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Japan Patent Search: Why you should research before placing your patent request

by Ryuka IP Law Firm RYUKA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM, JAPAN
Patenting is not so complicated if you know the right process to do it. It is important if you have a great item or an invention that you want to share with the world without the fear of that being stolen from you. A lot of scientists nowadays patent their prototypes before sharing it with the world. This makes it easier for them to share their work.

The invention a scientist has is usually patented in order to protect it from any type of infringement rights.  Even in Japan, the process of filing a patent is pretty daunting and in case you are a novice in this, you would have to make a Japan Patent Search to confirm that your invention hasn’t been used previously. This is the first step that you should take before thinking of fling a patent form. In case you don’t check it or search for it, you will end up spending a lot of time and money on trying to patent something which is already there.

Thus, it is important that you go to a Japanese Patent Office, talk to an officer there, enlist his help in finding out whether the paten has already been filed for or not. Once this is verified and confirmed, you can go ahead and file the patent for your invention. The patent will serve as a protection for your product for a maximum of 20 years and once this is over, you will need to renew the lease for the patent again.

Are Patents really necessary?

Patents are necessary because they are like incentives to individuals. Once you have patented a particular invention, you will be offered recognition for the creative work and sometimes there might even be material rewards for special types of marketable inventions. When a person receives incentives, he will be encouraged to innovate more and this in turn will ensure that the quality of human life is enhanced greatly. Criteria given by the Japanese Patent Office for a product to be patentable:

You cannot patent each and every item that you want. There are certain rules which need to be followed when patenting and these are given by the office. Some of them are: The person patenting the object must be able to state the utility of the item. The next criterion is that it must be a practical invention and should not have any kind of prior publication. If you think your item or invention fulfils these criteria, then you can easily approach the patent office and ask them to give you a patent for your invention. 

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