title: November 2015: patent term extension: the Supreme Court of Japan gave an answer to the question and the JPO now has to prepare new examination guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Shusaku·Yamamoto, 17th Floor, Grand Front Osaka Tower, C 3-1 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Komatani
keywords: Japan Patent Office; PMDA; PTE; SPC; approval; marketing authorization; patent term extension