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1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING JAPANESE PATENT PRACTICE TABLE OF CONTENTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS compiled by the International Activities Center of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association I. APPLICATION (i) Proxy P.1 Q1. Representing Competitors Q2. Pro Se (Self representation) Application (ii) Formality P.2 Q3. When Corporate Nationality Certificate Cannot be Notarized Q4. Electronic Filing Q5. Filing Application in Foreign Language (iii)specification and Claims P.4 Q6. Format for the Specification Q7. "Summary of Invention Q8. Essential Description in Summary of Invention Q9. Plural Advantages Q10. Claim Format Q11. Multiple Dependency Q12. Dependent Claims Q13. Independent Claims Q14. Claim Categories (iv)divisional Application P.6 Q15. When a Divisional Application Can Be Filed Q16. Requirements for Divisional Application Q17. Conversion to Utility Model Application (v)priority P.11 Q18. Inventors to be included
2 Q19. Omitted Priority Q20. Claiming Both U.S. and Japanese Priorities Q21. Hypothetical Case and Discussion Q22. Hypothetical Case and Discussion, Continued (vi)internal Priority P.15 Q23. How Internal Priority is Claimed Q24. How is Double Patenting Avoided in the Case of the Internal Priority? (vi)national Phase Entry of PCT Application P.15 Q25. Nationalizing a PCT Application (vii) Utility Model P.16 Q26. Outlines of Utility Model System in Japan Q27. Conversion between Utility Model Application and Patent Application Q28. Double Registration (Branch Off) (viii) Fees P.19 Q29. Official Fees Calculation Q30. Additional Fees for Multiple Dependent Claim Q31. Attorney's Fees (ix) Others P.20 Q32. Non-Inventor s Application Q33. Non-Inventor's Patent Right Q34. Recovery against Non-Inventor's Application/Patent Right Q35. Time vs. Day II. EXAMINATION II.1 Patentability (i) Statutory Requirements P.22 Q36. Statutory Requirements (ii) Unity of Invention P.22 Q37. Unity of Invention
3 (iii) Enablement Requirement P.23 Q38. Enablement requirement Q39. Incorporation by Reference (IBR) Q40. Number of Working Examples Needed to Satisfy the Enablement Requirement Q41. Best Mode of Practicing the Invention Q42. Advantageous effects or merits of the invention (iv) Support Requirement P.24 Q43. Extent of Disclosure in the Description and Drawings vs. Broadness of Claims Q44. Undue Breadth (Claims Reading on Inoperative Subject Matter) Q45. Burden of Proof on Support Requirement (v) Clarity Requirement P.25 Q46. Definition by Function Q47. Definition of Terms Q48.Recitation in Optional Form Q49.Use of Ambiguous Terms Q50.Claims Attempting to Define the Invention by Objectives to be Attained Q51.Devices or Products with Limitations on Their Usage (vi) Novelty P.26 Q52. Novelty Q53. Details of Novelty Requirements Q54. Date of Publication of a Paper Submitted to a Journal Q55. Oral Presentation Q56. Grace Period Q57. Presentation via Internet Q58. Presentation Outside Japan Q59. Procedures for Grace Period Q60. Document published during Grace Period (vii) Inventive Step P.29 Q61. Inventive Step in Japan Q62. Definition of Person Skilled in the Art Q63. Additional Experimental Data Q64. Inventive Step in Selective invention
4 (viii) Unpublished Prior Art (Disclosed in Unpublished Prior Application, Art. 29-2) P.31 Q65. Unpublished Prior Art Q66. Self-Collision (Exemption of Art. 29-2) Q67. Foreign Unpublished Prior Art Q68. Priority vs. Unpublished Prior Art (ix) First to File Rule P.32 Q69. First to File or First to Invent (x) Specific Technical Field; Chemistry, Medicine and Biotechnology P.32 Q70. Written Requirement for invention Concerning New Compound Q71. Second Use of a Known Pharmaceutical Composition Q72. Enablement Requirement for Medicine Q73. Pharmacological Data Q74. Physical-Chemical Data Q75. Physical data or Test Data of a Compound Q76. Later filed supportive Data Q77. Paper or Prophetic Examples Q78. Deposit of Microorganism or Biotech Material Q79. Sequence Listing Q80. Transgenic Animals (xi) Specific Technical Field; CII (Computer Implemented Inventions) P.38 Q81. Statutory Requirements for CII Q82. Claim Categories of CII Q83. Pure Algorithms or Program Listings Q84. Drafting Claims and Specification II.2 Prosecution (i) Request for Substantive Examination P.39 Q85. Who can file a request for substantive examination? Q86. When the request should be filed? Q87. Queuing Time for First Office Action (ii) Expedition P.40 Q88. What kinds of Expeditions are available?
5 Q89. What is preferential examination? Q90. What is accelerated examination? Q91. What is super-accelerated examination? Q92. Preferential Examination vs. Accelerated Examination (iii) Office Action P.42 Q93. Non-final OA vs. Final OA Q94. Decision for Dismissal of Amendments Q95. Notice of Reasons for Rejection on Violation of Requirements for Disclosure of Q96. Decision of rejection Q97. Decision to Grant a Patent Q98. Declarations to Support Broad Claims (iv) Extension of Time P.43 Q99. Extension of Time for Responding to OA Q100. Request for Extension of Time (v) Amendments P.44 Q101. When can amendments be filed? Q102. Requirements for Amendment in response to non-final OA Q103. Requirements for Amendment after Final OA Q104. Requirements for Amendment When Filing an Appeal against Decision of Rejection Q105. Amending Junior Application to Have it Read on Senior Application (Senior Q106. Amending Japanese claims to Parallel Issued Foreign Claims Q107. Advantage of Paralleling Issued Foreign Claims Q108. Further Narrowing the Paralleled Claims Q109. New Matter Q110. Amendment Changing Special Technical Feature Q111. Amendments Challenged by Third Parties (vi) Argument (Remarks) P.48 Q112. Time Frames for Reply to OA Q113. Affidavits to Evidence the Knowledge of a Person Skilled in the Art (vii) Interview P.49 Q114. Interview Recommended
6 Q115. Recommended Strategy (viii) Donation of Information P.49 Q116. When can the information be submitted? Q117. Who can submit the information? Q118. What kind of information can be submitted? Q119. Feedback of Donation of Information Q120. Notification to Applicant of Donation of Information Q121. Effect of Donation of Information Q122. Disadvantages of Donation of information (ix) Appeal against Examiner's Decision of Rejection P.51 Q123. Filing an Appeal against Examiner's Decision of Rejection Q124. Amendments Q125. Reconsideration by Examiner before Appeal Q126. Shin-Jin (questioning/interrogation by an appeal board) Q127. Documentary Proceeding Q128. Appeal Decision (x)suit against Appeal Decision P.52 Q129. General Requirements for Suit against Appeal Decision Q130. Amendment, Divisional Application Q131. Complaints against the IP High Court Decision (xi)registration, Term and Maintenance of Patent Right P.52 Q132. Registration Q133. Term and Maintenance of Patent right Q134. How to Know Maintenance / Expiration of Registration Q135. Registration of Extension of Term of Patent Right III PATENT RIGHTS III.1 Infringement P.55 Q136. Implementation Q137. Remedies for Patent Infringement Q138. Injunction Q139. Damages
7 Q140. Monetary Recovery Before the Issuance of the Patent Q141. Defendant s Defense Q142. Claim Interpretation Q143. Doctrine of equivalence Q144. Prosecution history estoppels Q145. Doctrine of Claim Differentiation Q146. Emphasis of Advantageous Effect Q147. Reference Numerals in Claims III.2 Trial for Patent Invalidation P.59 Q148. Trial for patent invalidation Q149. Grounds for Patent Invalidation Q150. Who can request a trial for patent invalidation? Q151. When can a trial for patent invalidation be requested? Q152. Amendments Q153. Complaints against a Trial Decision III.3 Trial for Correction P.61 Q154. Trial for Correction Q155. What kind of correction can be requested? Q156. Who can file a request for a trial for correction? Q157. When can a trial for correction be requested? Q158. Complaints against a Trial Dismissal III.4 Administrative Opinion, others P.62 Q159. Administrative Opinion Q160. Who can request an administrative opinion to the JPO? Q161. Complaints against an Administrative Opinion Q162. Trial for Invalidation of Registration of Extension of Term of Patent Right Q163. Retrial
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