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research center to strengthen international understanding of Japanese
and Northeast Asia science, technology, industry, security, and
policy.
I. Patents and Intellectual Property.................1
II. Characteristics of Japanese Patent Documents.....9
Example of Kokais..............................15 Example
of Kokokus.............................31 Bibliography...................................44
III. Differences Between the U.S. and Japanese Patent Systems.....................47 Bibliography...................................59
IV. Difficulties in Working with the Japanese Patent System......................61 International Patent Costs: Charts & Tables....65 Statistics from the
Japanese Patent Office.....70
V. Commissioning and Evaluating a Patent Translation.................71
VI. Searching and Retrieving Japanese Patent Information.................85
Search Strategies.............................103
VII. Directory of Japanese Patent-Related Information................139 U.S. Government Patent-Related Organizations..139 U.S. Congress.................................145 Relevant
Organizations in the U.S.............146 Japanese
Organizations in the U.S.............149 Japanese Government...........................151 Japanese
Patent-Related Organizations.........153 International Organizations...................158 European Organizations........................160 Copyright.....................................161 Research Organizations-U.S....................169 Research Organizations-Japan..................173 Research Organizations-Europe.................175 Patent-Related Publications-English...........177 Patent-Related Publications-Japanese..........178 Periodicals
and Journals......................179 Technical Journals............................190
Glossary...........................................193
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