JP – Japanese Publication and Application Numbers
If converted into Latin transcription, in general, Japanese patent numbers can be imported using the following number format:
| Country Code + Serial Number + Kind Code |
Here, “serial number” refers either to the publication number or to the application number. However, we recommend importing publication numbers. If you also want to import application numbers, we recommend making two separate lists (one with publication numbers and one with application numbers) and importing them separately.
Note: Depending on the publication or application number, multiple different documents may be matched (ambiguous match). To obtain more accurate matching results, we therefore recommend adding the kind code of the document following its serial number.
JP (Japan) – Overview of Importable Number Formats
| Publication Numbers | Importable Format | Comments |
| 特開昭yy-123456 | 特開昭yy-123456 OR JPSyy123456.A |
Chinese characters (kanji): • Leave the Japanese kind identifier (特開) • The Japanese calendar year should consist of one Chinese character (昭 or 平) and 2 digits (yy) • Keep the hyphen “-” following the Japanese calendar year • Do not adjust the number of digits of the serial number following the hyphen by adding or deleting zeros Latin characters (romaji): • Replace 特開 by the country code “JP” • Convert the Japanese calendar year into Latin transcription Example: 平11 → H11 • Delete the hyphen “-” and all zeros following the hyphen • Add the kind code ("A") • A decimal point “.” preceding the kind code may be added |
| 特開昭yy-1234 | 特開昭yy-1234 OR JPSyy1234.A |
|
| 特開平yy-123456 | 特開平yy-123456 OR JPHyy123456.A |
|
| 特開平yy-001234 | 特開平yy-001234 OR JPHyy1234.A |
|
| 特開平y-123456 | 特開平y-123456 特開平yy-123456 OR JPHYY123456.A |
|
| 特開平y-001234 | 特開平y-001234 特開平yy-001234 OR JPHyy1234.A |
|
| 特開yyyy-123456 (since 2000) |
特開yyyy-123456 OR JPyyyy123456.A |
Chinese characters (kanji): • If the Western calendar year (yyyy) is followed by a hyphen, do not adjust the number of digits of the serial number following the hyphen by adding or deleting zeroes Latin characters (romaji): • Replace 特開 by the country code “JP” • Delete the hyphen “-” following the year • Do not adjust the number of digits of the serial number following the hyphen by adding or deleting zeroes • Add the kind code “.A” |
| 特開yyyy-001234 (since 2000) |
特開yyyy-001234 OR JPyyyy001234.A |
| Patent Numbers | Importable Format | Comments |
| 特許第1234567号 (documents with the kind code “B1”) |
特許1234567 特許1234567B 特許1234567B1 OR JP1234567B JP1234567B1 JP1234567.B JP1234567.B1 |
Chinese characters (kanji): • Leave 特許, delete 第 and 号 • The kind code “B” or “B1” may be added Latin characters (romaji): • Replace 特許第 by the country code “JP” and delete 号 • If the kind code “B” or “B1” is not added, other IP rights, such as utility models, might be matched instead • A decimal point “.” preceding the kind code may be added |
| 特許第1234567号 (documents with the kind code “B2”) |
特許1234567 特許1234567B2 OR JP1234567B2 JP1234567.B2 |
Chinese characters (kanji): • Leave 特許, delete 第 and 号 • The kind code “B2” may be added →B2 documents cannot be matched if only “B” is added! Latin characters (romaji): • Replace 特許第 by the country code “JP” and delete 号 • If the kind code “B2” is not added, other IP rights, such as utility models, might be matched instead → B2 documents cannot be matched if only “B” is added! • A decimal point “.” preceding the kind code may be added |
| Application Numbers | Importable Format | Comments |
| 特願平yy-123456 | JPyyyy0123456 | • Replace “特願” by the country code “JP” • If the year is given in Japanese calendar format (昭 or 平 followed by 1 to 2 digits (yy)), convert into Western calendar format (4 digits (yyyy)) Example: 昭63 → 1988 • Delete the hyphen following the year • Since the serial number must consist of 7 digits, add zeros (“0”) accordingly |
| 特願平y-123456 | JPyyyy0123456 | |
| 特願平yy-1234 | JPyyyy0001234 | |
| 特願平y-1234 | JPyyyy0001234 | |
| 特願yyyy-123456 | JPyyyy0123456 |
| Japanese International Application Numbers | Importable Format | Comments |
| PCT/JPyyyy/012345 | WOyyyyJP12345 | • Replace “PCT” by “WO” • Place the country code “JP” after the year • The serial number must have 5 digits o delete zero(s) if the serial number has 6 or more digits o add zero(s) if the serial number has 4 or fewer digits |
| PCT/JPyyyy/1234 | WOyyyyJP01234 |
To know more about other authorities pls click Importable Number Format