2020.12.3 Patent The Japan Patent Office (JPO) will start a PPH with the National Industrial Property Institute (NIPI) of France as of January 1, 2021.
2020.11.16 Design Images no longer need to be tied to articles: The very first Japanese design registration of new “image”-type design has been published by Japan Patent Office!
2020.9.17 Design Overview & Effects of the 2020 Design Law Revision in Japan ( Part 2: Expansion of Related Design System)
2020.8.26 Design Overview & Effects of the 2020 Design Law Revision in Japan ( Part 1: Expansion of Protection Targets and Establishment of New Design Rights )