Japan IP News

LEXT IP REPORT (No.14-01)

• Mr.Motohiko FUJIMURA prepared IP Report entitled "2014 Revisions To Industrial Property Laws in Japan"
  2014 Revisions To IP Laws in Japan

PUBLICATION of ARTICLE(2013)

• Mr. Motohiko FUJIMURA published his article relating to the so-callled inventive-step in December 2012. The following is an English full translation of that article.
  Confusion Caused by Shimpo-Sei Requirement Which Excludes Shimpo Linguistically Meaning Advancement

IP NEWS LETTER From Japan(2012)

• FPB Circular No.12-01 October 2012
  "JAPANESE IP HIGH COURT TAUGHT DIFFERENT WAYS FROM CURRENT JPO'S INVENTIVE-STEP DETERMINATION MANNER "

IP NEWS LETTER From Japan(2011)

• FPB Circular No.11-01 February 2011
  "EXAMINATION SCOPE RESTRICTED WITHIN UNITY RANGE DETERMINED BASED ON ORIGINAL CLAIMS"

IP NEWS LETTER From Japan(2010)

• FPB Circular No.10-01 November 2010
  "CHANGING DIVISIONAL PRACTICE IN JAPAN"

IP NEWS LETTER From Japan(2008)

• FPB Circular No.08-01 January 2008
  "FAIL-SAFE & CONTINUATION TYPE DIVISIONALS IN JAPAN"
• FPB Circular No.08-02 March 2008
  "AMENDMENT & DIVISIONAL IN JAPANESE PATENT APPLICATION"

Revisions(2006)

• PATENT LAW REVISION
• DESIGN LAW REVISION
• TRADEMARK LAW REVISION

Revisions(2003)

• REVISION OF JAPANESE PATENT LAW

Revisions(2002)

• Clarification of the phrase "working of an invention"
• Expanded definition of what constitutes indirect infringement
• Separationof the claims from the specification
• Introduction of requirement for disclosure of prior art information
• Revision regarding the procedure for entering into the Japanese national phase of a PCT application

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