“Patent prosecution” is the word for today in this morning=
’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun. (6 May 2008, p.1, col 1)
The JPO announced yesterday that it is setting up a system for a hyperaccel=
erated examination in which as little as two weeks will elapse from the req=
uest for examination to the examiner’s decision. The purpose is to=
improve competitiveness in advanced technology areas such as iPS and nanot=
echnology. An applicant requesting hyperaccelerated examination must submi=
t a search report and pay additional fees. The application in question mus=
t have an equivalent foreign filing, presumably a PCT equivalent. The curr=
ent accelerated examination process is requested for 2-3% of applications.
Alan Engel
Paterra, Inc.
Suite A24, 2-1-6 Sengen, Tsukuba
Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
Email: aengel_at_paterra.com
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