Application for registration
The applicant prepares the materials and submits an application to the Japan Patent Office. After receiving a trademark application, the Japanese Patent Office will issue an acceptance receipt within 2-3 days, and will generally open an uncensored trademark application in official website in about one month.
formal examination
This stage reviews whether the application documents meet the requirements.
Substantive inspection
This stage examines whether the trademark meets the substantive requirements and can be registered.
Issuance registration
If the whole process goes smoothly, it usually takes 8- 15 months, and if there are audit opinions, the time will be longer.
public notice
Japan entered the announcement only after it was approved to register and issue certificates, and the time was two months. In other words, if there is any objection in the past two months, then the Japanese trademark certificate you got before is a piece of waste paper, so don't think that the registration is successful if you get the certificate.
Login time
Registration time: 8- 15 months.
Trademark validity: 5 years or 10 years (Japanese trademarks can choose the protection period when applying, which is 5 years and 10 years respectively, and the official fees are different. You should choose according to your own needs when applying. )
Renewal: The renewal of Japanese trademarks is divided into five years or 10 years. The application for renewal can be filed six months before the expiration or six months after the expiration, but an additional fee is required.
Registration information
1, the applicant's qualification certificate (if it is an individual, submit a copy of the ID card; A copy of the business license provided by the enterprise)
2. Clear trademark design
3. Goods or services