PCT NATIONAL PHASE ENTRY INTO JAPAN (JP)
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Time limit for request for examination in Japan
3 years from the international filing date
Amendment of claim, specification or drawing before 1st Office Action (OA)
No new matter shall be introduced into the patent application.
Amendment of claim, specification or drawing after 1st Office Action (OA)
No new matter shall be introduced into the patent application.
Amendment for any change in subject matter must be made within the Unity of an invention.
Time limit applicable for entry into Japanese national phase
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),
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Furnishing Japanese translation of the international patent application, time limit
Amendments under PCT Article 19 and/or 34
Change in the person, the name or the residence of the applicant and/or 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), ...Read more...