Below are important features for filing trademarks:

1. Service description

We will conduct Trademark searches and provide a registrability opinion as well as Goods and Services description advice.

2. Information you must provide:

Please provide:
- trademark
- description/list of the goods and / or services
- full name of the applicant
- nationality of the applicant
- applicant's address

3. Estimated time for processing

A Preliminary search (and opinion) will take approximately 1 week to complete. After you receive these results and order us to file a trademark application, we can immediately file with the Japanese Patent Office. An application number is allocated immediately since we file electronically. Examination of the application generally occurs about 1 year after filing. If no opposition is filed during the period of publication, or the examiner dismisses any opposition, the applicant has 30 days to pay the registration fee, following which the mark will be registered.

Please note that it is not necessary to file a Power of Attorney form in Japan unless the case is appealed or opposed, in which case, the Power of Attorney can be filed later.