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Mrz 16, 2016 (Newsletter Issue 5/16)
Japan
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Revised Examination Guidelines for Designs


The Japan Patent Office informed that with regard to the implementation of Chapter 4 of Part 7 of the Design Examination Guidelines（March 11, 2016 Revised Edition), the Section “74.4.3 Creative Difficulty” shall be applicable to the applications for design registration which will be examined on or after April 1, 2016, and those other than Section “74.4.3 Creative Difficulty” shall be applicable to the applications for design registration filed on or after April 1, 2016.

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Source: www.jpo.go.jp