Useful terms - Japan

The list below gives you the English transliteration and translation of some Japanese terms typically encountered in a patent information context.

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	Pronunciation	English
enlarge	tokkyo	patent
enlarge	jitsuyoo shinan	utility model
enlarge	bangoo	number
enlarge	nen	year
enlarge	gatsu	month
enlarge	hi	day
enlarge	shoowa	Showa era
enlarge	heisei	Heisei era
enlarge	kensaku	search
enlarge	keika joohoo	legal status
enlarge	shutsugan	application
enlarge	kookai	laid-open publication
enlarge	tokkyo kookoku	examined patent publication
enlarge	tokkyo koohoo	patent gazette
enlarge	shinsa seikyuu	request for examination
enlarge	meishoo	title
enlarge	yooyaku	abstract
enlarge	seikyuu no hani	claims
enlarge	shoosai na setsumei	description
enlarge	zumen	drawings

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