2017.6.5 Patent As of June 9, 2018, the six-month grace period for inventions/designs that have lost novelty will be extended to one year (Japan Patent Act Article 30, Japan Design Act Article 4, Exceptions to Lack of Novelty).
2017.12.25 Patent Patent Search Three ONDA TECHNO Searchers won Gold and Bronze certifications of accreditation at the Patent Search Competitions in 2017! ONDA TECHNO also won fourth prize in the group competition.
2017.8.9 Patent The Japan Patent Office (JPO) started the PPH pilot program with the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile as of August 1, 2017
2017.4.13 Patent The Japan Patent Office (JPO) started the PPH pilot program with the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) and the Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI, Argentina) as of April 1, 2017.