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Mai 02, 2016 (Newsletter Issue 8/16)
Japan
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Search-Related Data on Design Registration Application


The Japan Patent Office has begun including notification of search-related information with all notices of decision of registration of design drafted on or after April 11, 2016. This is part of an initiative to provide information relating to design examination. The notifications will provide information regarding the Japanese design classification for which a prior design search was performed during examination of a design registration application.

For further information on the notification, please click here

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