Consultation
Outline of Consultation
The Center now provides a "Consultation Record" service!
This Center provides consultation for intellectual property disputes by one attorney-at-law or one patent attorney, or both an attorney-at-law and an patent attorney. Consultation shall be conducted at a location which this Center designates, such as a conference room of this Center, by an attorney-at-law and/or a patent attorney, including mediator, arbitrator, and panelist candidates, as well as assistant mediator, arbitrator, and panelist candidates.
In the case where consultation is conducted by one consultant, a consultation fee of 10,000 yen(+tax) for the first hour and 5,000 yen(+tax) for each additional 30 minutes shall be assessed. In the case where consultation is conducted by two consultants in total, that is, one attorney-at-law and one patent attorney, the consultation fee above shall be increased by 80%. If consultation is not completed during the relevant consultation session for whatever reason, such as lack of time or lack of the relevant materials, and if a client desires, the consultation can be continued by the consultant who in charge of such consultation.
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 created 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 to base a decision. 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 about such through asking simple questions in an unfamiliar intellectual property dispute. In such cases, a "consultation record" might be a preferred approach and help with creating internal explanatory materials based on this, and also assist in preparing for the management's business judgment.
* In this sample, there are descriptions of technical contents as in a simple decision; however, please note that this is merely one sample and may not be descriptive of individual cases. If a client has no experience with intellectual property disputes, and has uncertainty about the case where a dispute evolves into a lawsuit, consultants can also describe how to respond to the lawsuit through a consultation record.
Please note that if you request a consultation record, there is a drafting fee of 50,000 yen(+tax) for each consultation record, in addition to a consultation fee of 10,000 yen(+tax) (18,000 yen(+tax) in the case of two consultants) per hour for oral consultation.
In the case where consultation is conducted by two consultants, each consultant can create a separate consultation record; thus, two in total. Generally speaking, a company will often consult more than one expert in order to decrease risks in a difficult case which may be divisive and/or inconclusive even for experts. At this Center, all of this can be done at once and according to the same procedures.
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. If a client wishes to entrust such case to other attorneys-at-law and/or patent attorneys, this Center's steering committee can introduce attorneys-at-law and/or patent attorneys to the client. Provided however, please note that the consultant has full responsibility for disputes arising out of such consultation or cases subsequently entrusted to consultants or other attorneys-at-law and/or patent attorneys, 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 after two business days from the date of application receipt by the secretariat. Consultation 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 Guideline for Consultation Business
For more details the consultation business, please refer to the Implementation Guidelines for Consultation Business.
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