The JPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant should submit a request for substantive examination within 3 years from the filing date. The JPO makes an granted decision if it determines after review that no grounds for refusal have been found.
- Whether the type of Japanese industrial design application can be converted
- Is Japanese Utility Model Application Type Convertible?
- Whether the Japanese invention patent application can be DAS
- Can the priority right of Japanese invention patent application be restored?
- Features of Japanese design patent application process
- Novelty grace period for industrial design applications in Japan
- Is a utility model application in Japan eligible for DAS?
- What are the requirements for Japanese utility model application documents?
- Is a Japanese industrial design application eligible for DAS?
- Can the priority right of utility model application in Japan be restored?