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Concerning the above (i), the JPO started Foreign Patent Information Service (FOPISER) which enables users to retrieve overseas patent information obtained by data exchange with foreign IP offices in Japanese by means of machine translation in August 2015 and the number of the foreign countries which have agreed to provide their patent information is increasing. For details, see 3.(4) a-3).
Concerning the above (v), the J-PlatPat, in May 2019, reduced the time lug lag of the update for examination and trial status information, and allowed users to search for documents received and prepared in January 2019, and after. Further, since March 2020, the JPO has made functional improvements such as batch download of multiple publication documents in PDF, addition of a narrow-down retrieval search function based on the date of trial decision search, etc.
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(1) Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
a) Paper-based application
The INPIT provides the free consultation service on the procedures for industrial property rights at the Consultation Desk on the second floor of the JPO office building.
Moreover, the portal site for consultation and support on intellectual property is available at:
https://faq.inpit.go.jp/.
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