Main Member
JSEP Center Counsel / Regular member
Organization Chart
- Mandatory member
- Voluntary member
- Lawyer or Patent Attorney
Center member | Role / Qualification | M / V |
|---|---|---|
Chief Director | · To supervise the overall operations of JSEP center · Attorney at law or Patent Attorney selected from among JSEP Center Regular Member | Mandatory |
Deputy Director | · To assistant JSEP Center Chief Director and to accident as Chief Director · Attorney at law or Patent Attorney selected from among JSEP Center Regular Member | Mandatory |
Regular Member(1) | · To operate JSEP Center together with Chief Director and Deputy Director · Attorney at law or Patent Attorney appointed by the JSEP Center Member Appointment Subcommittee, in consideration of SEP evaluation work performance | Mandatory |
Associate Member(2) | · Assistant for SEP evaluation · Attorney at Law or Patent Attorney who has undergone training to become JSEP Center Associate Member | Voluntary |
Secretariant Leader | · To manage administrative affairs of JSEP Center and to supervise secretariat staff | Mandatory |
Secretariat Staff | · In charge of administrating affairs of JSEP Center | Mandatory |
External Member | · External expert on SEP, appointed through the deliberation by the JSEP Center Member Appointment Subcommittee | Voluntary |
Counsel | · Appointed through the discussion by Chief Director and Deputy Director, and advise on center management and/or legal affair to Chief Director and/or Deputy Director | Voluntary |
Appointment of each business executor
1. SEP evaluation *1
· One of the SEP evaluation procedure types is selected from following 2 types according to the applicant’s request, and in both types plural evaluators are appointed from among the JSEP Center Regular Members (including Chief Director and Deputy Director).
– Regular procedure – using evaluation document, consisting of both “Summary of the evaluation” and “Details of the evaluation” / plural evaluators are appointed
– Simplified procedure – using evaluation document, consisting of “Summary of the evaluation” / at least 1 evaluator is appointed
The details are as follows:
(1) In both SEP evaluation procedure types, the evaluators are appointed from among the JSEP Center Regular Members in principle. The evaluators may be also appointed from the persons qualified as attorney at law or patent attorney among the JSEP Center Counsel or External Member, in case JSEP Center Chief Director and Deputy Director are approved.
(2) One of the evaluators will be the lead evaluator and the rest will be the sub evaluator when the plural evaluators are appointed.
(3) A JSEP Center Associate Member may be appointed as an assistant for the SEP evaluation.
(4) The evaluator independence etc. check*2 will be done in the process of evaluator appointment.
2. SEP Training
· A JSEP Center Regular Member or an External Expert on SEPs or technical standard establishment will be assigned as a lecturer.
3. SEP consulting or other business on SEP
· A JSEP Center Regular Member or an External Expert on SEPs or technical standard establishment will be assigned.
[note] A JSEP Center Associate Member may be appointed as an assistant for the business of abovementioned 2 or 3.
*1 SEP evaluation
*2 The evaluator independence etc. check
Subcommittees within JSEP Center
Subcommittee | Chief Director | Deputy Director | Regular Member | Associate Member | External Expert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluator Appointment Subcommittee | ○ | ○ | |||
JSEP Center Member Appointment Subcommittee | ○ | ○ | |||
Training Subcommittee | ○* | ○* | ○ | △ | △ |
Consulting Study Subcommittee | ○* | ○* | ○ | △ | △ |
Study Subcommittee on Standardization & SEPs | ○* | ○* | ○ |
［○：Mandatory △：Voluntary］
* at least 1 person among chief director and deputy director
Schedule of charges
SEP evaluation
A. Application in Japanese
1 (1) Basic evaluation fee (1 claim)
650,000 JPY ( 715,000 JPY :tax included )
400,000 JPY ( 440,000 JPY :tax included )
(2) Additional claim fee (per claim, in case of 2 claims or more)
80,000 JPY ( 88,000 JPY :tax included )
40,000 JPY ( 44,000 JPY :tax included )
B. Application in English
1 (1) Basic evaluation fee (1 claim)
940,000 JPY ( 1,034,000 JPY :tax included )
580,000 JPY ( 638,000 JPY :tax included )
(2) Additional claim fee (per claim, in case of 2 claims or more)
120,000 JPY ( 132,000 JPY :tax included )
60,000 JPY ( 66,000 JPY :tax included )
C. Translation fee
* Note1) The standard period until completion is two months (starting from the date of receipt of the application form)
· 20%extra charge is required in case completed within 6 weeks
· 30%extra charge is required in case completed within 4 weeks
· 40%extra charge is required in case completed within 3 weeks
Note 2) The documents regarding essentiality evaluation will be prepared in the language of the application, in principle.
Note 3) In the event of an additional business based on the request of the applicant, such as a business trip interview, the applicant will be asked for the additional expenses incurred at JSEP Center, such as transportation expenses.
SEP training
* Note) General training on SEP may not be held if the number of participants dose not reach the predetermined number.
SEP consulting
37,500 JPY / 1hour ( 41,250 JPY / 1hour :tax included ) *
* an example of a normal case handled by one expert