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2026.08.13IP NEWS
[Patents / Japan] Summary of Revisions to the Examination Guidelines (Revised July 2026)
The Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model in Japan have been revised. The revised Examination Gu […]
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2026.08.12IP NEWS
Japanese Patent Case Summary: 2025 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10074 (Intellectual Property High Court (March 26, 2026))
“Method of Treating a Cutting Tool, and a Cutting Tool“ Overview: In an appeal against an examiner […]
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2026.06.15IP NEWS
Revised Trademark Examination Guidelines (Revised 17th Edition) Released
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) published a revised version of the Examination Guidelines for Trademarks (revise […]
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2026.06.10IP NEWS
Annual Objectives for the Japan Patent Office
Annual Objectives for the Japan Patent Office The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) publishes th […]
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2025.11.26IP NEWS
(Patents, Japan) Non-Disclosure System for Patent Applications
Specified technology fields and additional requirements (draft) were presented (Source 1) regarding the Non-Di […]
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2025.10.28IP NEWS
Patent, Japan: Utilization of Oppositions and Invalidation Trials
The following is an overview of the utilization of patent oppositions and invalidation trials based on data re […]
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2025.09.09IP NEWS
Patent/Design/Trademark, Japan: Action Plan for Utilization of AI Tech at the Japan Patent Office
On May 30, 2022, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) announced its “Action Plan for Utilization of Artificial Intell […]
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2025.08.28IP NEWS
Patent, Japan: Revisions to Enforcement Regulations and Operational Guidelines Relating to Arbitration Requests
On May 30, 2025, revisions to the “Ministerial Ordinance Partially Revising the Patent Act Enforcement Regulat […]
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2025.06.13IP NEWS
(Designs/Japan) Promulgation of Law that Partially Amends the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc. (Relaxation of Procedures for Exception to Loss of Novelty in Designs)
The “Bill for Partial Amendment of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc.” was passed and enacted on June […]
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2025.06.13IP NEWS
Trademark, Japan: Introduction of Consent System
On April 1, 2024, the “Bill for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act”, which was enacted […]
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