All Laws Subjects Laws Patent Design Trademark Treaties Others May 23, 2016 Change in JPO's Examination Practice for Use-Limited Food/Drink Inventions Apr 28, 2016 Revisions to the Japan Patent Law as Preparations for the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) - Summary of the 2015 revision (effective from April 1, 2016) - Apr 28, 2016 Notification regarding Extension of Time Limit for Response to Office Action (Patent) Apr 15, 2016 [Latest News] The Intellectual Property High Court Grand Panel decision on March 25, 2016, establishing new interpretive criteria to expand the scope of application of the doctrine of equivalents Jan 13, 2016 Notification regarding Extension of Time Limit for Response to Office Action Previous