Patent System in Japan

On July 1, 2023, the JPO and the French Industrial Property Office agreed to begin accepting PPH MOTTAINAI and PCT-PPH applications in order to expand the number of cases eligible for Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) applications.
The PPH pilot program will run from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, with the possibility of extension thereafter.

On July 3, 2023, the "Act for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc." enacted at the 211th ordinary session of the Diet came into effect.

On July 3, 2023, the "Act for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc." enacted at the 211th ordinary session of the Diet came into effect.

On June 19, 2023, the JPO published the estimated time of commencement of pending trademark examination cases.
The current schedule for initiating cases is listed on the JPO website.

On June 9, 2023, the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters of the Cabinet Office released "Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2023: Toward a Society in which Diverse Players Maximize the Value of Intellectual Property Use in the World.
The plan outlines 10 priority measures to be taken in the face of Japan's sluggish international ranking of 13th in innovation.

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