Introducing our May 2026 newsletter.

We have published our May 2026 newsletter.
For details about the newsletter, please see the following URLs:

Overall:https://www.harakenzo.com/202605/

1. Examiner consultations with the Korea Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office.
   Examiner Meetings with the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office
2. Publication of the Japan Patent Office Status Report 2026
   Publication of the JPO Status Report 2026
3. Revision of the Standards Examination Manual
   Revision of the Formality Examination Manual
4. Automatically generated and automatically assigned search index "GAIA-Index" launched.
   Launch of “GAIA-Index,” an Automatically Generated and Assigned Search Index

Legal:https://www.harakenzo.com/law-202605/

1. Update to the "Overview of the Design Examination and Examination System"
   Update to the “Outline of Accelerated Examination/Accelerated Appeal Examination System for Design Applications”
2. Regarding the time required for trademark examination in recent years (from the "Japan Patent Office Status Report")
   Length of Trademark Examinations in Recent Years (from the “JPO Status Report”)
3. Ministry of Justice establishes "Study Group on the Nature of Civil Liability for Unauthorized Use of Portraits, Voices, etc."
   Ministry of Justice Establishes a “Study Group on the Nature of Civil Liability for Unauthorized Use of Likeness, Voice, etc.”