hirabayashi

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Yoshitaka HIRABAYASHI Director-General Second Patent Examination Division Japan Patent Office

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CONTENTS 1. Patent System in JAPAN 2. Paperless System in JPO 3. Dissemination of Patent Information in JAPAN 4. Further Development of Patent Information Service

1-1, The Patent System in Japan: 

1-1, The Patent System in Japan 18 months from the filing date 1. Introduction Within 7 years (3 years from October, 2001)

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1-2, Publication 18 Months after Filing - Introduced in Japan in 1971,

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1-3, Main Gazettes in Japan Number of issued gazettes Patent Design Trademark Appeal/trial 38,000 240,000 17,000 Total 811,000 2000 Year Utility model 15,000 unexamined patent 125,000 376,000

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1-4, Japanese Patent Documents Break down by technical field Chemistry; metallurgy Physics Electronics (19.4%) (9.6%) Semiconductor Communications Electronic devices (23.5%) (22.8%) Optics Image processing Control Measurement Vehicle, machinery Human necessities (9.1%) Mechanical engineering (9.1%)

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2. Paperless System -Sharp increase of patent applications in 1980s 2-1, Background Technology for reduction of energy consumption Oil Crisis Development of computer information technology Paperless project (launched in 1984)

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Increasing difficulty of management of application documents and office processing Increasing difficulty of examination & search 2-2, Background - before December 1990 - Examination delay

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2-3, History of the Paperless System Launch the Paperless Project 1984 Electronic filing (patents and utility models) 1990 2000 Electronic filing (designs, trademarks, PCT-DO and appeals) Publication of CD-ROM gazette 1993 Electronic filing via personal computer 1998

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Record copy file Data warehouse Formality check Examination Receiving system Search system Outsourcing JPO: Cyber Office (CD-ROM gazette) Public DB Service Marginal cost IP information user One stop service Applicants Public inspection facilities IPDL Overseas patent Offices Data exchange Internet Dedicated line ISDN 2-4, Current Paperless System - Computerized procedures from entrance to exit - individuals, companies, patent attorneys Inspection inquiry Deposit inquiry Certification request Delivery Gazette inspection File wrapper inspection

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2-5, Paper to CD-ROM CD-ROM gazette (Start of publication) Patent,utility model - Jan. 1993 Designs,trademarks, appeal decisions - Jan. 2000 Paper to CD-ROM 1)COST: 60yen/gazette 1yen/gazette 2)SPACE: 150m/year 1m/year 3)Computerization of IP environment Paper gazette

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2-6, Trends in the Ratio of e-Filings

3-1, Dissemination policy: 

3-1, Dissemination policy Providing JPO data at marginal cost Provision of information via the Internet 3. Dissemination of Patent Information in Japan contribute to promotion of R&D by providing the JPO database captured through PL system to the public Promoting information cooperation with foreign countries

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Data exchange Marginal cost Users of IP information Trilateral Offices EPO USPTO Overseas patent Offices JAPIO O v e r s e a s J a p a n PATOLIS Dialog, Fiz, Questel,etc. J P O 3-2, Provision of Patent Information Biblio. data, Search data Legal status data Official gazettes Dedicated line

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3-3,Provision of IP information to Local area JPO IP Center (55) IP Center; Provision of IP information to the local area consultation service about Industrial Property

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3-4, Restructuring of Patent Information Provision System -Based on Central Government Reform in Japan Reform of patent information provision as of since April, 2001 (National Center for Industrial Property Information) Independent administrative institutions NCIPI

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10.7% 24.9% 56% 10.7% 2,200,000 4-1, IPDL searches (Total/month) 4. Industrial Property Digital Library

4-2, Information provided  on Internet by IPDL : 

4-2, Information provided on Internet by IPDL Patent, utility model Design Trademark Overseas (US,EP,GB,DE,FR,CH,WO) 23.3 million 2 million 6 million 8 million Total About 45 million 5.7 million PAJ (Patent Abstracts of Japan)

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4-3, PAJ (Patent Abstracts of Japan) English abstracts of unexamined patent applications -Bibliographic data, abstract, representative drawing, legal status- Issued since 1976 by JPO Purpose of publication Dissemination of Japanese technological information -Contribution to overseas technological development -Transfer of Japanese technology to foreign countries Use of Japanese patent documents at overseas Offices -Prevent granting of patent rights for publicly known technology in Japan About 350,000 documents issued every year Total of 5.7million (~2000) Delivery of PAJ/CD-ROM to about 100 countries and organizations worldwide; also available via the Internet

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4-4, Effective usage of PAJ in the IPDL Searching PAJ Click ‘Detail’ Automatic translation of Original Gazettes available IPC(Patent Classification) Technical term Document number click continue

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Translated original Japanese gazettes Japanese to English CLAIMS Drawing Automatic Translation : IPDL

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4-5, PAJ Searches (total/month) 1999 Apr 2000 Jan Jul Oct Apr Jul Oct 2001 Jan Mar (number)

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5-1, Purpose of using IPDL 5. Further Development of Patent Information Service

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5-2, Further Development of Patent Information Dissemination Activation of intellectual creation cycle Promotion of R & D Patent information Provision at lower cost as much as possible Provision as wider as possible using more convenient media such as Internet Improvement of search facilities of IPDL

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Global Network Applicants/attorney JPO The International bureau Electronic filing Overseas POs Automation Automation Automation Data exchange Overseas POs Trilateral cooperation USPTO EPO Support for developing countries’ automation efforts ASEAN countries Multi negotiation SCIT meeting 5-3, International Cooperation