Appeal to Final Decision
Extending The Period for Non-Japanese Applicants for Filing an Appeal Against An Examiner’s Final Decision of Rejection From Three Months to Four (effective April 1, 2009) (March 30, 2011)
The Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) new guidelines for filing an appeal against an examiner’s “Notice of Final Refusal” will go into effect April 1, 2009. The JPO is responding to a long-standing complaint among Japanese applicants who’ve been frustrated by the disparity between the time allotted by other international patent offices and the JPO; on [...]
Appeals (March 27, 2011)
In Japan, an appeal against the final decision of rejection may be filed within 3 months. It may be hard for Americans to understand this appeal because there is nothing equivalent to this final rejection here in the U.S. We think that the advisory action after the final action in this country roughly corresponds to [...]
Revisions in the Japanese IP Law in 2009 (February 3, 2009)
I. Extending The Period for Non-Japanese Applicants for Filing an Appeal Against An Examiner’s Final Decision of Rejection From Three Months to Four (effective April 1, 2009) Background and New Rules: The Japan Patent Office’s (JPO) new guidelines for filing an appeal against an examiner’s “Notice of Final Refusal” will go into effect April 1, [...]