The Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) new guidelines for filing an appeal against an examiner’s “Notice of Final Refusal” will go into effect April 1, 2009. The JPO is responding to a long-standing complaint among Japanese applicants who’ve been frustrated by…
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We recommend our friends fllowing fund to send donations to Japan. Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia-Philadelphia Japan Disaster Relief Fund Funds will be directed to the destination determined by the government of Japan. Please make checks payable to: Philadelphia…
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The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has created a new logo to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the industrial property right system in Japan. more info
Following the fist anouncement made on March 14, 2011, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) made the second announcement regarding the special emergency safeguard measures on March 18, 2011.According to the Article 3 Section 3 of the Special Measures Concerning the…
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The Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) 2010 Annual Report was published in May. The 200-page report disclosed both domestic and international trends in applications, registrations, time for pendency, number of trials and other data of interest. The following are some of…
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The Japan Patent Office announced that the 2011 Off The Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake officially qualifies for the measures defined in Article 2, Section 1 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Preservation of Rights and Interests of…
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An international pact on tackling counterfeit and pirated goods was tentatively agreed upon among 11 nations and regions in a global negotiation that took place October 2 in Tokyo. The main feature of this Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement or ACTA is…
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by Keiko K. Middleton, IP Technical Advisor, and Taro Yaguchi, Japanese Patent Attorney Outside Japan, the existence of Japan’s strict rules as to the contents of a Certificate of Assignment are not well-known. The Certificate of Assignment is a document…
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Tetsuhiro Hosono resigned as commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on August 23, 2010, and was replaced by Yoshiyuki Iwai. In his inauguration speech address, Iwai said he will continue to overhaul the patent system to meet the demands…
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