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4 January 2016Patents

JPO outlines 2016 plans to create world’s ‘fastest’ patent system

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has outlined a number of measures it will pursue in the new year to improve the office’s efficiency and to encourage small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to file for protection for their intellectual property.

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