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Japanese Patent Office
The Japanese Patent Office offers links to the Patent Information Service, procedure for application, guidelines, and frequently asked questions. The PAJ Search Service offers keyword and Boolean searches of the site. The Statistics and Reports page includes latest trends in industrial property right administration, new patent information dissemination policy, intellectual property rights protection in the 21st Century, and the Patent Studies No.23 publication. The website may be read in English or Japanese.