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September 10, 2018
Information Technology
Policy Planning Office
Japan Patent Office
online services
for Cooperating
Partners and Public
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1. Outline of JPO Systems
2. One Portal Dossier Service
3. J-Plat pat service
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Table of Contents
(Cooperating Partner)
(Cooperating Public)
1. Outline of JPO Systems
• Receiving and Dispatch System
• Formality Examination and Fee System
• Gazette Editing System
• Public Dissemination
• Search System and Peripheral System
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Fee System
Peripheral
SystemGazette
System
Formality
Examination
SystemReceiving
System
Decis
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Written opinion/
Amendment Appeal
1. Outline of JPO Systems
JPO
procedures
Applicant
JPO
IT systems
e-filing
J-PlatPat
Regis
tratio
n
J-PlatPat
Search
system
Trial
Decis
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to
gra
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System for
Registration
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1. Outline of JPO Systems
• Receiving and Dispatch System
• Formality Examination and Fee System
• Gazette Editing System
• Public Dissemination
• Search System and Peripheral System
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Applicant
Receiving server
Unit No. 1
Unit No. 2
Online receiving
system
Online dispatch
system
Online inspecting
requesting system
Internet
Su
bs
eq
ue
nt s
ys
tem
s
Internet
application
software
Data entry Fee
IOP
server
Internet
application
receiving system
IOP server and receiving server
Online receiving system
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Data entry/Registered
information processing
organization
Applicant
The other systems
XML
data
Paper-
based
Applicant
Internet
application
software
JPO (main site)
Backup Center
Applicant
Internet
application
software
normal
situationsdisastrous
situationsJPO (main site)
Backup Center
<Dealing with online filing operations below>
1. Online application
2. ID number acquisition and
user registration
3. Applicant user registration
4. Electronic certificate addition
5. Application history
information inquiry
Automatic switchingData
synchro
-nization
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Backup Center
Virus check
Internet
Applicant
Internet
application
software
Drafting
department
XML administration
server
Recording filing
server
Receiving
server
Preparing a draft
Online dispatch
system
Registration
copy editing
Dispatched
document is
stored
① Confirming
② Notifying
③ Designating
the number
④Sending
⑤notification of
confirmation
Online/paper
base sorting
Online dispatch system
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Internet
Applicant
Internet
application
software
Respective
systemsReceiving
server
Requesting
The system of online
request for inspection etc.
Notification
Confirming
eligibility
Requesting
Data
Data
Responding
Transmitting
Designating
document
Responding
Storing
inspected
document
Online request for inspection
Flow from online request to inspecting
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XML administration
server
Recording filing
server
1. Outline of JPO Systems
• Receiving and Dispatch System
• Formality Examination and Fee System
• Gazette Editing System
• Public Dissemination
• Search System and Peripheral System
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【目視審査】
Overview of Formality Examination System
*As these are figures at the time of machine processing, they
are different from those in the annual statistic
Au
tom
atic
form
ality
ch
eck
Online procedure
Delivery by
mail/hand
Documents that need
Visual examination, or if
any error is found
Completion
of the
automatic
formality
examination
Automatic
drafting of
invitation to
correct
Drafting and approval
No errorApplicant
table
Rece
ivin
g s
yste
m
Data
Entry
Simple errors
such as short paid
Dispatch
Period
management
Co
nfirm
ing
ap
plic
an
t etc
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Application
database
Me
ch
an
ica
l ch
ec
k
Fee
information of
deposit
account
Ch
eckin
g fe
e c
alc
ula
tion
Pre-processing of formality check Main processing Post-processing
Dismissal
invitation to
correct, etc.
Record
copy file
Invitation to correct・Disposition・Notification
Online application rate *
Patent/Utility model 98.4%
Design 93.1%
Trademark 85.0%
Processing
period
4.7 days
Visual check rate
28.0%Application: approx.
60,000
Intermediate
document: : approx.
360,000
Automatic formality
check rate
72.0%
Application: approx.
360,000
Intermediate
document: approx.
700,000
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*
Updating upon
completion of
the formality
Examination
・Ex officio
・Fee collection
・Completion of the
formality examination,
etc.
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1. Outline of JPO Systems
• Receiving and Dispatch System
• Formality Examination and Fee System
• Gazette Editing System
• Public Dissemination
• Search System and Peripheral System
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Gazette server
Gazette Editing SystemIP Promotion Division
・Machine processingrequest
・Organizing request
information
from various
systems
・Receiving various data for gazette
・Organizing (deciding the
number of issues)
・Automatic editing (XMLization)
・PDFization
・Preparing medium for gazette
・Archive processing (tar/zip)
・Preparing medium for gazette upload
Inspecting gazette medium
・Patent/utility model DVD-R
・Design, Trademark,
Appeal/trial CD-R
Various
data of
extracted
cases・Machine processing
request
(after inspecting
of medium)
Inspecting gazette in medium
for upload
・Patent/utility model DVD-R
・Design, Trademark,
Appeal/trial CD-R
Request
Delivery
Request
Delivery
Gazette uploading
operationsRequest Internet gazette
Gazette issuance
Gazette Editing System job image (outline)
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1. Outline of JPO Systems
• Receiving and Dispatch System
• Formality Examination and Fee System
• Gazette Editing System
• Public Dissemination
• Search System and Peripheral System
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Framework of Public Dissemination of Data
Foreign
IP Offices
Public UsersUniversities
Research InstitutesIndividuals Foreign usersCompanies
All of the Gazettes
(Patent, Utility Model,
Design, Trademark)
Internet
Bulk Provision
J-PlatPat/FOPISER/
CN and KR Gazette Translation and Search SystemGazettes
(Official Publication)
Simple search,
Number retrieving service PI ServiceValue-added PI Service
Advanced Search
Patent Map
Alert service, SDI service…
・Publication Information
・Dossier Information
・Standardized Data
(Legal Status, Bibliographic Data, etc.)
[Domestic Information] [Foreign Information]
・Publication Information
Domestic
Commercial DB vendors
Internet Internet
Data
Exchange
XML
data
1. Outline of JPO Systems
• Receiving and Dispatch System
• Formality Examination and Fee System
• Gazette Editing System
• Public Dissemination
• Search System and Peripheral System
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Overview of patent & utility model search system
F-term
search system
Document inquiry
system
Full text
search system
Common search system
for patents and utility models
(Document inquiry section)
DNA search
system
Chinese and Korean
Documents
Translation/search systemJPO
Examiner
Web browser
J-PlatPat
External users
Patent attorney/ IP department of company
Research institute/ Individual person etc.
Web browser
Web browser
Patent and utility model search system
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A great number of applications can be processed at each phase
Users can use various services on the web which the office provides
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Conclusion of the Outline of JPO Systems
By computerization of documents
And more For processing a great number of applications efficiently
For reducing the work of applicants and improving the convenience
For exchanging data to the other offices
XMLization of documents about imcoming/outgoing is important
2. One Portal Dossier Service
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Table of Contents
Utilization of Foreign Dossier Information JPO examiners retrieve foreign dossier information via One Portal Dossier (OPD).
Workload of examination is reduced.
Quality of examination can be improved by utilizing foreign Dossier Information.
United States
Japan
EPO
China
Korea
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WIPO
CASE
OPD
CASE Participating Offices
Japanese Patent Process Flow: Detail of Search
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JPO has developed linkage between internal systems and the OPD.
Usability for JPO’s examiners is significantly improved.
Global Dossier: Linkage to JPO’s internal systems
Search and View System
Application Management System
(List of Applications)Examination Assistance System
Various JPO’s internal systems are linked to the OPD.
Provision of JPO’s search/examination results (Dossier Information)
Actions for Work Sharing and International Cooperation
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Merits for Dossier Information sharing(1) Reduce workload in examination at IPOs
(2) Give IP rights quickly and properly
Korea
JAPAN
United States
China
EPO
WIPO-CASE
One Portal Dossier IP5’s Dossier sharing system
WIPO’s Dossier sharing system
Japanese English
Machine translation
JPO exchanges its
dossier information
with IP5 Offices via
One Portal Dossier
System.
69 IPOs around the world
can refer to JPO’s dossier
information via AIPN.
AIPN JPO’s Dossier Provision Service
WIPO-CASE participants
can refer to IP5 Offices’
dossier information via
WIPO-CASE in addition
to that of AU, CA, GB, IL,
IN, NZ and WO.In addition to IP5, 27 countries/organizations
as of April 2018.
※Participating offices excluding IP5 Offices:
AU, AZ, BN, KH, CA, CL, CR, EG, GB, IN, ID,
IL, LA, MY, MN, NZ, PG, PH, PT, SG, TH, VN,
PE, UA, GE, EAPO, WIPO
Linkage
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Advanced Industrial Property Network (AIPN)
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
United States of America
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
China
Chinese Taipei
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Viet Nam
Austria
Croatia
Czech
Denmark
EAPO
EPO
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Ukraine
ARIPO
Burundi
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gambia
Israel
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyz
Mali
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
OAPI
Rwanda
Turkey
Uganda
Zambia
Madagascar
AIPN Japan Patent
Office
Dossier
Information
Dossier
Information
Dossier
Information
Dossier
Information
AIPN is a dossier information sharing system developed by the JPO.
AIPN has offered its service since October 2004
AIPN is used by 69 IP Offices around the world in 2018.
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Search with JP document
number such as,
• Application number,
• Priority Number,
• Publication Number, or
• Patent Number.
Search with Other country’s
document number such as,
• Application number, or
• Priority Number.
User Interface of the AIPN URL:https://aipn.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/AI2/cgi-bin/AIPNSEARCH
Advanced Industrial Property Network (AIPN)
For improving the convenience for users
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Conclusion of One Portal Dossier Service
JPO provides the examination information for many offices by using the OPD, WIPO-CASE, and AIPN service.
The interface of the JPO-OPD system is devised in detail
For reducing the redundant search and improving the efficiency by providing them
JPO expects a lot of countries will participate the WIPO-CASE as the providing office
3. J-Plat Pat Service
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Overview of the J-PlatPat
Under each kind of IP system, a matrix consisting of ‘Number search’,
‘Classification search’, ‘Text search’ and ‘Classification’ is indicated to
enable easy access to the designated service.
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Overview of the J-PlatPat
4 types of services are available
PAJ Search
Number Search
Patent Map Guidance (PMGS)
FI/F-term Search
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How to Retrieve JP Publications at J-PlatPat
Enter document Number
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How to Retrieve JP Publications at J-PlatPat
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PAJ Search
1.Search 2.List
3.Detail
You can retrieve the full text of patent gazettes
Step Chart to illustrate working stages
You can turn the searched documents easily
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Click “View List”
Click
“document number”
F-term: 2C150 AA01 AND FI: A63H15/00 (example)
2C150
A63H15/00*AA01
25 documents
were hit
FI/F-term Search
Global Dossier: Public Access Service
【JP Dossier】 【US Dossier】【EP Dossier】 【Others】
Advantages !• Access to the latest
information!
• Being able to
compare the
examination results
among several
offices all at once!
• Direct access to
document contents!
Dossier information is available both in original language and in machine-
translated English at one stop.
Data coverage of Japanese OPD public service is enriched,
i.e. IP5 Offices, Australia, Canada, and the PCT
Currently, Japanese interface only; English interface is to be developed.
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Current Service (JPO providing for Public users)
35Original / Translation Document Contetnts (DocCont)
Current Service (JPO providing for Public users)
Machine Translated English
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Citation and Classification Information (C&C)
Category Cited Document Related Passage Claims
Application Number Publication Number Patent Registration Number
Current Service (JPO providing for Public users)
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Enriched Citation Data
JPO started the entry of “Enriched Citation Data” by examiners in
March 2017.
Category, Claims and Related Passages are displayed with the
cited document number on OPD & WIPO-CASE.
You can easily identify important documents! (X or Y documents)
*Old applications are not related to “Enriched Citation Data”
You can easily understand
these documents are related to
“Novelty” or “Inventive Step”.
These documents are not related to
“Novelty” and “Inventive Step”.
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Access to JP Publications from WIPO CASE
JP Publication (Japanese) JP Publication (Machine Translation)
PATENTSCOPE
WIPO CASE
Link to PATENTSCOPE
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“Enriched Citation Data” in Citation Data of WIPO CASE
Document Number
Related Passages Category Claims
X: document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be
considered to involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone
Y: document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an inventive step
when the document is combined with one or more other such documents, such combination being obvious to
a person skilled in the art
A: document defining the general state of the art which is not considered to be of particular relevance
WIPO CASE also provides “Enriched Citation Data”.
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Conclusion of J-Plat Pat service
Convenient Information for users is provided by J-Plat Pat service
Information of the other offices is provided by using OPD and WIPO-CASE
Information is utilized by the users’ of other countries beside the users of Japan
It is scheduled that reforming the interface and increasing the amount of data in 2019.
And more
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Conclusion
Computerization and XMLization of documents about imcoming/outgoing is important
1. Outline of JPO Systems
Importance of mutual using of the examination information through the OPD, WIPO-CASE, and AIPN service
2. One Portal Dossier Service
3. J-Plat pat service
Importance of providing the information which the JPO has to users for utilizing efficiently
Thank you
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