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 CIS NO: 89-S261-29
 TITLE: Japanese Patent Policy.
 SOURCE: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+94 p.
 DATE: Feb. 28, 1989
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-1             SUDOC: Y4.C73/7:S.hrg.101-19
 ITEM NO: 1041-A; 1041-B             PUB NO: S.Hrg.101-19
 LC CARD NO: 89-602070               MC ENTRY NO: 89-13761

 Hearing before the Subcom on Foreign Commerce and Tourism to review
 negotiations to harmonize the Japanese and U.S. patent systems in light of
 claimed disadvantages for U.S. firms filing patent applications in Japan.
   Supplementary material (p. 73-94) includes submitted statements and
 correspondence.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese and US patent systems harmonization,
     negotiations
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON FOREIGN COMMERCE
     AND TOURISM. SENATE; JAPAN (Patent system harmonization with US
     system, negotiations); PATENTS; FOREIGN.LAWS; FOREIGN.TRADE;
     CORPORATIONS; NEGOTIATIONS

 89-S261-29 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Feb. 28, 1989 p. 5-42
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     KIRK, MICHAEL K. (Assistant Commissioner, External Affairs, Patent and
        Trademark Office)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Review of negotiations to harmonize patent laws
     in the U.S., Japan, and other countries; differences between Japanese
     and U.S. patent systems; problems of U.S. businesses seeking patents in
     Japan; details of and reservations about Japanese patent law, policy,
     and practice.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese and US patent systems harmonization,
     negotiations
 DESCRIPTORS: PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 89-S261-29 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Feb. 28, 1989 p. 42-72
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HIRSCH, ALFRED E., JR. (Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual
        Property, Bell Laboratories; representing American Group, Pacific
        Industrial Property Association)
     LOURIE, ALAN D. (Vice President, Corporate Patents and Trademarks,
        SmithKline Beckman Corp.; representing U.S.-Japan Business Council)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Details of negotiations to harmonize Japanese
     and U.S. patent systems; description of Japanese patent law, policy, and
     practice, focusing on disadvantages for foreign firms filing patent
     applications.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japanese and US patent systems harmonization,
     negotiations
 DESCRIPTORS: PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION; U.S.-JAPAN BUSINESS
     COUNCIL