Overview
This Center provides consultation for intellectual property disputes by one attorney-at-law or one patent attorney, or both an attorney-at-law and a patent attorney. Consultation shall be conducted at a location which this Center designates, such as a conference room of this Center (web conference is also available), by an attorney-at-law and/or a patent attorney of the members of Steering Committees at the Headquarters, Branches and Subbranches.
Preparation of Consultation Record
Upon a client's request, a "consultation record," which includes a brief summary of the content of such consultation, as well as answers provided, shall be prepared and furnished to the client.
When a company makes a business judgment concerning intellectual property, it sometimes faces difficulty due to lack of information on which a decision is based. For example, there might be a situation where a company does not need an expert's written opinion but would like to gather more information or explore an idea through asking simple questions in an unfamiliar intellectual property dispute. In such cases, a "consultation record" might be a preferred approach and helps a client to prepare internal explanatory materials and assists in preparing for the management's business judgment.
Consultation Fee
| Number of Consultants | Consultation Fee | Extra Fee | Consultation Record Drafting Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Consultant | 10,000 yen (+tax) | 5,000 yen(+tax) / 30 minutes | 50,000(+tax) yen for each consultation record |
| Two Consultants | 18,000 yen(+tax) | 9,000 yen(+tax) / 30 minutes |
If it is a client's wish to entrust a consultation case to a consultant, the consultant can generally undertake such case. Provided however, please note that the consultant has full responsibility for disputes arising out of such consultation or cases subsequently entrusted to consultants, and this Center has no responsibility for such consultation cases.
How to apply for consultation?
Consultation requires an advance reservation. A consultation date will be arranged two business days after the date of application receipt by the secretariat. Consulting hours are generally from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday. (Except national holidays.)
If you would like to apply for consultation, please fill out an application form and forward the completed form to the secretariat of Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center by either fax or e-mail.
» Application Form (word file format)
Secretariat of Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center
TEL：03-3500-3793
FAX：03-3500-3839
E-mail：
Implementation Guidelines for Consultation Service
For more details the consultation service, please refer to the Implementation Guidelines for Consultation Service.
If you have any questions, please contact us.