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(Status Report in Japanese and English) http://www.jpo.go.jp/english/reference_room/statusreport/index.html
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
a) Paper based application The INPIT provides the free consultation service on the procedures for industrial property rights at the Official Gazettes Reading Room/Consultation Department on the second floor of the JPO office building. Moreover, the portal site for consultation and support on intellectual property is available on a 24-hour basis at http://faq.inpit.go.jp/.
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III. SOURCES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
The JPO publishes the following official gazettes via the Internet in 2017: - Publication of Registered Design - Publication of Decision on Appeal/Trial in Design
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IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
In January 2000, a paperless system for design was launched and the administrative and examination procedures were completely moved to a system based on electronic data. Therefore, a total system, covering every procedure from design application filing, formality check and substantive examination, dispatching, registration, publishing the gazette, requesting inspection of files, to requesting certification, was realized. The effect of this system is far reaching, such as more efficient drafting based on the close link between the administrative system and the design search system, more efficient examination by implementation of electronic approval, faster design gazette publication and the separate management of each application.
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V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
a) Operation of the JPO Library, collection and management of materials a-1) Operation of the JPO Library The JPO Library, as a branch library of the National Diet Library, is located on the first basement of the JPO office building, and is operated in the following manner: 1. Users - JPO staff and general users 2. Open - 9:30 to 18:00
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VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
Sending Official Gazette on CD-ROM to overseas In 2015, the JPO exchanged official gazettes, etc. with 56 organizations (including international organizations) in 53 nations, out of which it sent information on CD-ROM Published Registered Design Applications to 23 organizations. The JPO discontinued sending official gazettes on CD-ROM overseas in March 2015 and is currently providing the data on line.
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VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
１ - 1. The expression “industrial designs” covers industrial designs and models. - Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in this series of Annual Technical Reports.
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