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- Fee deferral for a Request for Examination for Patent Applications will end on March 31, 2012
- Jan 13, 2012 - - Fee Reduction for Patent Examination Requests - July 12, 2011 -
- Japanese Patent Office Announces Extension of Time for Deferred Fees for a Request for Examination for Patent Applications. - Jan. 5, 2011-
- The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) will start the PPH pilot program on October 1, 2010. - Sep.27, 2010 -
- PCT-based Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH) Started with the JPO, USPTO, and EPO on January 29, 2010 - Feb.19, 2010 -
- The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) will commence the PPH pilot program on 29 January 2010. - Jan. 29, 2010 -
- The JPO implemented a pilot program for Green Accelerated Examination effective November 1, 2009. - Nov. 30, 2009 -
- Expansion of “Super Accelerated Examination” to PCT Japanese National Phases - Oct. 29, 2009 -
- The JPO Accepts Recordation of Non-Exclusive Licenses Based on Comprehensive License Agreement - Oct.2, 2009 -
- The JPO Extends Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) to Ten Countries - July 31, 2009 -
- An Amendment to Japanese Patent Law regarding the Time Frame for Filing a Divisional Patent Application (Effective April 1, 2009) - May 27, 2009 -
- Japanese Patent Office Announces Deferred Fees for a Request for Examination for Patent Applications (Effective April 1, 2009) - April 1, 2009 -
- Amendments to Japanese IP Law (Effective April 1, 2009) - April 1, 2009 -
- The JPO implemented a pilot program for “Super Accelerated Examination” on October 1, 2008. - Oct.28, 2008 -
- Priority Documents-Exemption under the Priority Document Electronic Exchange Agreement between the USPTO and the JPO (July 2007) - July 4, 2008 -
- The JPO reserved changes to the PCT regulations that entered into force on April 1, 2007 - July 4, 2008 -
- Japanese Patent Office Announces Reductions in the Official Fees (Effective from June 1, 2008) - May 29, 2008 -
- USPTO and JPO to implement Patent Prosecution Highway on Full-Time Basis - Dec. 28, 2007 -
- Revisions to Japanese Patent Law (Effective from April 1, 2007) - Sep. 5, 2007 -
- Recent Major Amendments To Japanese Industria Property Laws - Jul. 18, 2006 -
- Press release from Japan Patent Office regarding the organizations filing the most patent applications in Japan - May 29, 2006 -
- Utility Model or Patent? - Feb. 3, 2006 -
- Revisions to Japanese Utility Model Law (Effective on April 1, 2005) - Dec. 2, 2005 -
- Claim Construction: Phillips vs. AWH Update - Aug. 2, 2005 -
- Claim Construction: First Consult the Specification or Technical and General Purpose Dictionaries? - Dec. 8, 2004 -
- Amendments to Japanese Patent Law (Effective from January 1 and April 1, 2004) - Feb. 5, 2004 -
- The revision of the appeal/trial system of Japanese patent law that takes effect on January 1, 2004. - Dec. 25, 2003 -
- Changes in the Japanese Patent Law that take effect on September 1, 2002 -Aug. 9, 2002 -
- Apple vs. SOTEC; original or not? 7 points of similarity between Apple's "iMac" and SOTEC's "e-one". - Sep. 28, 1999 -