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Dissemination
Dissemination Activities
- The Industrial Property Information Management Department is responsible for maintaining the Industrial Property Data Library (IPDL) and related services. Each year, the IPDL Usage Seminar for Beginners (in Japanese) is held in about 10 cities in Japan.
- The IPDL offers English-language databases for all major industrial property rights (IPR). PAJ is also available for people wanting to inspect patent documents in English. For more information, visit our IPDL site and the IPDL manual download page.
- Sophisticated IP gazettes inspection terminals, equivalent to those daily used by JPO examiners, are available for public use in the Gazettes Inspection Room of INPIT. And highly experienced instructors will assist users who need help.
- Historical materials (e.g., gazettes, documents) are safely stored, and those of high value are repaired in case of damage due to aging. Users can access these materials upon request.
- The Department is also responsible for maintaining the patent-application software that is distributed to patent applicants and patent attorney firms. The software version is often updated according to the revision of rules. The Electronic Application Consulting Desk accepts questions (in Japanese) to assist users. If you do not have a residential or business address in Japan, you must appoint a professional representative (patent attorney firm) registered in Japan.