The February 2025 newsletter has been released. Please check the contents of the newsletter at the following URLs.
Overall:https://www.harakenzo.com/202502/
- Hosting of the Global Intellectual Property Strategy Forum 2025
Global IP Strategy Forum 2025 - Extension of the Japan-France Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programme
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between Japan and France - Publication of a comparative report on "requirements for correction (amendment) after patent grant" between Japan, China, and South Korea
Publication of Comparative Study on “Requirements for Post Patent Grant Corrections (Amendments)” in Japan, China, and Korea - Revised "Formality Examination Handbook" goes into effect
Enforcement of the Revised “Handbook of Formality Examinations”
Legal:https://www.harakenzo.com/law-202502/
- Agency for Cultural Affairs: Announcement of project to support individual creators in exercising their rights against copyright infringements on the Internet
Agency for Cultural Affairs: Publication of Project to Support Individual Creators Exercising Rights against Copyright Infringement, etc. Online - Adoption of the Riyadh Design Law Convention
Adoption of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty - Significant increase in the number of search results for designs and trademarks on J-PlatPat
Significant Increase in the Number of Design and Trademark Search Results Displayed in J-PlatPat