2014.8.26 Patent The JPO announced that the average time period from the filing date of request for examinations to the date of first office action was shortened to 11 months.
2014.3.12 Patent Our searchers received Gold and Bronze certifications of accreditation in the advanced course at the Patent Search Competition in 2013.
2014.1.6 Patent The Japan Patent Office (JPO) started a PPH pilot program with Thailand on January 1, 2014.
2013.12.2 Patent Priority Document Electronic Exchange started between the TIPO and the JPO as of December 2, 2013
2013.11.21 Patent The SIPO, the KIPO and the JPO jointly established a trilateral IP cooperation website named TRIPO (Trilateral IP Offices)
2013.6.6 Patent The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights (DGIPR) of Indonesia started a PPH pilot program on June 1, 2013.