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Aug, 2022.: Restrictions on Multi-Multi Claims in Japan
May, 2022.: Anti-Internet Piracy Measures provided by the Copyright Act of Japan
March, 2022.: Relief Measures for procedures affected by Covid-19 pandemic
November, 2021.: Recent Developments in Japan on Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs)
August, 2021.: Act regarding Partial Revisions of Patent Act and Other Acts enacted on May 14, 2021
June, 2021.: Data Protection
March, 2021.: Amendment of Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act in 2020
December, 2020.: 2019 Revisions to Patent Act of Japan in 2019: Changes in patent litigation system
November, 2020.: Establishment of Inspection System
June, 2020.: Outline of Accelerated Examination/Accelerated Appeal Examination System for Trademarks in Japan
March, 2020.: Revision of 2019 to the Design Act
December, 2019.: Case Study on Patent Examination of AI-related inventions
August, 2019.: Act of Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc. (Act No. 3 of May 17, 2019)
May, 2019.: Office Actions in Japan regarding use of or intent to use trademarks
February, 2019.: Patent Eligibility of Business Model Invention
November, 2018.: Examination Guidelines in Life Sciences
August, 2018.: Legal Remedies of Expiry of Time Limit in PCT International Application
June, 2018.: One-Year Grace Period as Exception of Novelty-Destroying Disclosure, available from June 9, 2018 in Japan
May, 2018.: Examination Guidelines for IoT-related Technology
February, 2018.: Systems for early obtaining of patents in Japan
November, 2017.: Foreign language application system
September, 2017.: Revised Examination Guidelines for Trademarks (13th Edition) of the Japan Patent Office (JPO)
May, 2017.: IP trends and Judicial Precedent on the Extended Patent Right of a Medicament
March, 2017.: Reduction/Exemption Systems of Patent Fees and Other Fees
November, 2016.: Provisions introduced upon joining the Patent Law Treaty
August, 2016.: Use Invention of Foods
May, 2016.: Revised Examination Guidelines for Design expand registrable "design including a graphic image on a screen"
March, 2016.: Computer Software-related Invention in Japan
November, 2015.: Product by Process Claim
September, 2015.: Point of Attention in filing an International Design Application designating Japan
June, 2015.: Reconsideration by Examiner before Appeal
March, 2015.: Revision of the Trademark Act
November, 2014.: Patent Opposition will come into force next year
August, 2014.: IP Trends and Expansion of Legal remedies