After receipt of Decision to Grant – Registration Fee and Annuity Payment
* N is the number of claims and the currency is Japanese Yen 1) Registration Fee for a granted patent : Registration Fee (initial 3 annuities)
05/01/2018
The Blog.
Trends in Inventions of Japanese Universities
The Japan Patent Office releases an annual report on the situation of patent applications filed by universities every year. According to the re
04/26/2018
IP High Court Grand Panel decision on Legal Interest and Inventiveness
Case Information: Case: Pyrimidine Derivative Case Court, Case No.: Grand Panel of IP High Court ((H28) 2016 (Gyo-Ke) 10182, 10184)) Date: April 13, 2
04/13/2018
Deduction of Official Fees for Small Entities before the Japan Patent Office
As you may know, the JPO’s Official Fees can be deducted if an applicant is qualified as a small entity, which includes a small venture company, a sma
12/15/2017
Extension of Grace Period before the Japan Patent Office
The Japanese Patent Law permits exceptions to lack of novelty in special cases, for example, cases in which an invention is disclosed against the inve
12/06/2017
Japanese patent practice tip
Extension of Due Date for Reply to Office Action in Japan
Is it possible to extend the due date for filing a response to an Office Action in Japan? 3 month extension for filing response to Office Action can b
11/06/2017
Japanese patent practice tip
Deadline for filing Japanese translation for patent application filed in foreign language
By when the Japanese translation should be prepared for the patent application filed in a foreign language? 2 month grace period for filing Japanese t
11/02/2017
Patent Litigation in Japan – liability, provisional rights, approach potential infringer, etc.
1. Under Japanese patent law is there a notice requirement for liability for patent infringement? By that I mean is an unauthorized user of a patente
10/03/2017
Q&A regarding Patent Litigation in Japan – costs, length, evidence, damages, etc.
1. Total legal costs for typical patent litigation. This would include attorney time, costs for evidence gathering (including any expert witness cost
10/02/2017
PPH-plus between JPO and BruIPO
The JPO and the BruIPO agreed on “PPH-plus” so that the BruIPO may actively utilize the examination results in Japan. As a result, most of the ASEAN c
08/30/2017
Court Decision
How to respond to Product-by-Process Claims Rejection in Japan
Clarity requirements for a claim that is directed to a product and that includes a manufacturing process limitation: On June 5, 2015, the Supreme Cour
08/10/2017
Japanese patent practice tip
Prior User Rights in Japan
To begin with, Article 79 of the Japanese Patent Law reads as follows: Article 79: A person who, without knowledge of the content of an invention clai
07/19/2017
Patent Prosecution
PPH between JPO and IPONZ starts
The IPONZ (Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand) will join the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot on July 6, 2017, and the JPO and
07/06/2017
Topics
Tokyo-Yokohama ranked as top cluster of inventive activity
WIPO reported the ranking of the top-100 clusters of inventive activity on the basis of international patent filings for the first time. The tab
06/24/2017
Promotion of the Use of Generic Drugs in Japan
The Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has determined a policy that the usage rate of generic drugs should be raised over 80% before Septembe
05/29/2017