* Original: March 20, 2020. Update: April 7, 2020. Interviews with examiners are a vital tool during patent prosecution in Japan–able to make the difference between moving toward allowance and receiving a rejection. They have not always, however, been easily…
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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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In Japan, an appeal against the final decision of rejection may be filed within 3 months. It may be hard for Americans to understand this appeal because there is nothing equivalent to this final rejection here in the U.S. We…
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I. Extending The Period for Non-Japanese Applicants for Filing an Appeal Against An Examiner’s Final Decision of Rejection From Three Months to Four (effective April 1, 2009) Background and New Rules: The Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) new guidelines for filing…
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