The following figures show the history of Avastin (bevacizumab, anti-VEGF antibody)-related patents and biosimilar approval....
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Japan patent office publishes a PDF document on examination guidelines pertinent to IoT patent. The document can be viewed from the link below. - Examinat...
Japan Patent Office publishes case examples of "Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model" for IoT related technology. The details are as follow...
When responding to a Final office action or an Examiner's decision of refusal, claim amendment procedures are restricted to following (a) to (d). (a) Dele...
Japan Patent Office publishes the Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model. The parts related to Restriction of amendment of claims are as foll...
The accelerated examination system/accelerated appeal examination system is a system enabling an examination to be conducted more quickly than under the r...
A “grace period” is a specified period of time before an application has been filed, and during which time the invention could be disclosed through variou...
The following is an overview of the Half Refund System provided by Japan Patent Office. (1) Outline of the Half Refund System on Examination Request Fees ...
The following figures show the history of Avastin (bevacizumab, anti-VEGF antibody)-related patents and biosimilar approval....
Opposition and invalidation trial are procedure for invalidating a patent. The following table and figure show (1) Comparison table of opposition system a...
An applicant can submit additional experimental data in response to office action (e.g., lack of inventive step), and an examiner will consider the additi...
Japan Patent Office started new fee reduction system from April 1, 2019. The scope of reduction has been expanded and the procedure has been simplified. T...
This page shows an example of Japanese patent search regarding Apple's flexible display. Search condition Search subject: Apple's flexible display Search ...
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Daisuke Tokushige
I work for a Japanese IP law firm called SK Intellectual Property Law Firm. My work includes preparing patent specification, response to office action, patent search, and advising a company on patent issues.
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