermore, the government is planning to create an International Arbitration Center in Tokyo (IACT) to solve the SEP-related disputes.