Intellectual Property law
Koji Kawabata gave a presentation at 2023 IPO (Intellectual Properties Owners Assosiation) annual meeting in Boston regarding resent updates on Extraterritorial Reach on Japan Patent Law for Internet-related Patents. The presentation materials is provided below. If you have any question, let us know.
For years, Japan was one of the countries that accept a multiple dependent claim which refers to other multiple dependent claims (“multiple-multiple dependent claim”) in patent applications. However, multiple-multiple dependent claims are no longer acceptable – effective April 1, 2022.
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