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Subjects

Apr 30, 2024

Relaxed Procedure to Apply for the Exception to Lack of Novelty of Design in Japan (Revised Design Law, 2024)
Apr 18, 2024

Revision of Japanese Trademark Law (Introduction of Trademark Consent System, etc.)
Apr 03, 2024

Request for Resuming Substantial Examination of Divisional Application under Suspension of Substantial Examination
Mar 27, 2024

Patent Non-Disclosure System and Prohibition of Foreign Filing (First Filing Obligation)
Apr 03, 2023

JPO Introduces New Practice to Suspend Examination of Divisional Patent Applications whose Parent Patent Application is Pending at Appeal Trial
- Started from April 1, 2023 -
Mar 04, 2022

2021 Revisions of the IP Laws
Mar 01, 2022

Draft revision of Patent and Utility Model Examination Guidelines to restrict multiple-multiple dependent claims in Japan - Effective from April 1, 2022 -
Jan 25, 2022

Revision to Fees Related to IP Rights - Effective from April 1, 2022
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 11, 2017

Revision of Design Examination Guidelines in relation to "Shading", "Reference view" and "Lack of novelty"
Jul 14, 2016

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

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) -