PCT NATIONAL PHASE ENTRY INTO JAPAN (JP)
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Time limit applicable for entry into Japanese national phase
30 months from the priority date
Necessary informations/documents for entry into Japanese national phase
For entering your PCT applications into the Japanese (JP) national phase, the following documents/information are required.
(1) Full name, full address and nationality of Applicant(s),
(2) Full name and full address of Inventor(s), and
(3) International patent application number.
Furnishing Japanese translation of the international patent application
For maintaining the pendency of the Japanese patent applications resulting from PCT applications, Japanese translations of the following documents are required.
(1) The description,
(2) The claims,
(3) The drawings (limited to any text matter of the drawings), and
(4) The abstract.
Time limit for submission of the Japanese translation of the international patent application
(A) 30 months from the priority date, or (B) 2 months from the national entry into Japan, whichever expires later.
Claim amendments under PCT Article 19
Where the applicant has made an amendment under PCT Article 19(1), the applicant must submit the Japanese translation of the originally filed and/or as amended claims.
Time limit: (A) 30 months from the priority date, or (B) 2 months from the national entry into Japan, whichever expires later.
Where no translation of amendments is filed, the amendments are considered not to have been made. However, amendments may be made in the JP national phase.
Amendments under PCT Article 34
Where the applicant has made an amendment under PCT Article 34(2), the applicant must submit the Japanese translation of the written amendment.
Time limit: (A) 30 months from the priority date, or (B) 2 months from the national entry into Japan, whichever expires later.
Where no translation of the amendment is filed, the amendment is considered not to have been made. However, amendments may be made in the JP national phase.
Change in the person, the name or the residence of the applicant
(A)Where said change during the international phase has not been reflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a Notification of the Recording of a Change (Form PCT/IB/306), the correct indications, a statement indicating the change and, in case of a change in the person of the applicant, a document evidencing the change are required.
(B)Where said change during the international phase has been reflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a Form PCT/IB/306, none of the documents listed in above (A) are required.
Change in the person of the inventor
(A)Where said change during the international phase has not been reflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a Notification of the Recording of a Change (Form PCT/IB/306), the correct indications relating to the inventor, a statement explaining the reasons for the change and a written oath of all inventors are required.
(B)Where said change during the international phase has been reflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a Form PCT/IB/306, none of the documents listed in above (A) are required.
Time limit for request for examination in Japan
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Amendment of claim, specification or drawing before 1st Office Action (OA)
Amendment of claim, specification or drawing after 1st Office Action (OA)
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