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September 10, 2018

Information Technology

Policy Planning Office

Japan Patent Office

online services

for Cooperating

Partners and Public

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1. Outline of JPO Systems

2. One Portal Dossier Service

3. J-Plat pat service

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Table of Contents

(Cooperating Partner)

(Cooperating Public)


• Receiving and Dispatch System

• Formality Examination and Fee System

• Gazette Editing System

• Public Dissemination

• Search System and Peripheral System

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Fee System

Peripheral

SystemGazette

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Formality

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Written opinion/

Amendment Appeal


JPO

procedures

Applicant

JPO

IT systems

e-filing

J-PlatPat

Regis

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J-PlatPat

Search

system

Trial

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Registration

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Applicant

Receiving server

Unit No. 1

Unit No. 2

Online receiving

system

Online dispatch

system

Online inspecting

requesting system

Internet

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Internet

application

software

Data entry Fee

IOP

server

Internet

application

receiving system

IOP server and receiving server

Online receiving system

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Data entry/Registered

information processing

organization

Applicant

The other systems

XML

data

Paper-

based

Applicant

Internet

application

software

JPO (main site)

Backup Center

Applicant

Internet

application

software

normal

situationsdisastrous

situationsJPO (main site)

Backup Center

<Dealing with online filing operations below>

1. Online application

2. ID number acquisition and

user registration

3. Applicant user registration

4. Electronic certificate addition

5. Application history

information inquiry

Automatic switchingData

synchro

-nization

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Backup Center

Virus check

Internet

Applicant

Internet

application

software

Drafting

department

XML administration

server

Recording filing

server

Receiving

server

Preparing a draft

Online dispatch

system

Registration

copy editing

Dispatched

document is

stored

① Confirming

② Notifying

③ Designating

the number

④Sending

⑤notification of

confirmation

Online/paper

base sorting

Online dispatch system

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Internet

Applicant

Internet

application

software

Respective

systemsReceiving

server

Requesting

The system of online

request for inspection etc.

Notification

Confirming

eligibility

Requesting

Data

Data

Responding

Transmitting

Designating

document

Responding

Storing

inspected

document

Online request for inspection

Flow from online request to inspecting

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XML administration

server

Recording filing

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【目視審査】

Overview of Formality Examination System

*As these are figures at the time of machine processing, they

are different from those in the annual statistic

Au

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form

ality

ch

eck

Online procedure

Delivery by

mail/hand

Documents that need

Visual examination, or if

any error is found

Completion

of the

automatic

formality

examination

Automatic

drafting of

invitation to

correct

Drafting and approval

No errorApplicant

table

Rece

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yste

m

Data

Entry

Simple errors

such as short paid

Dispatch

Period

management

Co

nfirm

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ap

plic

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t etc

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Application

database

Me

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Fee

information of

deposit

account

Ch

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Pre-processing of formality check Main processing Post-processing

Dismissal

invitation to

correct, etc.

Record

copy file

Invitation to correct・Disposition・Notification

Online application rate *

Patent/Utility model 98.4%

Design 93.1%

Trademark 85.0%

Processing

period

4.7 days

Visual check rate

28.0%Application: approx.

60,000

Intermediate

document: : approx.

360,000

Automatic formality

check rate

72.0%

Application: approx.

360,000

Intermediate

document: approx.

700,000

*

*

Updating upon

completion of

the formality

Examination

・Ex officio

・Fee collection

・Completion of the

formality examination,

etc.

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Gazette server

Gazette Editing SystemIP Promotion Division

・Machine processingrequest

・Organizing request

information

from various

systems

・Receiving various data for gazette

・Organizing (deciding the

number of issues)

・Automatic editing (XMLization)

・PDFization

・Preparing medium for gazette

・Archive processing (tar/zip)

・Preparing medium for gazette upload

Inspecting gazette medium

・Patent/utility model DVD-R

・Design, Trademark,

Appeal/trial CD-R

Various

data of

extracted

cases・Machine processing

request

(after inspecting

of medium)

Inspecting gazette in medium

for upload

・Patent/utility model DVD-R

・Design, Trademark,

Appeal/trial CD-R

Request

Delivery

Request

Delivery

Gazette uploading

operationsRequest Internet gazette

Gazette issuance

Gazette Editing System job image (outline)

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Framework of Public Dissemination of Data

Foreign

IP Offices

Public UsersUniversities

Research InstitutesIndividuals Foreign usersCompanies

All of the Gazettes

(Patent, Utility Model,

Design, Trademark)

Internet

Bulk Provision

J-PlatPat/FOPISER/

CN and KR Gazette Translation and Search SystemGazettes

(Official Publication)

Simple search,

Number retrieving service PI ServiceValue-added PI Service

Advanced Search

Patent Map

Alert service, SDI service…

・Publication Information

・Dossier Information

・Standardized Data

(Legal Status, Bibliographic Data, etc.)

[Domestic Information] [Foreign Information]

・Publication Information

Domestic

Commercial DB vendors

Internet Internet

Data

Exchange

XML

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Overview of patent & utility model search system

F-term

search system

Document inquiry

system

Full text

search system

Common search system

for patents and utility models

(Document inquiry section)

DNA search

system

Chinese and Korean

Documents

Translation/search systemJPO

Examiner

Web browser

J-PlatPat

External users

Patent attorney/ IP department of company

Research institute/ Individual person etc.

Web browser

Web browser

Patent and utility model search system

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A great number of applications can be processed at each phase

Users can use various services on the web which the office provides

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Conclusion of the Outline of JPO Systems

By computerization of documents

And more For processing a great number of applications efficiently

For reducing the work of applicants and improving the convenience

For exchanging data to the other offices

XMLization of documents about imcoming/outgoing is important


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Table of Contents

Utilization of Foreign Dossier Information JPO examiners retrieve foreign dossier information via One Portal Dossier (OPD).

Workload of examination is reduced.

Quality of examination can be improved by utilizing foreign Dossier Information.

United States

Japan

EPO

China

Korea

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WIPO

CASE

OPD

CASE Participating Offices

Japanese Patent Process Flow: Detail of Search

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JPO has developed linkage between internal systems and the OPD.

Usability for JPO’s examiners is significantly improved.

Global Dossier: Linkage to JPO’s internal systems

Search and View System

Application Management System

(List of Applications)Examination Assistance System

Various JPO’s internal systems are linked to the OPD.

Provision of JPO’s search/examination results (Dossier Information)

Actions for Work Sharing and International Cooperation

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Merits for Dossier Information sharing(1) Reduce workload in examination at IPOs

(2) Give IP rights quickly and properly

Korea

JAPAN

United States

China

EPO

WIPO-CASE

One Portal Dossier IP5’s Dossier sharing system

WIPO’s Dossier sharing system

Japanese English

Machine translation

JPO exchanges its

dossier information

with IP5 Offices via

One Portal Dossier

System.

69 IPOs around the world

can refer to JPO’s dossier

information via AIPN.

AIPN JPO’s Dossier Provision Service

WIPO-CASE participants

can refer to IP5 Offices’

dossier information via

WIPO-CASE in addition

to that of AU, CA, GB, IL,

IN, NZ and WO.In addition to IP5, 27 countries/organizations

as of April 2018.

※Participating offices excluding IP5 Offices:

AU, AZ, BN, KH, CA, CL, CR, EG, GB, IN, ID,

IL, LA, MY, MN, NZ, PG, PH, PT, SG, TH, VN,

PE, UA, GE, EAPO, WIPO

Linkage

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Advanced Industrial Property Network (AIPN)

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Mexico

United States of America

Australia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

China

Chinese Taipei

Cambodia

India

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Pakistan

Philippines

Republic of Korea

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Viet Nam

Austria

Croatia

Czech

Denmark

EAPO

EPO

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russian Federation

Serbia

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Ukraine

ARIPO

Burundi

Egypt

Ethiopia

Gambia

Israel

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kyrgyz

Mali

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

OAPI

Rwanda

Turkey

Uganda

Zambia

Madagascar

AIPN Japan Patent

Office

Dossier

Information

Dossier

Information

Dossier

Information

Dossier

Information

AIPN is a dossier information sharing system developed by the JPO.

AIPN has offered its service since October 2004

AIPN is used by 69 IP Offices around the world in 2018.

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Search with JP document

number such as,

• Application number,

• Priority Number,

• Publication Number, or

• Patent Number.

Search with Other country’s

document number such as,

• Application number, or

• Priority Number.

User Interface of the AIPN URL:https://aipn.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/AI2/cgi-bin/AIPNSEARCH

Advanced Industrial Property Network (AIPN)

For improving the convenience for users

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Conclusion of One Portal Dossier Service

JPO provides the examination information for many offices by using the OPD, WIPO-CASE, and AIPN service.

The interface of the JPO-OPD system is devised in detail

For reducing the redundant search and improving the efficiency by providing them

JPO expects a lot of countries will participate the WIPO-CASE as the providing office

3. J-Plat Pat Service

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Table of Contents

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Overview of the J-PlatPat

Under each kind of IP system, a matrix consisting of ‘Number search’,

‘Classification search’, ‘Text search’ and ‘Classification’ is indicated to

enable easy access to the designated service.

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Overview of the J-PlatPat

4 types of services are available

PAJ Search

Number Search

Patent Map Guidance (PMGS)

FI/F-term Search

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How to Retrieve JP Publications at J-PlatPat

Enter document Number

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How to Retrieve JP Publications at J-PlatPat

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PAJ Search

1.Search 2.List

3.Detail

You can retrieve the full text of patent gazettes

Step Chart to illustrate working stages

You can turn the searched documents easily

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Click “View List”

Click

“document number”

F-term: 2C150 AA01 AND FI: A63H15/00 (example)

2C150

A63H15/00*AA01

25 documents

were hit

FI/F-term Search

Global Dossier: Public Access Service

【JP Dossier】【US Dossier】【EP Dossier】【Others】

Advantages !• Access to the latest

information!

• Being able to

compare the

examination results

among several

offices all at once!

• Direct access to

document contents!

Dossier information is available both in original language and in machine-

translated English at one stop.

Data coverage of Japanese OPD public service is enriched,

i.e. IP5 Offices, Australia, Canada, and the PCT

Currently, Japanese interface only; English interface is to be developed.

34Document List (DocList)

Current Service (JPO providing for Public users)

35Original / Translation Document Contetnts (DocCont)


Machine Translated English

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Citation and Classification Information (C&C)

Category Cited Document Related Passage Claims

Application Number Publication Number Patent Registration Number


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Enriched Citation Data

JPO started the entry of “Enriched Citation Data” by examiners in

March 2017.

Category, Claims and Related Passages are displayed with the

cited document number on OPD & WIPO-CASE.

You can easily identify important documents! (X or Y documents)

*Old applications are not related to “Enriched Citation Data”

You can easily understand

these documents are related to

“Novelty” or “Inventive Step”.

These documents are not related to

“Novelty” and “Inventive Step”.

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Access to JP Publications from WIPO CASE

JP Publication (Japanese) JP Publication (Machine Translation)

PATENTSCOPE

WIPO CASE

Link to PATENTSCOPE

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“Enriched Citation Data” in Citation Data of WIPO CASE

Document Number

Related Passages Category Claims

X: document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be

considered to involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone

Y: document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an inventive step

when the document is combined with one or more other such documents, such combination being obvious to

a person skilled in the art

A: document defining the general state of the art which is not considered to be of particular relevance

WIPO CASE also provides “Enriched Citation Data”.

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Conclusion of J-Plat Pat service

Convenient Information for users is provided by J-Plat Pat service

Information of the other offices is provided by using OPD and WIPO-CASE

Information is utilized by the users’ of other countries beside the users of Japan

It is scheduled that reforming the interface and increasing the amount of data in 2019.

And more

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Conclusion

Computerization and XMLization of documents about imcoming/outgoing is important


Importance of mutual using of the examination information through the OPD, WIPO-CASE, and AIPN service


3. J-Plat pat service

Importance of providing the information which the JPO has to users for utilizing efficiently

Thank you

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