Study & Materials : Industrial Property Rights System in Japan (2014)

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Chapter1　Industrial Property Rights System
Chapter2　Patent
Chapter3　Trademark
Chapter4　Design

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Industrial Property Rights System in Japan (2014)(PDF:6,524KB)

Chapter1　Industrial Property Rights System(PDF:865KB)
Chapter1-2　The Role of The Intellectual Property Rights System(PDF:150KB)
Chapter1-3　Types of Industrial Property Rights(PDF:353KB)
Chapter1-4　Intellectual Creation Cycle(PDF:130KB)
Chapter1-5　Unfair Competition Prevention Law(PDF:256KB)
Chapter1-6　Copyright Law(PDF:238KB)

Chapter2　Patent(PDF:2,560KB)
Chapter2-1　Patent System(PDF:244KB)
Chapter2-2　First-to-File System(PDF:109KB)
Chapter2-3　Industrially Applicable(PDF:161KB)
Chapter2-4　Novelty(PDF:171KB)
Chapter2-5　Inventive Step(PDF:314KB)
Chapter2-6　Patent Examination(PDF:323KB)
Chapter2-7　Prior art Searches(PDF:1,064KB)
Chapter2-8　International System(PDF:494KB)
Chapter2-9　Utility Model System(PDF:176KB)

Chapter3　Trademark(PDF:2,203KB)
Chapter3-1　Trademark System(PDF:461KB)
Chapter3-2　From Filing to Registration of Trademark(PDF:283KB)
Chapter3-3　Trademark Applications That Do Not Satisfy Requirements(PDF:563KB)
Chapter3-4　Reason for Refusal / Rejection(PDF:160KB)
Chapter3-5　International Classification of Goods and Services(PDF:388KB)
Chapter3-6　Madrid Protocol(PDF:348KB)
Chapter3-7　Office of Origin(PDF:266KB)
Chapter3-8　Designated Office(PDF:282KB)

Chapter4　Design(PDF:1,103KB)
Chapter4-1　Design System(PDF:326KB)
Chapter4-2　Requirements for Registrabilit(PDF:525KB)
Chapter4-3　Special Design Registration(PDF:324KB)
Chapter4-4　The Hague Agreement(PDF:210KB)

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Industrial Property Rights System in Japan (2014)(PDF:287KB)

Chapter1　Industrial Property Rights System(PDF:186KB)
Chapter1-2　The Role of The Intellectual Property Rights System(PDF:1390KB)
Chapter1-3　Types of Industrial Property Rights(PDF:136KB)
Chapter1-4　Intellectual Creation Cycle(PDF:132KB)
Chapter1-5　Unfair Competition Prevention Law(PDF:137KB)
Chapter1-6　Copyright Law(PDF:141KB)

Chapter2　Patent(PDF:217KB)
Chapter2-1　Patent System(PDF:136KB)
Chapter2-2　First-to-File System(PDF:125KB)
Chapter2-3　Industrially Applicable(PDF:126KB)
Chapter2-4　Novelty(PDF:129KB)
Chapter2-5　Inventive Step(PDF:141KB)
Chapter2-6　Patent Examination(PDF:135KB)
Chapter2-7　Prior art Searches(PDF:164KB)
Chapter2-8　International System(PDF:140KB)
Chapter2-9　Utility Model System(PDF:133KB)

Chapter3　Trademark(PDF:216KB)
Chapter3-1　Trademark System(PDF:152KB)
Chapter3-2　From Filing to Registration of Trademark(PDF:130KB)
Chapter3-3　Trademark Applications That Do Not Satisfy Requirements(PDF:144KB)
Chapter3-4　Reason for Refusal / Rejection(PDF:159KB)
Chapter3-5　International Classification of Goods and Services(PDF:139)
Chapter3-6　Madrid Protocol(PDF:140)
Chapter3-7　Office of Origin(PDF:128KB)
Chapter3-8　Designated Office(PDF:83KB)

Chapter4　Design(PDF:181KB)
Chapter4-1　Design System(PDF:133KB)
Chapter4-2　Requirements for Registrabilit(PDF:143KB)
Chapter4-3　Special Design Registration(PDF:142KB)
Chapter4-4　The Hague Agreement(PDF:145KB)

Links to related IPR textbooks

• Introduction to Intellectual Property Act (PDF:1,215KB)
• Outline of Japanese Patent Law （2018） (PDF:1,135KB)
• Outline of Utility Model System (2006) (PDF:437KB)
• Brief Overview of 〔Patent〕 Law Revisions during the last decade（1998-2007）(2008) (PDF:151KB)
• Brief Overview of 〔Trademark〕 Act Revisions during the last decade（1996-2007）(2008) (PDF:114KB)

[Last updated 16 March 2022]