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Amendments to Trademark Laws

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Mai 02, 2016 (Newsletter Issue 8/16)
Japan
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Trademark Examination Guidelines Revised


The Japan Patent Office (JPO) extensively reviewed and revised the contents and structures of the Trademark Examination Guidelines to make trademark examination more understandable for users. The revised Trademark Examination Guidelines will be applied in trademark examinations conducted on or after April 1, 2016.

It is expected that with the revision it will be easier to register a trademark or a corporate catch-line.

For further information, please see here (in Japanese only).

Source: www.harakenzo.com