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Priority Documents-Exemption under the Priority Document Electronic Exchange Agreement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Japan Patent Office Relevant Applications and Necessary Procedures

June 2007
Japan Patent Office

Under the Priority Document Exchange Agreement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the electronic transfer of certified copies of patent applications between the USPTO and the JPO, that serve as the basis for claim for priority under the Paris Convention (“Priority Document“), is scheduled to start in July, 2007. Based on the above Agreement, applicants shall be relieved from submitting priority documents (with certain reservations). (Article 43 (5) of the Japanese Patent Law and Rule 27-3-3(2) of the Japanese Patent Law Enforcement Regulation)