About this Website

This website is managed by the Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center. Accessing this website implies your agreement with the conditions described below. Do not continue using this website if you do not agree with these conditions.

Copyrights

The information (documents, images, illustrations, etc.) on this website (hereinafter this "site") is protected by copyrights owned by this site and third parties. Users of this site are prohibited from reproducing or duplicating the information for any purpose other than private or similar limited uses. Copyright markings and attributions on any content owned by this site or any third party must remain with the content even when duplicated for private use. Other purposes of use require licensing from this site.

Management of Private Information

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Disclaimers

Users are requested to take responsibility for their own use of this site. This site and its operators will not be liable for any errors in the content of this site or for any direct or indirect loss or damage occurring while you are using this site. This site and its operators will not be liable for any accidents or any other loss or damage to software or hardware caused by the use of this site.

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MAC OS X

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JavaScript and Style Sheets

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Site Policies

The site operators may revise the site policies totally or in part at any time. Site policy revisions will always be announced on the site.