On June 29, 2022, the JPO revised the "Guidance on License Negotiations for Standard Essential Patents" to prevent and quickly resolve disputes over standard essential patents.
This guidance was developed in 2018 to increase transparency and predictability in licensing negotiations for standard-essential patents, which are patents necessary for the implementation of standards in the field of wireless communications and other areas, to facilitate negotiations between patent holders and implementers, and to prevent disputes and resolve them quickly.
On June 30, 2022, the JPO promulgated a Ministerial Ordinance Partially Revising Enforcement Regulations of the Patent Law (Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No. 58 of June 30, 2022).
This Ministry Order is in accordance with the revision of the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty ("PCT Regulations"), which will enter into force on July 1, 2022.
On July 5, 2022, the JPO announced that it will begin prepayment using Internet application software in January 2023.
This will allow for online procedures from deposit to the submission of prepayment forms.
On June 3, 2022, the Japanese government decided on the Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2022.
A summary is as follows.
On June 6, 2022, the JPO began accepting applications for subsidizing a portion of the filing fees for overseas applications for cutting-edge technologies that are planned to be commercialized in startups and for which the percentage of overseas patent applications is low.
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