Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Part of the Ring of Fire, Japan spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometres (145,937 sq. mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is Japan’s capital and largest city; other major cities include Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.
Japan (JP)
Intellectual property protection in Japan
Intellectual property office | Japan Patent Office (JPO) |
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Website | https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/index.html |
Contact details | 3-4-3 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8915 (81 3) 3580 9827 |
Patent
Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase | 30 months from the priority date |
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Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application | 12 months from the priority date |
Language | Japanese |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Japanese Patent Attorney |
Power of Attorney | Not required |
Trademark
Filing requirements |
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Multiple-class applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | Not required |
Opposition period | Within two months from publication of the trademark application |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Japanese Trademark Attorney |
Industrial Design
Filing requirements |
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Multiple design applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | Not required |
Examination | Substantive examination |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Japanese Design Attorney |
Source: WIPO and Wikipedia