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JPAA International Activities Center Nobuo Sekine Patent Strategy in Japan: Increased Grant Rate And Reduced Rate of Invalidated Patents JPAA International Activities Center Nobuo Sekine October 21-22, 2014 AIPLA Annual Meeting IP Practice in Japan Committee Pre-Meeting

Disclaimer The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of JPAA or the author’s firm. This presentation is for general informational purposes only and should not be taken as legal advice. 2 2014.10 (AIPLA)

JPO’s Statement JPO states that they are working for: Speedy Examination and Stable Patent Right. Result …? (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014 3 2014.10 (AIPLA)

Months before first office action Speedy! Months before first office action 4 2014.10 (AIPLA) (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014

High patent grant rate! Patent Grant Rate* Patent Grant Rate* = Number of Patent Grant/ (Number of Patent Grant + Number of Final Rejection + Number of Patent Application Withdrawn or Abandoned after First Office Action） 5 2014.10 (AIPLA) (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014

Patent Maintained Rate* of Invalidation Trial Decision Stable! Patent Maintained Rate* of Invalidation Trial Decision Patent Maintained Rate* = Number of Trial Decision maintaining ALL claims / (Number of Trial Decision maintaining ALL claims + Number of Trial Decision invalidating at least one claim) 6 2014.10 (AIPLA) (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014

Summary - JP patent prosecution procedure is as speedy and applicant friendly as the other main patent offices. >>> Is there any way to expedite examination? - JP patent is stable once granted. 7 2014.10 (AIPLA)

Strategy Expedited Examination First Office Action is issued in about two months from filing request for expedited examination (2013). 8 2014.10 (AIPLA) (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014

Expedited Examination Becoming popular! Number of Request for Expedited Examination 9 2014.10 (AIPLA) (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014

Requirements for Expedited Examination If the JP patent application is the national phase of a PCT application claiming priority from a prior US patent application, … differences between the invention of the JP patent application and references cited in PCT ISR can be explained. >>> Concise explanation is usually sufficient. >>> No official fee! 10 2014.10 (AIPLA)

Then, PPH-MOTTAINAI (PARIS route) Soon! US Appln. PPH-MOTTAINAI 2 to 6 months (Expedited Examination) JP Appln. Patent Grant PPH-MOTTAINAI EP, CN, KR, TW, MY, IL, GB, DE, RU, AU, CA, AU Applins. etc. 11 2014.10 (AIPLA)

Then, PPH-MOTTAINAI (PCT route) Soon! US Appln. PPH-MOTTAINAI PCT 2 to 6 months (Expedited Examination) JP Appln. Patent Grant PPH-MOTTAINAI EP, CN, KR, MY, IL, GB, DE, RU, AU, CA, AU Applins. etc. 12 2014.10 (AIPLA)

Importance of JPO Examination Number of Published Patent Documents 13 2014.10 (AIPLA) (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014

Importance of JPO Examination Number of Cumulative Published Patent Documents (from 1997 to 2012) Others (2.4M) JP (6.0M) CN (4.0M) US (2.6M) KR (1.3M) EP (0.3M) 14 2014.10 (AIPLA) (Source) Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2014

3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku THANK YOU Nobuo Sekine SEIWA PATENT & LAW Toranomon37 Mori Bldg. 10F 3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8423, JAPAN http://www.seiwapat.jp/en nsekine@seiwapat.co.jp 15 2014.10 (AIPLA)