1. Submission of certification for applying for exception to lack of novelty of invention (Article 30)
2. Procedures for priority claim under the Paris Convention (Article 43)
3. Divisional application of patent application (Article 44)
4. Conversion of utility model registration application or design registration application into patent application (Article 46)
5. Patent applications based on utility model registration（Article 46-2）
6. Payment of patent fees (Article 108)
7. Request for refund of patent fees (Article 111)
8. Request for refund of fees (Article 195)
9. Filing of request for registration of extension of duration of patent (Article 67-2(2))

The above procedures 1 to 8 can be undertaken within 14 days (where overseas resident, within two months) following the date on which the reason for failure to comply with the time periods no longer exists, but no later than six months after the expiration of the exceeded time limit.

The above procedure 9 can be undertaken within 14 days (where overseas resident, within one month) following the date on which the reason for failure to comply with the time periods no longer exists, but no later than two months after the expiration of the exceeded time limit.

1. Patent application with priority claim (Article 41)
2. Patent application with priority claim under the Paris Convention (Article 43-2)
3. Request for examination of application (Article 48-3)

Procedure 1 can be undertaken within a time period prescribed by an ordinance of METI (1 year and 2 months from the date of the filing of the earlier application)

Procedure 2 can be undertaken within a time period prescribed by an ordinance of METI (2 months from the expiration of the period of priority under Article 4-C(1) of the Paris Convention)

Procedure 3 can be undertaken within 2 months following the date on which the reason for failure to comply with the time periods no longer exists, but no later than one year after the expiration of the exceeded time limit.