TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN JAPAN

TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN JAPAN

Date Submitted: 05/05/2022 03:01 PM

    A trademark registration confers on its owner a right of ownership over the trademark for the goods/services it has designated. Registering your trademark allows you to protect your product against a risk of confusion with any similar product from your competitors.

    The owner of the registered trademark has an exclusive right for the product sold, he has the right to oppose the use of the sign by others, especially if there is a risk of confusion in the mind of the public.

    Trademark is territorial rights. A Vietnamese trademark does not secure your rights outside of Vietnam. You should register your trademark in Japan when you plan to do business in Japan. Our partners will help you register in Japan quickly. They will file and process your trademark application before Japan Patent Office (JPO).

    To file your trademark application in Japan, we will need the followings:

    To file a trademark application in Japan, we require the following information and documents from you.

    1. Applicant's name and address
    2. Applicant's nationality
    3. Trademark (for a figurative mark, Image data - JPEG (full color), 200dpi, 1181x1181 dots or less, or GIF or BMP, 400dpi, 2362x2362 dots or less)
    4. Goods and/or Services
    5. (Optional) Priority application number, date, and country
    6. (for item 5) Priority certificate (within three months of the filing date of the Japanese application)

    Timeline for Trademark Registration

    It currenetly takes about 18 months for a smooth trademark application in Japan. Multi-class Trademark application is now accepted in Japan.

    In Japan, a trademark registration is protected for 10 years from the date of registration and can be renewed every 10 years. A registration renewal must be filed within twelve months prior to the date of expiration. A grace period of six months is allowed by paying a corresponding surcharge. A trademark may be renewed each time for a period of ten years.

     

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