Annual Technical Report on Patent Information Activities in 2024 submitted by Japan
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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Information on the following topics is desired:
(1) Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of patent information activities and expected time frames for their realization |
The outline of main policies and plans of patent information activities have officially been announced in the following report. “Toward further utilization of patent information” Report, submitted by the subcommittee on dissemination and utilization of patent information consisting of patent information experts, appointed under the Intellectual Property Committee under Industrial Structure Council, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in May 2016 The future direction of the official patent information provision service operated by the JPO and the National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT) has been summarized as below. The JPO and the INPIT should continuously improve the infrastructure of patent information provision service to broadly disseminate the patent information with the efforts to provide the world’s utmost quality service for the users in Japan with full considerations of the trends of globalization, advancement of IT, approaches to the related services by foreign IP offices and private business operators, and requests from users in Japan including small and medium-sized companies and individuals. The following policies are mentioned in the report with the said fundamental concept. (i) Improving accessibility to foreign patent documents by using machine translation to Japanese. (ii) Provision of One Portal Dossier (OPD) service, which is to offer overseas dossier information collectively. (iii) Improving accessibility to unified database, which is internal and external to the JPO, through basic functions. (iv) Provision of the service to share Japan’s world’s fastest and utmost quality examination results. (v) External provision of substantive examinations/ appeal examinations related information regarding Design and Trademark. |
(2) New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks |
Refer to p.130(ii) of JPO Status Report. https://www.jpo.go.jp/resources/report/statusreport/2025/document/index/0203.pdf#page=21 |
(3) Main areas of patent information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year |
Refer to p.130(ii) of JPO Status Report. https://www.jpo.go.jp/resources/report/statusreport/2025/document/index/0203.pdf#page=21 |
(4) Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes |
Refer to p.14-15 and after of JPO Status Report. https://www.jpo.go.jp/resources/report/statusreport/2025/document/index/0101.pdf#page=3 |
(5) Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc. |
(Annual Report in Japanese) https://www.jpo.go.jp/resources/report/nenji/index.html (Status Report in Japanese and English) https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/resources/report/statusreport/index.html |
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF PATENT INFORMATION
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VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION
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VII. ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO STANDARDS CONCERNING PATENT INFORMATION
Note: For each Standard listed below, please enter one of the following values:
- "Implemented";
- "On implementation phase";
- "Planning to implement"; and
- "No plan to implement"
WIPO Standard ST.3: Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations
WIPO Standard ST.6: Numbering of published patent documents
WIPO Standard ST.9: Bibliographic data on and relating to patents and SPCs
WIPO Standard ST.10/C: Presentation of bibliographic data components
WIPO Standard ST.13: Numbering of applications for IPRs
WIPO Standard ST.14: References cited in patent documents
WIPO Standard ST.16: Identification of different kinds of patent documents
WIPO Standard ST.18: Patent gazettes and other patent announcement journals
WIPO Standard ST.26: Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings using XML
WIPO Standard ST.27: Recommendation for the Exchange of Patent Legal Status Data
WIPO Standard ST.36: Processing of patent information using XML
WIPO Standard ST.37: Recommendation for an Authority File of Published Patent Documents
WIPO Standard ST.50: Corrections, alterations and supplements relating to patent information
WIPO Standard ST.90: Recommendation for processing and communicating Intellectual Property data using Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)
WIPO Standard ST.91: Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images
WIPO Standard ST.92: Recommendations on the Data Package Format for the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
WIPO Standard ST.96: Processing of Industrial Property information using XML
Other WIPO Standards Related to Patents
Note: Please list any other WIPO Standards related to patents (not mentioned above) that your Office or Organization has implemented, is currently in the process of implementing, or plans to implement in the future. For each Standard, please indicate the implementation status with an option: Implemented, On implementation Phase or Planning to Implement.
VIII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
Please include any other relevant information here.
1.Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application, either before or during search and examination, which symbols are then published with the patent application.
2. Preclassification is allotting an initial broad classification symbol (e.g., IPC class or subclass, or administrative unit) to a patent application, using human or automated means for internal administrative purposes (e.g., routing an application to the appropriate examiner). Usually preclassification is applied by the administration of an office.
3. Reclassification is the reconsideration and usually the replacement of one or more previously allotted classification symbols to a patent document, following a revision and the entry into force of a new version of the Classification system (e.g., the IPC). The new symbols are available on patent databases.