NEWS&TOPICS

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  July 4th, 2022

  Law revision information

  → Restriction of Multi-Multi Claims［Effective from April 1, 2022］（Japan Patent Office）

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  January 1st, 2022

  Law revision information

  → Changes in Procedures for Confirming Identification of Signature ［Effective from January 1, 2022］（Japan Patent Office）

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  October 1st, 2021

  Law revision information

  → Procedures for Seeking the Application of Exceptions to Lack of Novelty of Design, corresponding to the Design Act Article 4［Effective from October 1, 2021］（Japan Patent Office）

   

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  May 1st, 2021

  Law revision information

  → Outline of the Act of Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts［May 2021］（Japan Patent Office）

   

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  May 1st, 2021

  Law revision information

  → Fast Track Examination［May 2021］（Japan Patent Office）

   

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  April 1st, 2021

  Law revision information

  → Examples of the Article etc. to the Design, Appended Table of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Design Act［Effective from April 1, 2021］