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December 15, 2021 Japanese Practice on Amendment - Patent - - JPO accepts broader scope of amendment than other countries!? -
November 30, 2021 Information on Legal Revision - Relaxation of requirements for restoration of rights - (follow-up report)
November 12, 2021 Obstructive Factor in Determination on Inventive Step in Patent Prosecution
October 29, 2021 Does conducting clinical trials of new drugs constitute patent infringement?
October 15, 2021 Is numeral range limitation specifying either upper limit or lower limit always unclear?
September 15, 2021 Introduction of Judicial Precedent - Method of Judgment on Partial Priority under the Paris Convention -
August 31, 2021 Antibody defined by its function is patentable?
August 13, 2021 Japan Patent Office (JPO) Accelerates Digitalization of Communication
June 30, 2021 Introduction of Websites for Searching Japanese Court Rulings
June 15, 2021 Introduction of System of Inviting Third-Party Comments in Infringement Suit of Patent (or other intellectual property) Rights
April 19, 2021 Movement to Shift Determination Standard for Rights Restoration to “Unintentional” Standard is Accelerating!
March 22, 2021 Cabinet Approved the Bill on Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts
February 26, 2021 Criteria for “Advantageous Effect” in Determination of Inventive Step are Clarified
January 29, 2021 Full Enforcement of the Revised Patent Act
March 29, 2016 Reduction in Official Fees for Patents and Trademarks
March 29, 2016 Change in Practice of Extension of Time to Respond to Notice of Reason(s) for Rejection
January 17, 2012 Termination of “Deferral of Examination Fee Payment” System

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