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Corporate Approaches to Protecting Intellectual Property Implications for U. S.-Japan High-Technology Competition: Report of a Workshop (1994) / Chapter Skim
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2. Major Policy Conclusions
Pages 2-5

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... Workshop participants agreed that the Japanese patent system still represents a significant hurdle for U.S. high-technology companies trying to expand their participation in the Japanese market.1 Many of the difficulties encountered by U.S.
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... Other changes in the Japanese system that might be pursued in negotiations include increasing the number of examiners; eliminating serial consideration of oppositions as well as pregrant opposition; making it possible to reissue patents and expand claims; adopting a broader doctrine of equivalents; expanding discovery rights on process patents; expediting judicial review; gaining broader protection for patents; adopting a one-year grace period for activities of the inventor and his or her employer prior to filing; and (perhaps the change that would have the broadest and most immediate impact) allowing foreign language filings as is the practice in the United
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... Workshop participants discussed one specific legislative proposal that would make it possible for companies cooperating with federal laboratories in technology development to own IPR, at the same time providing added incentives to national laboratory employees who participate. Finally, it was noted that streamlining the U.S.
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... companies to work the Japanese system "the Japanese way." Getting to know patent examiners, preparing accurate Japanese language translations, and filing narrower claims all were cited as effective approaches to the Japanese system. It is important to keep in mind that the Japan Patent Office is part of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
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