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Circular No. 08-1 (April, 2008)
The latest Revision of the Patent Law, the Utility Model law, the Design Law and the Trademark Law　[PDF　50KB]

Circular No. 07-1 (January, 2007)
New Practice of Extension of Term for Response to Office Action in Patent Applications　[PDF　70KB]

Circular No. 06-1 (August, 2006)
Introduction of a full-amount refund system for the fee for request for examination (applied only to cases where actual abandonment is filed from August 9, 2006 to August 8, 2007)　 [PDF　90KB]

Circular No. 03-2 (September, 2003)
Revision of Japanese Patent Law and other Industrial Property Laws including amendment of the patent-related fee system, achieving of prompt and precise settlement of disputes relating to patents, etc. ("2003 Partial Revision of Patent Law, etc. (Law No. 47 of 2003)")　[PDF　40KB]

Circular No. 03-1 (July, 2003)
Revision of Japanese Patent Law on the separation of　the "patent claim(s)" part from the "specification"　part (a part of the Law No.24 of 2002) effective since July 1, 2003　[PDF　40KB]

Circular No. 02-3 (December, 2002)
Revision of Japanese Patent Law and Trademark Law, including expansion of the scope of indirect patent infringement, and acceptance of divisional payment of individual fee for trademark rights based on international registration according to the Protocol of the Madrid Agreement　[PDF　40KB]

Circular No. 02-2 (August, 2002)
Revision of Japanese Patent Law and Trademark Law, including extension of the time limit for entering the PCT national phase in Japan　[PDF　50KB]

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