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April 2022
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The JPO is working to improve the quality of examinations by promoting communication with applicants and agents through sending notices of reasons for 欧美在线另类, etc. in compliance with a uniform 欧美在线另类 that is easy to understand for applicants and agents both in Japan and abroad (Note1).

This is to inform you that we have revised the relevant 欧美在线另类 in accordance with the introduction of Restriction of Multi-Multi Claims (Note2).

(Note1) For example, the Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2014 states as follows.

In order to deliver examiners' intentions in a clearer manner, by reviewing the 欧美在线另类 of 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类, creating and improving examples, and utilizing interviews, the Government of Japan will deepen communication with applicants (short term) (METI).

(Note2) Restriction of Multi-Multi Claims

The examiner, unless there are special circumstances, shall make a 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类, etc. in accordance with the following point of 欧美在线另类. However, the statement regarding Multi-Multi claims does not apply to applications filed on or before March 31, 2022.

We will continue to consider the way of the 欧美在线另类 so as to be better, taking into account the 欧美在线另类 of other major patent office such as EPO, USPTO etc. and system support.

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• (1) Combinations of the reasons for 欧美在线另类, claims and cited documents should be specified, if examiner refers to the cited documents in the reasons for 欧美在线另类 of lack of novelty, inventive step, etc.
• (2) The cited parts of the cited documents should be specified, if examiner refers to the cited documents in the reasons for 欧美在线另类 of lack of novelty, inventive step, etc.
• (3) Combinations of the reasons for 欧美在线另类 and claims should be specified, when there are deficiencies, without the case that examiner cannot judge it for each claim because there are the deficiencies of the whole description.
• (4) The shorthand notation^(*) of the reason for 欧美在线另类 should be written at the beginning of the Article.
  (For example, as the shorthand notation of Article 29(2), "(inventive step)" is written at the beginning of the Article. By confirming this shorthand notation, it is easy to confirm the Article contents of the reasons for 欧美在线另类. )

(*)Examples for the shorthand notations

Article	the shorthand notation
17bis(3)	New matter
29(1)(i) to (iii)	Novelty
29(2)	Inventive step
29bis	Secret prior art
36(4)(i) (Enablement)	Enablement requirement
36(4)(i) (Ministerial Ordinance)	Requirement in Ministerial Ordinance as to disclosure
36(6)(i)	Requirement of support in description
36(6)(ii)	Clarity
37	Unity of invention
39(1), (3)	Prior application
39(2), (4)	Double patenting

• (5) Reasons for 欧美在线另类 should be listed at the beginning of the 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类.
• (6) When notifying reasons for 欧美在线另类 for violation of the delegated ministerial ordinance requirement on statement of claims pertaining to Multi-Multi claims, such reasons for 欧美在线另类 shall be stated before the other reasons for 欧美在线另类.
  (It is clearly understandable which inventions are subject to examination for requirements other than Article 24ter(v) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Patent Act (delegated ministerial ordinance requirement on statement of claims pertaining to Multi-Multi claims) as delegated by Article 36(6)(iv).)
• (7) When notifying reasons for 欧美在线另类 for violation of the delegated ministerial ordinance requirement on statement of claims pertaining to Multi-Multi claims, the examiner shall specify the invention that has not been examined for requirements other than the delegated ministerial ordinance requirement on statement of claims for Multi-Multi claims.
• (8) When notifying reasons for 欧美在线另类 for violation of the requirement of unity of invention, if the reason for 欧美在线另类 in (6) above exists, the examiner shall state it following the said reason for 欧美在线另类, and if the reason for 欧美在线另类 in (6) above does not exist, the examiner shall state it before the other reasons for 欧美在线另类. (It is clearly understandable which inventions meet the requirement of unity of invention and whether or not it is subject to examination for requirements other than that of Article 37 (unity of invention).)
• (9) When notifying reasons for 欧美在线另类 for violation of the requirement of unity of invention, the examiner shall specify the invention that has not been examined with respect to requirements other than that of unity of invention.
• (10) Following the specific content of the provisions and the reasons for rejection, the following items should be written in the order (these items do not always written in the 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类.).
  "Claim(s) which has been found no reason for 欧美在线另类", "The reason why this notification was set to the final notification of reasons for 欧美在线另类" (It is only written if it is the Final 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类), "The list of cited documents etc.", "Record of the result of prior art search", "Family document information"," Contact "
• (11) (If you only cited as references representing the well-known art) cited documents are written as indicating a well-known art in the "The list of cited documents etc.", and described so that it can be distinguished from other documents.
• (12) For the first time cited documents in 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类 for the second time and later, they should be listed in "The list of cited documents etc.", are listed so that it can be distinguished from other documents.

Example for the Point of the 欧美在线另类 for First 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类

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• (13) The reasons for 欧美在线另类 that has been unsolved should be specified in the body of the decision of 欧美在线另类, if plural reasons for 欧美在线另类 has been noticed before in the 欧美在线另类 for 欧美在线另类.
• (14) Article numbers which have been unsolved should be specified.
• (15) Combinations of claims and cited documents etc. should be specified, if examiner explains the unsolved reason of 欧美在线另类 with cited documents in the reasons for 欧美在线另类 of lack of novelty, inventive step, etc.
• (16) The objected claims should be specified, when there are deficiencies, without the case that examiner cannot judge it for each claim because there are the deficiencies of the whole description.
• (17) For the issuable items in the written opinion, determination of the examiner on them should be clarified.
• (18) The cited document should be written at the last of the decision of 欧美在线另类 in "The list of cited documents etc." The newly cited documents in decision of 欧美在线另类 or the documents showing well-known art should be listed so that they can be distinguished from other documents.

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