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​1: Trademark registration: Requirements
Japanese trademark system follows the first-to-file system, so you should know it is better to file as soon as possible to protect your trademak. Under Paris convention, you can claim priority of other countries in SIX month from the filing date. 

Through the Madrid Protocol (MP) system you can designate Japan for protecting the trademark.  As typical reason of rejection is "the description of goods/services is not appropriate/ unclear".  Because the description of goods/services in ENGLISH which are used in application form of MP are some time does not suits Japanese description of good/services.  Besides even if JPO does not require actual use for registration, but if the number of slimier cord which is counted by JPO's examiner is excess 8, they reject the application automatically.  In that case, the examiner generally provide their advice in  "Notification of Provisional Refusal" , goods/service list which would be allowed the regulation.

The mark should have distinctiveness with other registered / non-registered famous marks of third parties.

2. Trademark registration: Procedure
In two months from application date, the application is published at J-plat pat (Japanese patent / trademark data base).
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After passing a formal examination, examiner would start substantive examination to examine compliance with registration requirement  General case, it takes approximately 4-7 months from filing to registration. The certificate is send to Japanese agent, that is patent attorney. The opposition period is 2 months from publication date of the trademark registration. We recommend to watch third party's filing/registration of slimier mark in order to protect your trademark appropriately.

3. Trademark Right: Duration / Renewal
Japanese trademark is valid for 10 years from registration date. The registration is renewable for periods of 5 years or 10 years.  We recommend you to renewal with 10 years period because the official fee is reasonable, and can save the management fee of agent.

4. Cancellation system/ 3-years non-use
Anyone can file  cancellation appeal when a registered trademark is not used 3 consecutive years.  So when you find other's registered mark which is slimier to your considering mark, you may consider to appeal to cancel the other's registration. 

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