same invention. A patent may be granted for an invention if: the invention as claimed is industrially applicable (Article 29, paragraph 1), the claims are novel (Article 29, paragraph 1), the claims are inventive (Article 29, paragraph 2), the patent does not harm public order, morality or public health (Article 32), amendments to the specification, claims or drawings remain within the scope of the features disclosed in the original version (Article 17bis), the specification discloses the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for a person skilled in the art to carry it out (Article 36, paragraph 4), the statement of the claims is clear (Article 36, paragraph 6), the application meets the requirement for unity of invention (Article 37), the applicant is the first to file an application for a patent for the invention (Articles 29bis and 39), and the applicant has the right to obtain a patent for the invention (Article 25 and 38, and Article 49, paragraph 7). (This is a summary; Article 49 contains a full list of conditions.) Article 30 provides a six-month grace period for disclosures made through an experiment, publication, presentation at a study meeting or an exhibition (a trade fair or the World's Fair) or for if the invention becomes known to public against the applicant's will. Such disclosures do not form part of the prior art. This is a much broader exemption than the one available under European patent law () but is significantly narrower than that provided under United States patent law. Application A person desiring to obtain a patent has to submit a request, specification, claims, any drawings necessary, and the abstract to the commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (Article 36). Article 36bis allows an application in foreign languages (currently only in English) if the applicant submits a Japanese translation within two months from the filing date. However, the applicant may not amend the foreign language file (Article 17, paragraph 2). In 2007 there was a revision of Japan Patent Law. Pursuant to a 2007 revision of the law, the period for filing a Japanese translation for a Foreign Language Application is 14 months from the filing date or the priority date. Publication of application Patent applications are published without a search report after 18 months has expired from the filing date (Article 64). The applicant may request for early publication (Article 64bis). Examination Request for examination