A Draft Revision of the Examination Guidelines on Inventive Step Has Been Published
A 2015 update introducing a draft revision of the examination guidelines on inventive step and the proceedings of the relevant Japan Patent Office working group.
Report on the Results of the Patent Committee (Fiscal Year 2013)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Following fiscal year 2012, I compiled the portions of the report for which I was responsible as vice-chair. They were published in the October through December 2014 issues of Patent. English translation of the Japanese article.
Report on the Results of the Patent Committee (2012)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む It was published in the March 2014 issue of Patent. As sub-leader, I compiled the third category. Please refer to it to check the trends in recent court decisions concerning the assessment of inventive step. English translation of the Japanese article.
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