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Articles, Presentations & Other Writings
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presented on this website in the hope that they might of interest and use to our clients.
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Articles
- WIPO Reports Drop in 2009 PCT Patent Filings (February 9, 2010)
- A closer look indicates that most higher-ranking Japanese companies actually increased their PCT filings.
2009
- Don't Question Questions (July 30, 2009)
- Professional Japanese translators know what they don't know and tend to ask questions when they need advice. No questions from the translator does not necessarily mean that everything is alright.
- Translation is Not a Commodity (July 23, 2009)
- Wheat, sugar, and eggs are commodities. There are a number of good reasons why translation is not.
- It is 2:00 in the Morning. Do You Know Where Your Translation Is? (July 7, 2009)
- The easy availability of unknownable translators via the Internet has complicated the task of assuring both translation quality and the confidentiality of your documents.
- Personal Names in Japanese-to-English Translations (May 18, 2009)
- Multiple readings for a single character in Japanese can cause a high degree of uncertainty when rendering personal names.
- Year Dating in Japanese Patent Numbers (March 26, 2009)
- Deciphering the Western year from Japanese patent numbers.
- Seals as Used on Japanese Discovery Documents (January 1, 2009)
- Several types of seals exist and have different meanings.
2008
- Ordering Translation is More Than Issuing a Purchase Order (Dec. 26, 2008)
- Providing the translator with the required context and reference materials beforehand can save the translator much grief and eliminate some risks for the translation consumer as well.
- Taking Depositions by Telephone: The Problems Magnify When Interpreting is Required (Mar. 10, 2008)
- A scheduling nightmare that could have been avoided resulted in more than a few rough spots in a recent interpreting assignment in Seoul.
2007
- Attorney Gets Surprise Trip to Korea (Mar. 10, 2007)
- You need a deposition visa to participate in depositions taken in Japan. Without one, you could be in for a surprise.
2005
- Real-Time Court Reporting in Japanese (Nov. 30, 2005)
- In spite of the language-related problems, this technology is actually practical in Japanese. Unfortunately, vested interests appear to be keeping real-time reporting out of the courts.
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Presentations & Other Writings
- The Practice of Using Seals in Japan (October 13, 2009)
- Signatures are still rare in Japan as certification of authorship or approval. The seal continues to rule supreme.
Resources
- Japan Patent Act as Amended in 2006 (February 26, 2010)
- Unofficial Ministry of Justice translation into English (HTML).
- Japan Patent Act as Amended in 2006 (February 13, 2010)
- Unofficial Ministry of Justice translation, available with Japanese and corresponding English interspersed (PDF) and the English version alone (HTML).
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