1. "Special Table" is the abbreviation of "Patent Waiver Table", which refers to the process that in Japan, after an international patent applied from a place other than Japan has passed the examination, the Japanese Patent Office publishes the patent claim and abstract of the patent application. In short, the "special list" is an announcement procedure for international patents.
2. "Patent disclosure" is the abbreviation of "franchise disclosure", which means that in Japan, after the patent application is examined, the contents of the patent application are disclosed before deciding whether to grant the patent right. This process is to let the third party know and evaluate the patent application. In short, "patent disclosure" is the process of making patent applications public.
Therefore, "special table" and "special opening" are both steps in the process of Japanese patent application. The former corresponds to the public announcement of international patents, while the latter corresponds to the disclosure of patent applications.