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The Importance of Prior Art Searches Patent applications are expensive. Patent office fees and patent attorney fees combined total thousands of dollars. Filing a patent application in another country will cost more than tens of thousands of dollars. Even if you spend the money and time to file a patent application, it will be rejected […]

Accelerated Examination Request The Japanese Patent Office has an accelerated examination system for trademarks, designs, and patents. For trademarks and designs, the first office action will come within two months if certain requirements are met. The trademark or design is then registered early. Since it usually takes up to a year for the first office […]