Approval of Patent Term Extension, even when the Same Active Ingredient of the Drug was Previously Accepted (Japanese Supreme Court Decision of April 2011)In our previous issue, we introduced provisions for patent term extension. Extension can be used for recovery when the granted patent of a...mehr
Japanese Patent Law Revisions have been AnnouncedThe JPO made an announcement regarding changes to Japanese Patent Law on March 11, 2011.There are 4 themes for the new revisions: 1. Strengthening Protection of License Contracts License registration, which was difficult to practice, is no longer...mehr
In April, 2009, the JPO introduced a new initiative as an emergency measure towards the economic depression, The deadline to remit fees for requesting substantive examination, which previously was required at the time examination was requested, can now be deferred up to one year after the...mehr
According to the Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, 3.13 million tons of fishery products, including innards and shells, were disposed of in fiscal 2008. Of this, about 190,000 tons of scallop shells were thrown away in Hokkaido alone – thus making the shells an abundant...mehr
On 4th April 2009, the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) introduced a new initiative permitting the deferral of examination fee payments for the examination request procedure. As of June, 2010, 15,716 applications have used this new system (see here for full article). All clients wishing to obtain a...mehr
In June 2010, the International Affairs Division of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) released results of an investigation into trademark applications for Japanese place names filed by third parties having no relation to such places in China and Taiwan.
The registering of Japanese place names as...mehr
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) agreed to make permanent their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) scheme from 10th March 2010. This scheme, which had been piloted since 2007, allows businesses to benefit from faster patenting in the UK and Japan as the...mehr
