The Japanese Patent Office (JPO) published on February 27, 1997 the final version of the guidelines to be used in examination of inventions in specific fields, and started applying them on April 1, 1997
*Implementing Guidelines for Inventions in Specific Fields
*Chapter 1. Computer Software Related Inventions
*Chapter 1. Computer Software Related Inventions[Microsoft ® Word 548KB]
*Chapter 2. Biological Inventions
*Chapter 2. Biological Inventions[Microsoft ® Word 208KB]
*Appendix 1 [Microsoft ® Word 64KB]
*Appendix 2 [Microsoft ® Word 52KB]
*Implementing Guidelines for Industrially Applicable Inventions
*Implementing Guidelines for Industrially Applicable Inventions[Microsoft ® Word 77KB]
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