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Useful terms - Japan

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

Japanese

Pronunciation

English

要約

yooyaku

abstract

出願人

shutsugannin

applicant

出願番号

shutsugan bangoo

application number

出願

shutsugan

application

簡単

zumen no kantan na setsumei

brief explanation of drawings

請求の範囲

seikyuu no hani

claims

出願日

shutsuganbi

date of filing

hi

day

詳細な説明

shoosai na setsumei

description

意匠

ishoo

design

図面

zumen

drawings

実施例

jisshirei

embodiment

特許公告

tokkyo kookoku

examined patent publication

審査官

shinsakan

examiner

特許公告

tooroku koohoo  

granted patent publication 

平成

heisei

Heisei era

特許権者

tokkyo kensha

holder of patent right

発明者

hatsumeisha

inventor

公開

kookai

laid-open publication

経過情報

keika joohoo

legal status

gatsu

month

番号

bangoo

number

特許

tokkyo

patent

特許公報

tokkyo koohoo

patent gazette

特許検索

tokkyo kensaku

patent search

先行技術

senkou gijutsu

prior art

優先日

yuusenbi

priority date

代理人

dairijin

representative

審査請求

shinsa seikyuu

request for examination

昭和

shoowa

Showa era

名称

meishoo

title

商標

shoohyoo

trade mark

実用新案

jitsuyoo shinan

utility model

nen

year