Japanese Patent Act will be amended on April 1st, 2016.

Japanese Patent Act will be amended on April 1st, 2016.

a. Belonging of in-house invention is changed from employee to employer. However, small company is able to select original in-house invention system or new system.
b. JPO discounts from ten to twenty five percent for patent fee.
c. For participating Patent Law treaty, the rule of format of application is deregulated, for example, Applicant can file his treatise instead of patent application.
https://www.jpo.go.jp/torikumi/kaisei/kaisei2/tokkyohoutou_kaiei_270710.htm

 

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