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1. application path

1. Single Country Registration: Submit the application directly through the Japan Chartered Office (JPO). Madrid trademark registration: an international application may be submitted to the Japan Chartered Office (JPO) of the member countries of the Madrid Protocol, and then the Japan Chartered Office (JPO) is designated to examine the trademark application.

2. trademark type

a registrable trademark may include characters, graphics, symbols, three-dimensional logos, and any combination of these. In addition, since April 2015, sound, motion picture, hologram, color mark and position can also be registered as trademarks.

2. to submit documents

1. Submit the name, address and nationality of the applicant; 2. Specify the category and goods or services; 3. Clear trademark design (if the trademark is plain text without design, no picture is required, only text can be used); 4. If there is a priority document, it needs to be submitted (the priority document can be submitted within three months from the date of application); 5. Generally speaking, at the application stage, there is no need for the applicant to submit documents such as the firm's power of attorney and the subject's qualification certificate.

3. Review Form

submits the application for registration, the Japan Patent Office conducts formal and substantive examination. After the substantive examination of the successful registration, the Japan Patent Office on the registered trademark announcement, the announcement period of two months.

4. protection period

Japanese trademark is valid for 10 years from the date of registration and can be renewed at any time as needed. It can be renewed within 6 months before the expiration. The extension period is 6 months and the renewal period is 10 years.

5. Application Language

Japanese