This journal provides a forum for essays, papers and other achivements about intellectual property management.

CONTENTS
15 Articles for Intellectual Property Management	2
Prefatory Notes
Trends in U.S. Intellectual Property Policy Takashi Tsuno	4
Remarks on the 30th issue of Journal of TNIIP Kimiaki Suzuki	6
Communication with Examiners Hiroaki Tsuno	8
Contributed Papers
Federal Circuit Clarification of Obviousness Double Patenting Douglas P. Mueller	10
New Developments in U.S.:Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Meredith W. Struby and Walter H. Levie Ⅲ	14
US Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Reform under the Proposed Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Andrew Broscoff	16
Eligibility Restoration Act Alistair Holzhauer-Barrie	22
AI in Patent Drafting Uwe Borchert	24
Navigating Patent Grace Periods: Balancing Flexibility and Legal Risks Across Global Systems Dr. Thomas Schlief	28
LNGs vs. SEPs – German Federal Cartel Office says yes to negotiating communities – an opportunity for medium-sized companies? Juergen Feldmeier	30
German Utility Model: A Useful Weapon in Litigation in Germany Nils T. F. Schmid	36
EPO Opposition and Appeal －diverging case law of EPO on carrying over requests from first to second instance Dr. Andreas Pfund and Dr. David Sinz	38
Empowering IP Rights Holders through European Customs Seizure Procedures Wolfgang Wittmann	40
Primer on USPTO Changes 2024-2025 Gabriela B. Tomescu	42
Publication of the New Design Protection Legislation in the EU. Next Steps and Most Interesting Aspects Xavier Prados	46
User statistics on the European patent landscape Martin Klok	50
Trending Technology and Changing Classifications Dr Chloe Taylor	52
Fast-tracking Examination of Patent Applications in Australia Mark Teoh	54
Revision of China‘s Patent Act and its Impact on the IP Strategies of Japanese Companies William XU	56
China’s New Plant Variety Protection System and Recent Development Ke KE and Mengxuan ZHANG	58
Exception to Loss of Novelty in Korea Inhan Kim	60
Some issues related to AI patents Kivin Kim	62
Punitive Damages Seong-Uk Yang	64
Regarding a Decision Accepting Liability for Punitive Damages Suk-Hoon Kang	66
Statistics of Korean Intellectual Property Rights in 2024 Peter Sungjin CHUN	72
Whether Trademark Right Is Infringed by Reform Activities of Luxury Goods Jung-Won LEE	74
Draft Amendments to Taiwan Patent Act:Expanding “Digital Technology-Based Icons” as Design Patent Subject Matter Fang-Yi Chu	76
Accelerated Examination for Patent Re-examination in Taiwan Tzu-Lien Ou	78
Developments in Intellectual Property systems in India Dr. Rajeshkumar Acharya & Priya Khamar	80
Singapore High Court Issues Generative AI Guide Jonathan Agmon	82
Brazil commences the GPPH Roberto Carapeto	84
Recent SEP Developments in India Yoshinori Oku	86
Understanding the “Reasonable Scope” through Various Derivative Work Guidelines Kotaro Takenaga	88
The Capital Market of Degrowth Kei Ehara	90
Activities to promote and raise awareness of the intellectual property system Nanae Sato	92
Current Status and Challenges of Foreign Filing Subsidy Programs in Japan Madoka Oi	94
Toward the World’s Best Intellectual Property Management Practice Yoshihiro Haraguchi	96
Patent work is being an air traffic controller. Takashi Kemmotsu	98
More than 40 years of searching for the essence of drawing for patents, designs, etc. Hiroshi Awano	100
General Assembly of APAA Manila 2024 Madoka Oi	102
Patent Statistics	104
Applications to Japan	108