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Article 30 of the Japanese Patent Law defines “Exceptions to lack of novelty of invention”. Under the current Japanese patent law, there is a 6 months
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How to record assignment of a Japanese patent application and addition of inventor before the Japan Patent Office? 1) Addition of Inventor: Please not
* N is the number of claims and the currency is Japanese Yen 1) Registration Fee for a granted patent : Registration Fee (initial 3 annuities)
The Japan Patent Office releases an annual report on the situation of patent applications filed by universities every year. According to the re
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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
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
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
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