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The patent system in Japan, China, and Korea can be extremely confusing at times. For your convenience, the APA provides a monthly lesson regarding any detailed procedures you may encounter while filing your patent. Click on any of the articles below to learn more about complex filing procedures.
Japan
Making Use of the Divisional Application System After Assessment (part 1) October 28, 2010
Filing Divisional Applications Prior to Service of a Decision of Final Rejection December 17, 2010
Approval of Patent Term Extension, even when the Same Active Ingredient of the Drug was Previously Accepted June 6, 2011
Regarding Unity of the Invention (Part 1) November 28, 2011
Regarding Unity of the Invention (Part 2) December 15, 2011
Japan, China, Korea, India
System for Extension of Patent Term Duration January 28, 2011
An Outline of PCT National Phase Entry and Substantive Examination June 29, 2011
An Outline of Registration and Maintenance Fees July 20, 2011
Japan and Korea
Extension of Patent Term for Pharmaceutical Inventions in Japan and Korea March 11, 2011
Japan and China
The Risks of Patent Specification Translation Errors and Ways of Prevention October 3, 2011 |
