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Japan has patents, utility models, designs and trade marks. Applications for all of these can be...
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General information about patents in Japan
Questions and answers
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Before 1 July 1995, the term of a Japanese patent was "15 years from the date of examined...
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According to the Japan Patent Act and the JPO's Examination Guidelines for Patents, the following...
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Yes. Since the 2002 amendment to Article 2(3) of the Japan Patent Act, computer programmes are...
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Yes. Japan joined the PCT on 1 October 1978. Since then, it has been possible to designate Japan in...