IP resources

Intellectual property right (IP) is a generic term for right to protect intellectual products as a result of mental creative efforts such as invention .

Intellectual property right is a kind of property right as well as real right such as landownership and obligatory right such as a right to claim repayment of debts, but is significantly different from them in that it is for intangible property, called intellectual results.

Major intellectual property rights are, inter alia, industrial property rights including patent, utility model, industrial design and trademark rights.

Patent law & guidelines

Trilateral patent officeJPOUSPTOEPO
Patent ActJapan Patent ActPatent LawsEuropean Patent Convention
Examination guidelinesPatents and Utility ModelsManual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)Guidelines for Examination

Patent Searching

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HomeJapan Platform for Patent Information
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Patent Public SearchEspacenet
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Number searchPatent/Utility Model Number Search/OPD
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Classification search Patent/Utility Model Classification Search (PMGS)Classification search
IPC/FI/CPC
concordance
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Patent legal status

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Patent/Utility Model Number Search/OPD

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Patent fee table

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FeeSchedule of fees
Fee reductionFee Reduction Program for Small & Medium Enterprises (Corporations)