FAQ

How long does it take after the filing of an Invalidation Trial for such fact to be available to the public?

According to the Japanese Patent Law, the fact of filing of an invalidation trial will be registered in the patent register.  It should take about three weeks after the filing.  After another month or so, such fact will become available on the JapanPlatPat website which is a database provided by the JPO (more precisely, JPO related organization). The patent register is a public information.  Howev […]