About Us

TechVisor is a Patent Attorney Office / IT Consulting Company based in Tokyo, Japan.
We are offering various Intellectual Property services to international customers, focusing on US-based emerging companies in the Information Technology, Internet and e-Commerce space.

Intellectual Property Law Service

• PCT Agent in Japan
• Patent Agent in Japan
• Design Patent Agent in Japan
• Madrid Protocol Agent in Japan
• Trademark Agent in Japan
• Patent Document / Prior Art / Trademark Search
• Patent Translation (English to Japanese)

IT Consulting / Research

Technical Translation

Software Patents in Japan

For any technology companies, it is very important to protect their intellectual property globally through the patent system. It is especially true with software and Internet-related inventions since Internet is inherently global.
It is possible to have patents granted for software-related inventions in Japan. One example is so-called  "361-patent" by Overture (now Yahoo!) (the fundamental idea behind Google's AdWords product), which is a strong differentiator in Japan's Internet market.
It is relatively straightforward for US-based companies to file software patent applications to Japan through PCT system. The hard part is the national phase in Japan, because Japan's software patent examination policy is stricter than that of the US.
Usually careful and significant amendments will be required and sometimes face-to-face meeting with the examiners in Japan Patent Office will be preferable.
TechVisor can support US-based companies with PCT national phase in Japan of software-related patent applications.

Why TechVisor?

• Certified Professional in both Intellectual Property Law and Information Engineering
• Direct Communication in English and Japanese
• Inhouse Translation Function for Agility and Quality
• Competitive and Flexible Fee