Legal resources

Explore useful resources and relevant legal texts at the websites of the IP5 Offices.

European Patent Office (EPO):

• Law and practice
• Legal texts
• Boards of Appeal

Japan Patent Office (JPO):

• Patent Act (Japanese, English)
• Laws and regulations (Japanese, English)
• Appeals/Trials (Japanese, English)

Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO):

• Laws and regulations (Korean, English)
• Boards of Appeal (Korean, English)

National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNIPA):

• Patent laws & regulations (Chinese, English)

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO):

• Legal assistance and resources
• Laws, regulations, policies, procedures, guidance and training

Related IP5 project:

• Catalogue of differing practices (CDP)

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