Patent and Trademark Prosecution in Japan

> USPTO … The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office

> UKIPO … The UK Intellectual Property Office (British Patent Office )

> EPO …UK Patent Search

> WIPO … The World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva

Laws of Japan

　　　　>Patent Act

　　　　>Design Act

　　　　>Trademark Act

　　　　>Copyright Act

> Copyright Law … Copyright Research & Information Center

Professional Bodies

> INTA … The International Trade Mark Association, based in the United States

General information

> Intellectual Property Links … Compiled by European Patent Attorney Ralph Beier