Laws

Laws

Apr 19, 2019

2019 Revisions to the Patent and Design Laws, etc. Part I: Revisions relating to infringement lawsuits
Mar 13, 2019

JPO Starts New Fee Reduction System from April 1, 2019
Oct 08, 2018

Advisory Opinion System & Guide to Licensing Negotiations Involving Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)
Sep 28, 2018

Recent topics about IP rights in Japan (as of September 2018)
Jul 09, 2018

Novelty Grace Period in Japan Extended to 1 Year －Applicable to Disclosure on and after Dec. 9, 2017－
May 16, 2018

IP Statistics May 2018 in Japan
May 24, 2017

Influences of the Supreme Court Decisions in June 2015 on the Practice of Product-by-Process (PBP) Claims
Mar 29, 2017

Post-Grant Opposition System: The First Two Years
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)
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

Notification regarding Extension of Time Limit for Response to Office Action (Patent)
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 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