Japanese IP System
Note: information presented below was collected from internet sources between 16 - 30/05/2006, and updated 30/08/2006 where applicable.
Japan is a member of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation since 1975, therefore abide by the definition of IP stated in the Convention.
- Japan Patent Law (english version)
Intellectual Property Offices
Japanese
Patent Office
Laws, procedures, activities, databases
European
Patent Office
esp@cenet provides a
Japanese search
interface (search terms must be in English).
Affiliated Offices
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Institute of
Intellectual Property, Tokyo
Reports commissioned by the JPO, Pr. Nakayama’s Patent Law book translated into
English, databases on patents and case law
Japan
Intellectual Property Association
Non-profit organisation providing advice concerning intellectual property
management and policy. A member of the Industry Trilateral.
Intellectual
Property High Court, Tokyo
Established in April 2005, specialises in intellectual property suits from
district courts, Tokyo High Court and JPO cases and decisions.
Learn About Patents
Centre
for Advanced Study and Research on IP
CASRIP, based in Washington, DC – huge website on IP resources on Japan, the
rest of Asia, Europe and the US; database on Asian IP case law
Asia-Pacific
Industrial Property Centre
Regional cooperation, news on legal reforms in different Asian jurisdictions
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