The JPO recently issued the JPO Status Report 2017 (in Japanese and English) to give the public a better idea of how the JPO is working to improve its services. Commissioner Yoshinori Komiya expressed the prospects of the JPO in…
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Vancouver welcomed the LES Annual Meeting’s participants with a misty beauty this week. Starting with the powerful keynote speech by Ms. Robin Farmanfarmaian, it was very informative and a fantastic networking opportunity for the licensing community. Thank you to all…
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The Japan Patent Office (JPO) appeal board functions as the court of first instance, and appeal decisions made on an appeal against a Final Decision of Rejection made by the JPO are subject to review by the Intellectual Property High…
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