Trademark Application

Annual report, Cancellation trial, examination, Invalidation, JPO Announcement, Non-use cancellation, Trademark Appeal 08/06/2023

JPO Annual Report 2023

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) relea…

Accelerated examination, Annual report, JPO Announcement, JPO Status Report 04/03/2022

JPO Status Report 2022

According to “JPO Status Repor…

Acquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(3), Article 3(1)(vi), Article 3(2), Color marks, Famous mark, Non-Traditional trademark, Trademark Appeal 12/04/2021

Hermes Challenge to Register Packaging Colors

HERMES INTERNATIONAL, a French luxu…

Annual report, JPO Announcement, Madrid Protocol 05/09/2021

Coronavirus vs the Tokyo Olympic Games

With fewer than 80 days to go until…

Accelerated examination, examination, fast track examination, JPO Announcement, JPO Status Report 04/11/2021

JPO Status Report 2021 – The impact of Covid-19 on Japan trademarks

Unquestionably, 2020 was remarkably…

JPO Announcement 07/04/2020

Trademark Applications Drop as Pandemic Pushes Japan into Recession

Japan’s economy has slipped into re…

Trademark Appeal, Trademark Examination Guideline 05/09/2020

Coronavirus Impact on Trademark Procedures in Japan

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has a…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Trademark Appeal 04/25/2020

OKLOK vs OKLOCK

In a trademark dispute, similarity …

Annual report, Madrid Protocol 07/13/2019

JPO Annual Report 2019

The Japan Patent Office released it…