Searching in databases - Japan
The Japan Patent Office has launched a new platform for patent information on 23 March 2015, called Japan Platform for Patent Information (J-PlatPat). Below you find search guides, which explain how to use this platform for your convenience.
The JPO's Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL) is no longer be accessible. Users will be redirected automatically to the new JP-PlatPat (https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp).
Number search and document retrieval
- Searching PAJ English abstracts on the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 344 KB)
- Displaying and downloading full Japanese documents on the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 397 KB)
- Monitoring Japanese publications by IPC classes (PDF, 332 KB)
English machine translation
Legal status information
- Retrieving basic legal status information in Japanese from the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 184 KB)
- Retrieving detailed legal status information in Japanese from the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 330 KB)
- Electronic file inspection on the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 200 KB)
- Finding cited documents on the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 299 KB)
- Finding information on divisional applications on the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 244 KB)
- Finding Japanese patent term extensions on the JPO's J-PlatPat (PDF, 434 KB)
FI/F-Terms
- Finding FI classes and F-terms for a Japanese document (PDF, 241 KB)