This is our latest update from April 21, 2023 (Japan time). We regularly check for substantial changes to JPO policy regarding COVID-19 and let you know here if there are such. The most recent major policy changes as far as…
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April 1, 2023 marks an important shift for those who might realize, with dread, that a key patent deadline in Japan has been missed. The standard for Reinstatement (Revival with a late filing) is softening from “Justifiable” to “Unintentional” Delay….
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In 2021, the Japanese Diet (parliament) passed various amendments to intellectual property law. Two major changes were made, and this month, Prime Minister Kishida’s Cabinet issued executive ordinances to implement the amendments. Here is a summary of the two major…
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* Please see our up-to-date summary on the Japan Patent Office’s covid policies, including late filing remedies when COVID-19 caused a delay in filing. The Japan Patent Office (JPO) announced April 24, 2020 further remedies to allow applicants who were…
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Recently, clients have been asking us about reinstatement or other procedures to save cases that were delayed due to restrictions brought about by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. We want to share information on this pressing matter. As you may know,…
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When Might the Japan Patent Office Reject a Recovered Priority Claim in a PCT Application? A client recently asked about reinstating (restoring priority right in a patent application, so we summarized some points below. When an applicant wants to file…
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* Changes to the Patent Act of Japan, going into effect from April 1, 2023, make this article outdated for patent deadlines on or after that date. Please see our news article here for more information. When a patent application…
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* Changes to the Patent Act of Japan, going into effect from April 1, 2023, make this article outdated for patent deadlines on or after that date. Please see our news article here for more information. Is it possible to…
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* Changes to the Patent Act of Japan, going into effect from April 1, 2023, make this article outdated for patent deadlines on or after that date. Please see our news article here for more information. Is it possible to…
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