Japan Trademark Registration

The following is the information about trademark registration in Japan:

Materials Needed For Trademark Registration In Japan:

Application form

Power of attorney

Trademark specimen

Goods/Services list

Applicant identification

Priority document (if applicable)

Time Required To Issue A Certificate3:

The entire trademark registration process in Japan generally takes about 12 - 14 months if there are no oppositions or refusals. Here is a breakdown of the time for each stage:

Preliminary trademark search: It usually takes about 2 - 4 weeks.

Filing the application: Submitting the application to the Japan Patent Office (JPO) takes approximately 1 - 2 weeks.

Examination by JPO: The JPO conducts a formal examination and a substantive examination, which takes about 6 - 8 months.

Publication and opposition: After passing the examination, the trademark is published in the official gazette for a two-month opposition period.

Registration and issuance of certificate: If no opposition is filed, the JPO will issue a registration certificate within 1 - 2 months.

Japan Trademark Registration

Costs Of Trademark Registration In Japan:

Government filing fee: The Japanese government filing fee is 12,000 yen (about US $115) for the first class and 8,600 yen (about US $80) for each additional class.

Government registration fee: The Japanese government registration fee (grant fee) is 28,000 yen (about US $270) per class.

reporting and responding to non-substantive examiner's objections for a single class with a re-filing guarantee.