JPOpatentlaw

Japanesepatentlawprovidesthatpatentinfringementisacrime.Apersonwhohasinfringedapatentrightmustbeengagedinpenalservitudeforatmostten ...,aThecasewhereanexpressioninaclaimisinadequateasaJapaneselanguageexpression,andasaresult,aclaimedinventionisunclear.Forexample,it ...,Thepurposeofthisrequirement(supportrequirement)istopreventapatentfrombeinggrantedforaninventionwhichisnotdisclosedtothepublic.2...

Japanese patent law

Japanese patent law provides that patent infringement is a crime. A person who has infringed a patent right must be engaged in penal servitude for at most ten ...

Section 3 Clarity Requirement (Patent Act Article 36(6)(ii))

a The case where an expression in a claim is inadequate as a Japanese language expression, and as a result, a claimed invention is unclear. For example, it ...

Section 2 Support Requirement (Patent Act Article 36(6)(i))

The purpose of this requirement (support requirement) is to prevent a patent from being granted for an invention which is not disclosed to the public. 2.

Chapter 4 Prior Application (Patent Act Article 39)

Article 39 of the Patent Act is a provision elucidating the principle of one patent for one invention and also a system (the first-to-file system) in which ...

Chapter 3 Unity of Invention (Patent Act Article 37)

In this way, Article 37 is a provision for the convenience of applicants, third parties, and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO). Even if two or more inventions.

Japan Patent Office

In Japan, a substantive examination of a patent application is required to determine whether a patent can be granted for the invention in the patent application ...

Patent Act (Requirements for Patentability) Article 29(1)

(Prior application). Article 39(1). Where two or more patent applications claiming identical inventions have been filed on different dates, only the applicant ...

Laws and Guidelines

Laws and Guidelines. IP Acts · Patent Act( External link ) · Utility Model Act( External link ) · Design Act( External link ) · Trademark Act( External link ) ...

Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model in Japan

2023年4月3日 — Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model in Japan. Followings are the English texts of the Examination Guidelines for Patent and ...

Japan Patent Office (JPO) Contents

Article 68 of the Japanese Patent Act stipulates that A patentee shall have the exclusive right to work the patented invention as a business; provided, however, ...