2016.3.25 Patent Patent Procedure Amendment on Extension of Time for filing Responses to Office Actions in Japan as of April 1, 2016
2016.2.29 Patent The JPO started providing English translations of decisions (Appeal, Invalidation, and Advisory Opinion)
2016.1.20 Patent Three ONDA TECHNO Searchers Won Bronze Certifications of Accreditation at the 2015 Patent Search Competitions!
2015.8.20 Patent The JPO tentatively decided how to handle product-by-process claims during examinations and appeals/trials.
2014.10.7 Patent The Japan Patent Office (JPO) started a PPH pilot program with Malaysia on October 1, 2014.
2014.10.6 Patent The Japan Patent Office (JPO) started the PCT-PPH pilot program with the Republic of Columbia (SIC) as of September 1, 2014.
2014.8.26 Patent The JPO announced that the average time period from the filing date of request for examinations to the date of first office action was shortened to 11 months.