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Patent Grace Period Considerations in Australia, Japan, South East Asia and the U.S.
Greater Speed and Efficiency: Steps IP Offices Around the World Are Taking to Streamline the Patent Process
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Dr. Frederick Ch’en discusses generic drugs and the changing pharmaceutical landscape in Asia
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As Japanese companies expand to the US, many are finding that Texas offers key advantages for long-term growth, particularly in the Dallas and Houston regions. Notably, Texas lawmakers have taken steps in recent years to...more
On March 3, 2025, the Japanese Supreme Court held that building a network-based system comprised of a server located in the United States, connected via a network to user terminals in Japan, constitutes "producing a product"...more
On March 3, 2025, the Supreme Court of Japan upheld the original judgment that found patent infringement in respect of the acts performed on a server located outside Japan, virtually affirming the extraterritorial application...more
Good Afternoon! Though space policy hasn’t dominated recent headlines, plenty has happened over the past two weeks: The House Science committee outlined its space priorities and requested GAO review of FAA launch rules,...more
While Japan has a longstanding reputation for innovation, its startup market has not historically drawn the same degree of interest as those in the U.S. and other countries, despite a tenfold increase in ecosystem investment...more
As we move into the second half of 2024, the competition law landscape across the Asia-Pacific region continues to shift towards tighter regulation and increased enforcement. Faced with the intricate challenges of modern...more
By any metric, Japan should have great appeal for foreign investors. It is an advanced economy with a strong market, established industrial base, renowned tech sector, a reputation for quality, and a stable and secure...more
Japan adopts a soft law approach to AI governance but lawmakers advance proposal for a hard law approach to generative AI foundation models. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (“AI Regulations”) Japan currently...more
As the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel garners global attention, its implications extend far beyond mere corporate gains. This merger symbolizes a strengthening of the crucial U.S.-Japan...more
On 11 March 2024, the UK expanded its export control regime to include new controls on specific emerging technologies, such as quantum computing, semiconductor technologies and additive manufacturing, under The Export Control...more
China has recently promulgated a somewhat short, but comprehensive, regulation on generative Artificial Intelligence ("AI") which took effect on August 15, 2023. The overarching goals are to protect citizens from potential...more
Even as the "godfathers" of generative AI (Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio and Yann LeCun) disagree about the potential threat to humanity, policymakers, researchers and leading tech executives are calling for government...more
Advanced Air Mobility represents an exciting new frontier and sustainable path forward for the aviation industry. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term used to describe next-generation air transportation of...more
Welcome to the first edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! With both the temperature and artificial intelligence developments heating up, the time is ripe to provide periodic updates this summer on recent legal...more
On Monday, February 13, 2023, the U.S. government will officially issue a stricter policy of denial for providing lower-tech items to Huawei. Technological containment continues as the Netherlands and Japan move to impose...more
This 13th edition of The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review provides updated overviews of legal and policy constructs and developments in the TMT arena across 18 jurisdictions around the world. As in years past,...more
White & Case Tokyo office's Webinar series is bringing together the Firm's partners and industry experts to explore how digital transformation (or DX) and green energy transformation (or GX) are likely to affect strategic...more
2014 was a good year for the Israeli-Japanese economic relationship. Viber’s USD 900 million acquisition by Japanese giant Rakuten and the R&D cooperation agreement between Japan and Israel marked the beginning of growing...more
Cancelled Teck Oil Sands Project Underscores Global Climate-Energy Policy Tension - "The Frontier project became the latest casualty in oil-producing countries with robust environmental movements agitating to cut...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
Japan expanded the scope of industries subject to prior notification for Inward Direct Investment in 2019 - Under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the relevant...more
Saudi Aramco has priced its offering at the high end of its range, setting the company up to raise more than $25 billion and value the company at nearly $1.7 trillion—all part of what promises to make this the world’s biggest...more
The Japanese government recently announced amendments (the Amendments) to certain regulations under Japan’s Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949, as amended) (FEFTA) expanding the scope of industries...more
In Tokyo, White & Case gathers leading thinkers on international business and trade policy from around the globe to explore what evolving US policy means for other nations—and to propose effective responses - In a day marked...more
On May 27, 2019, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) expanded the scope of the industries for which submission of a prior notification is required for foreign direct investment. This recent revision of...more