How to Apply for an AOO
The applicant should submit one original and two duplicate copies of a written application for an AOO to the reception counter of the Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center.
The applicant should submit one original and two duplicate copies of a written application for an AOO to the reception counter of the Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center.
The following attachments are necessary for an application for an AOO:
(1) Certificate of qualification for the applicant's representative if the applicant is a corporation.
(2) Certificate proving an agent's representative capacity if the applicant has appointed an agent.
(3) Written explanation of the applicant's project in question (one original and two duplicate copies of documents specifying the product or production process of the project in question).
(4) Data showing the existence and details of the rights, such as a list of patents relating to the applicant's project in question (one original and two duplicate copies).
(5) Data showing the existence and details of the rights, such as a list of third-party prior patents (excluding an application for a AOO Phase 1).
(6) Written consent.
The documents in (1) and (2) above are official copies available at the Legal Affairs Bureau having jurisdiction over the region where the corporation is located, and must have been issued within three months prior to the application date.
As for the formats and samples, please see Formats and Samples of AOO Procedures below. If you have any questions, please contact the Center's secretariat.
