2019年11月21日、日本とインドは、特許審査ハイウェイ（PPH）の試行プログラムを開始する合意文書に署名しました。PPHとは、他の特許庁での調査・審査結果を活用して、特許取得を促進する協力プログラムです。このような特許取得促進プログラムでインドと協業するのは日本が最初の国となります。

Do you think Japanese patents are difficult to use? I visited Chinese IT companies early this month. A person in charge of licensing said Japanese patents are difficult to use, as well as Korean patents. Because the specification, claims and other documents for Japanese patents are written in Japanese language, he is not sure if he understands the patent correctly. Another person from a different company explained how they handle the inventions created in their Japan office. They prepare patent documents in English to file a PCT application. So, they can review the English documents directly, not the translations. This would be not special to this company. For companies which prioritize […]