Decision for Rejection

Q.　We received a Decision for Rejection.  Are there any means to continue the prosecution of the present patent application?

A.　 The Applicant can file a Notice of Appeal against the Decision for Rejection within three months (for Applicants residing in Japan) or four months (for foreign Applicants) from the dispatch date of the Decision.  Please see section “Appeal against the Decision for Rejection” for more details.

With respect to patent applications filed on or after April 1, 2007, a divisional application can be filed instead of  (or in addition to) filing a Notice of Appeal.  Please see section “Divisional Application” for more details.

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