Japanese Patent Law Revision | Japanese Patent Attorneys | Allegro IP https://allegropat.com IP law firm specializing in handling patent and trademark cases in Japan for foreign clients Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:10:40 +0000 ja hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://allegropat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Allgero-JPO-32x32.jpg Japanese Patent Law Revision | Japanese Patent Attorneys | Allegro IP https://allegropat.com 32 32 Restriction of Multiple-Multiple Dependent Claims [Update on March 9, 2025] https://allegropat.com/restriction-multiple-dependent-claims/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 04:10:00 +0000 https://allegropat.com/?p=6060 Overview: For applications filed on or after April 1, 2022, “Multiple-Multiple Dependent Claims”* are restrict […]

The post Restriction of Multiple-Multiple Dependent Claims [Update on March 9, 2025] first appeared on Japanese Patent Attorneys | Allegro IP.]]> Non-disclosure of Patent Applications in Japan https://allegropat.com/non-disclosure-patent-application/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 04:02:36 +0000 https://allegropat.com/?p=6316 Overview: On or after May 1, 2024, procedures such as application publication, decision to grant, and decision […]

The post Non-disclosure of Patent Applications in Japan first appeared on Japanese Patent Attorneys | Allegro IP.]]> Relaxation of Requirement for Restoration [Update on December 13, 2023] https://allegropat.com/relaxation-requirement-restoration/ Sat, 04 Feb 2023 07:39:33 +0000 https://allegropat.com/?p=6083 Overview: For applications filed on or after April 1, 2023, the requirement for restoration of patents/applica […]

The post Relaxation of Requirement for Restoration [Update on December 13, 2023] first appeared on Japanese Patent Attorneys | Allegro IP.]]> Japanese New Practice regarding Patent Term Extension https://allegropat.com/patent-term-extension/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:39:39 +0000 https://allegropat.com/?p=5951 Extension of Patent Term as Compensation for Curtailment of Term: Overview: Under the new practice, which is a […]

The post Japanese New Practice regarding Patent Term Extension first appeared on Japanese Patent Attorneys | Allegro IP.]]> Assignor’s intention should be confirmed | on or after January 1, 2022 https://allegropat.com/assignment-in-japan/ Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:28:51 +0000 https://allegropat.com/?p=5541 Japanese practice regarding assignment procedures will be revised: New practice applies to procedures accompli […]

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