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In order to achieve 1.(1)a “Realization of an environment where Chinese and Korean documents can be searched in Japanese,” the JPO built “a Chinese and Korean Gazette Tramslation Translation and Search System” which is capable of searching and displaying machine translated full-text data (machine translation into Japanese) of Chinese/Korean patent / utility model documents and made it available to examiners and the general users in January 2015.  For more information about this, see 3.(4)(a-3).

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3. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

 

(1) Main types of publications of the Office (patent applications, full text, first pages, abstracts, bibliographic data, granted patents, etc.), medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)

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A searchable integrated database on information on human genes, such as the genetic structure, function, expressivityexpressiveness, SNPs of genetic disorders and related journal articles.

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Various patent and utility model gazettes of Europe, the US, China, South Korea, the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland and Canada can be inquired by document numbers.  Japanese abstracts of European, the U.S. and Chinese documents are also available.

 

(viii)  Seaerch   Search for Examination (Dossier) information

Refer to 2.(2)a)

 Search Search for the documents sent to the applicants by the JPO and the documents sent by applicants from July 2003 onwards have become possible by using document numbers. In addition, some documents used within the JPO have also become possible to retrieve.

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(6) Other activities

Nothing in particular

 

6. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION

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(4) Other activities

Nothing in particular

 

7. OTHER RELATED MATTERS

(1) The term “patent” covers utility models and Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

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(4) 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.

 

 

 

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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.

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