IP Information

Feb 17, 2017

Summary of IP High Court Grand Panel Decision on Scope of Patent Right with Registered Patent Term Extension
Jul 14, 2016

Revisions to Examination Guidelines for PTE Applications In Response to Supreme Court Decisions on Genentech v. JPO Cases
Jul 08, 2016

Japan Patent Statistics 2000-2015
Jun 23, 2016

Revisions Made to the Japan Patent Law Relating to Employee Invention System (made effective on April 1, 2016)
Jun 13, 2016

The Revised Design Examination Guidelines regarding "graphic image on a screen" designs entered into force on April 1, 2016, in Japan
May 23, 2016

Review of Current Status of Post-Grant Opposition System in Comparison with Invalidation Trial System
May 23, 2016

Change in JPO's Examination Practice for Use-Limited Food/Drink Inventions
Apr 28, 2016

Revisions to the Japan Patent Law as Preparations for the Patent Law Treaty (PLT)
- Summary of the 2015 revision (effective from April 1, 2016) -
Apr 28, 2016

Notification regarding Extension of Time Limit for Response to Office Action (Patent)
Apr 15, 2016

[Latest News] The Intellectual Property High Court Grand Panel decision on March 25, 2016, establishing new interpretive criteria to expand the scope of application of the doctrine of equivalents
Jan 13, 2016

Notification regarding Extension of Time Limit for Response to Office Action