3) Accelerated Examination System/Super-accelerated Examination SystemUnder certain conditions, the JPO oers an accelerated examination system/super-accelerated examination system that, upon the request of an applicant, expedites the commencement of an examination. [Figure 2-1-3](i) Accelerated Examination System• The accelerated examination system for patent applications may be applied for applications that are also led in one or more other countries and applications by small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. For more details, please visit the JPO website.＊1• In 2018, rst action pendency from request for accelerated examination was 2.3 months on average.(ii) Super-accelerated Examination System• The JPO is running pilot programs for a super-accelerated examination system for highly important applications, such as applications for inventions that have already been put into practice and that are also led in one or more other countries.• In July 2018, in relation to applicable startups, conditions were eased to allow super-accelerated examinations for applications for inventions that have already been put into practice.• In principle, this system aims for the period from request to rst action to be within one month (within two months for DO＊2 applications). For more details, please visit the JPO website.• In 2018, there were 685 requests, and rst action pendency from request for super-accelerated examination was 0.7 months on average (1.1 months for DO applications).4) Further Improvement of Examination Quality(i) Quality Management InitiativesUnder the “Quality Policy on Patent Examination”, which constitutes the JPO’s fundamental principles of quality management, and the “Quality Management Manual for Patent Examination” (Quality Management Manual), the JPO has been engaging in the following initiatives in order to realize the utmost quality of patent examinations in the world. For more details, please visit the JPO website＊3.a. Quality Assurance• Before sending applicants and agents documents by examiners regarding notices and decisions, etc., managers in the examination oice check substantive and formal aspects of such documents for all cases.• Examiners consult with other examiners in order to share search know-how and knowledge, etc., in order to curb search and decision discrepancies among examiners.58Chapter 1 第1章＊1Englishhttps://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/patent/shinsa/jp-soki/index.html＊3Englishhttp://www.jpo.go.jp/e/introduction/hinshitu/shinsa/index.html＊2Applications that have entered the national phase after international application.
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