Feb 28, 2022 Multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims will no longer be allowed in Japan Multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims will no longer be allowed to be stated in utility model registration and patent applications from April 2022 onwards. The Ordinance for Enforcement of the Patent…
Feb 25,2022 Discussion Meeting with the Patent Office Appeals Division A total of 12 people, including Mr. Katsura, Director of the Appeals Division of the Japan Patent Office, four members of the Appeals Division, including Mr. Morooka, Director of the Appeals Division, Mr. Asamura, Director of Asamura Patent Office, ten patent attorneys, and two…
Jan 28, 2022 Japan April 1, 2022 Transitional measures for revision of patent, trademark registration, and renewal registration fees With the enactment of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act on April 1, 2022, patent fees, trademark, and renewal registration fees will be revised (increased). The transitional measures for the revision of…
Mar 11, 2021 Japan’s Patent Law Revised: Major Draft Amendments To cope with the changes caused by Covid-19, such as the demand for digital services and remote working conditions, the Patent Law and other related laws have been revised proposing the following amendments : (1) improving procedures adopting digitization and other activities (2) reviewing…
Oct 1, 2021 Changes to fee rates for patent, trademark and renewal registration from April 1, 2022 in Japan There will be changes to fee rates from April 1,2022, which will apply only to patents, trademark, and international applications. There will be no changes to the utility models and designs fees. Please refer to…
Dec 22, 2021 Patent, trademark and renewal registration fees will be revised on April 1, 2022 (follow-up report) A Cabinet decision has been made to issue a Cabinet Order to specify the effective date of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act. This Cabinet Order includes provisions for the revision of patent…
Jan 1,2022 Closed Dates – 2022– JPO and Asamura Patent Office Closed dates of the Japan Patent Office(JPO) and Asamura Patent Office in 2022 are as follows. Closed Weekly on: Closed Additionally on: Saturday and Sunday 1 January 2022 2 January 2022 3 January 2022 10 January 2022 11…
Dec 24, 2021 The year end and new year holidays Our office and Japan Patent Office (JPO) will be closed from December 29, 2021 to January 3, 2022 due to the year end and new year holidays. We will resume our business on January 4, 2022.
Dec 17, 2021 Multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims will no longer be allowed in Japan On December 15, 2021, the Patent System Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council approved the plan on multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims to be no longer permitted in Japan. From now…
