2. Process of Japanese utility model patent application: prepare patent application documents → submit the application to the Japan Patent Office → accept (the Japan Patent Office issues an acceptance notice) → formal review (the Japan Patent Office examines whether there are obvious substantive defects in the patent application and conducts formal review) → authorization and announcement (if the patent application meets the relevant legal requirements, the Japan Patent Office grants the invention-creation patent right and announces the authorized patent).
3. Application process of Japanese design patent: prepare patent application documents → submit an application to Japan Patent Office → accept (Japan Patent Office issues an acceptance notice) → review (Japan Patent Office reviews the application) → authorize and announce (if the application meets the legal requirements, Japan Patent Office will grant the application for Japanese design and announce the authorization).