TopicTopic 99 TechniqueTechniquess forfor AccessingAccessing Databases:Databases: thethe IPDLIPDL (includes(includes PAJsPAJs)) && AIPNAIPN

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1. Importance of accessing databases 2. Services provided by the JPO

-IPDL (including PAJs) -AIPN 3. Summary

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1. Importance of accessing databases 2. Services provided by the JPO

-IPDL (including PAJs) -AIPN 3. Summary

3 1. Importance of accessing databases

・Utilization of documents cited in international phases and national phases ・Utilization of examination information (File Wrapper Information) of other foreign patent offices Accessing databases in IP Offices leads to work-sharing and efficient examinations in each IP Offices. International Phase

Receiving Office Search Cited JP documents Reports

National Phase IPDL

IP IP JPO Office A Office B AIPN JPO IPDL Examination information Cited JP documents 4 1. Importance of accessing databases

JPO provides two databases that can be accessed to obtain JP documents and JPO's examination information

Foreign IP Offices

IPDL AIPN *Public Use *Examiner-only Use

(1)JP documents JPO’s Examination ・Patent Information ・ ・ Office Actions ・ ・Design Dossier Information ・ ・ Legal Status ・Cited Document ・ (2) Patent Abstracts of Patent Family Japan (PAJ)

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1. Importance of accessing databases 2. Services provided by the JPO

-IPDL (including PAJs) -AIPN 3. Summary

6 Search Example of IPDL Documents

Patent & Utility Model Gazette Database

- and utility model gazettes can be searched by number and classification (FI/F term). - All items of information (except drawings) are translated by machine.

An example of publications of unexamined patent applications 7 What is the IPDL?

IPDL＝Industrial Property Digital Library *URL: http://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl

Patent & Utility Model Database Machine Translation PAJ Database

Design Database Trademark Database Machine Translation

IPDL’s Database in English 2. Design Database Machine Translations 1. Patent & Utility Model Database Machine Translations 3. Trademark Database Patent & Utility Model DB Database Patent & Utility Model Concordance (Bibliographic Data including information such FI/F‐term Search as Dates and Numbers) Human translations Japanese Trademark Database Japanese Figure PAJs (Patent Abstracts of Japan) Search Japanese Well-Known Trademark Patent Map Guidance List of Goods and Services 8 Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)

-What arePAJs (Patent Abstracts of Japan)? English abstracts of unexamined patent applications

Bibliographic Representative ＋ Abstract ＋ Data Drawing A sample of PAJ

All abstracts in the PAJ are translated by human translators.

PAJ on IPDL Purposes for issuing PAJs (1) To prevent unjustified establishment of rights in foreign countries * Some of them have drawings. (2) To function as minimum documentation when filing international applications to foreign offices (3) To promote technical transfer to developing countries Information on legal status 9 Topics

1. Importance of accessing databases 2. Services provided by the JPO

-IPDL (including PAJs) -AIPN 3. Summary

10 What is the AIPN?

Advanced Industrial Property Network

‹ The AIPN is a web-based service that can be accessed only by examiners in foreign IP offices.

‹ The AIPN provides dossier information on and the legal status of applications examined by the JPO.

‹ Information is translated into English by Japanese- English machine translation.

‹ The AIPN is a useful tool for utilizing the JPO’s examination results.

*URL: http://aipn.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/ 11 What is the AIPN?

Advanced Industrial Property Enables Japan’s examination results to be accessible to Network (AIPN) foreign IPOs in English Provides information on (1) Mitigates examination workload in foreign IPOs applications and other information (2) Helps applicants to easily/smoothly obtain IP rights occurring in Japan

AIPN: Advanced Industrial Property Network

Providing Japan’s examination results via the Internet

JPO Japanese to English Machine Translation Filing patents within Japan

Filing patents with the Applicant same content to foreign IPOs

12 Registered IPOs

The AIPN, which began on October 12, 2004, is now used by more than 60 IPOs all over the world. Austria Croatia Czech Denmark Dossier Information EAPO Dossier EPO Information Finland France ARIPO AIPN Germany Burundi Japan Patent Greece Egypt Australia Office Hungary Ethiopia Bangladesh Brazil Netherlands Gambia Bhutan Canada Norway Israel China Chile Poland Kazakhstan India Mexico Dossier Portugal Kenya Indonesia US Information Romania Kirghiz Malaysia Russia Mali Pakistan Serbia Morocco Philippines Slovakia Mozambique Republic of Spain Nigeria Korea Sweden Rwanda Singapore Switzerland Turkey Sri Lanka UK Uganda Taiwan - As of March 2013 - Ukraine Zambia Thailand Vietnam 13 Retrieving File Wrapper Information

SearchSearch fromfrom JPJP No.No. ApplicationApplication No.No. PriorityPriority No.No. PublicationPublication No.No. PatentPatent No.No.

14 Resulting Document List

15 Switching the Document List

You can switch the language!

16 Retrieving Respective Document

Notification of Reasons for Refusal

17 Retrieving Respective Document

EnglishEnglish TextText

① (Machine(Machine Translation)Translation) ② ③ ④ ⑤

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1. Importance of accessing databases 2. Services of the JPO

-IPDL (including PAJs) -AIPN 3. Summary

19 Summary

1. Importance of accessing databases 2. Services provided by the JPO -- IPDLIPDL (including PAJs) && AIPNAIPN (including PAJs) 3. How to use the services

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