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Laws

Apr 08, 2025

IP Statistics April 2025
Sep 13, 2024

IP Statistics September 2024
May 14, 2024

IP Statistics May 2024
Apr 30, 2024

Relaxed Procedure to Apply for the Exception to Lack of Novelty of Design in Japan (Revised Design Law, 2024)
Sep 14, 2023

IP Statistics September 2023
Apr 14, 2023

IP Statistics April 2023
Aug 26, 2022

IP Statistics August 2022
May 13, 2022

IP Statistics May 2022
Mar 04, 2022

2021 Revisions of the IP Laws
Jan 25, 2022

Revision to Fees Related to IP Rights - Effective from April 1, 2022
Jan 14, 2022

IP Statistics January 2022
Mar 22, 2021

IP Statistics March 2021
Apr 19, 2019

2019 Revisions to the Patent and Design Laws, etc. Part I: Revisions relating to infringement lawsuits
Sep 28, 2018

Recent topics about IP rights in Japan (as of September 2018)
Jul 09, 2018

Novelty Grace Period in Japan Extended to 1 Year －Applicable to Disclosure on and after Dec. 9, 2017－
May 16, 2018

IP Statistics May 2018 in Japan
Oct 17, 2017

Court Cases Related to Picture Provided by Image Display for Operation of Article
May 11, 2017

Revision of Design Examination Guidelines in relation to "Shading", "Reference view" and "Lack of novelty"
Jul 08, 2016

Japan Patent Statistics 2000-2015
Jun 13, 2016

The Revised Design Examination Guidelines regarding "graphic image on a screen" designs entered into force on April 1, 2016, in Japan