Design & Trademarks

Protection through the multilateral use of rights and systems

By strategically acquiring design rights, you can protect your designs effectively. In addition, functional forms may be protected by design rights through the leveraging of a partial design or a related design with a drawing, which is a specific expression, when the functional forms cannot be protected by patents or utility model patents. At LEXIA, we offer comprehensive strategic solutions for protecting designs, from before their development through to the acquisition of the rights to them.
We believe that precision and speed in particular are of great importance in trademark cases. We are committed to providing our services as expeditiously as possible so that clients who are in a hurry can confidently leave the matter in our hands.

Design Related Services Provided by LEXIA

  • Before the Design Development

    • Investigation of developments in design applications by other companies
  • During the Application Filing Stage

    • Prior design search
    • Advice on strategic application filing
    • Design application filing in Japan and overseas
  • After the Patent Application Filing

    • Response to Office Actions
    • Appeals against decisions by examiners to reject patent applications
    • License negotiations
  • After the Acquisition of Patent Rights

    • Invalidation trials
    • Issuing of warnings to and negotiations with infringers
    • Containment measures at customs entry points


Trademark Related Services Provided by LEXIA

  • Before the Selection of a Trademark

    • Approaches to name development
    • Lectures and advice on brand strategy
  • During the Application Filing Stage

    • Prior trademark search
    • Trademark application filing in Japan and overseas
  • After the Trademark Application Filing

    • Response to Office Actions
    • Appeals against decisions by examiners to reject patent applications
    • License negotiations
  • After the Acquisition of Rights

    • Opposition filing
    • Invalidation trials
    • Issuing of warnings to and negotiations with infringers
    • Containment measures at customs entry points
  • Trademark Management

    • Renewal deadline management
    • Advice on trademark inventory

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