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2010

May 7, 2010		Added "Case decision of the IP High Court of Japan (Interlocutory decision)" NEW
January 21, 2010		Added "Comparison of Inventions Relating to Medical Treatment in Japan, the U.S., and Europe"

2009

December 21, 2009		Added "Recent Developments and Status of Intellectual Property Right in Japan" 【PDF】
October 7,2009		Added "Current Practice on Divisional ApplicationUnder the Revision of 2006 and 2008" 【PDF】

2008

May 12, 2008

Introduction of the Revised Intellectual Property Laws (Major Points of Revision 2006 and Revision 2008)【PDF】

2007

2006

October 13, 2006		Introduction of the Revised Intellectual Property Laws (Brief overview of practical changes effective from April 1, 2007)【PDF】
July 3, 2006		Obtaining and Litigating Software and Business Method Patents in Japan【PDF】
June 2, 2006		Mr. Tani will attend the Practising Law Institute's conference "Sweeping Changes for Software & Business Method Patenting & Litigation" in SanFrancisco, June 7, 2006 as a guest speaker.【PDF】
May 23, 2006		The boundary of new medicine makers and generic makers
April 12, 2006		IP Issues in Japan【PDF】
		Requirements for Prior Art Information Disclosure【PDF】
January 12, 2006		Contact from the Examiner

2005

December 1, 2005		New Appeal-Correction Trial system under revised Japanese Patent Law
September 2, 2005		Japanese Trademark Law
August 9, 2005		New Invalidation Trial System
July 1, 2005		Divisional applications in Japan
April 2, 2005		Added photographs of Mr.Tani having presentation in USA.
April 1, 2005		Added "Japanese Guideline Change regarding Medical Activities"
January 5, 2005		Added "The Utility Model Practices in Japan"【PDF】

2003

December 25		Added "Overview of the Japanese Patent System"【PDF】
March 25, 2003		Added "Harmonization in respect of Patent Applications and Others"
		Added "Sleep Apnea Syndrome"

2002

December 16, 2002		Added "PATENTABILITY OF A THERAPEUTIC METHOD AND INDIRECT INFRINGEMENT"
November 6, 2002		Added "Time Validation Service"
October 16, 2002		Added "The latest lawsuit about service invention in Japan."
September 7, 2002		Added "PRACTICAL DIFFERENCES CONCERNING CLAIMING PRIORITY OF THE SAME INVENTION AND THE NOVELTY OF RANGES OF NUMERICAL VALUES BETWEEN THE EPO AND GERMANY"
September 4, 2002		Added "PATENT TERM EXTENSION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT"
		Added "Withdrawal of an Application"
August 2, 2002		Added "Hobby as a Stress-buster"
June 28, 2002		Added "Upsurge in Post-Genome-Related Patent Applications"
		Added "UNDUE COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS?"
June 13, 2002		Added "Current Status of Employee Inventions in Japan"【PDF】
May 22, 2002		Added "Expedited Litigation Situation in Japan"