Episode 3
In Japan, after filing a patent application (Article 36 of the Patent Act) and requesting examination (Article 48-2 to 4 of the same Act), the rate of registration being granted at the first notification (the rate of registration being achieved immediately without notification of reasons for refusal) is 14.3% (January to December 2022) (https://www.jpo.go.jp/toppage/pph-portal-j/statistics.html). In other words, more than 85% of applications will receive a notice of reasons for refusal.
A notice of reasons for refusal (Article 50 of the Act) is a notification that the requirements of Article 29, Article 29-2, Article 36, etc. of the Act are not met. Of these, violations of Article 36 of the same law are due to incomplete descriptions and the incompetence of the filing agent. In other words, it is an embarrassing reason for rejection for the agent.
If the patent office with which your company does business frequently receives notices of reasons for refusal for violation of Article 36 of the same law, it should be determined that the patent office has low ability as an application agent.