Reply to OA of the Madrid Protocol

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Trademark registration route into Japan

There are two routes for a trademark registration from foreign countries to Japan. One is a direct route with or without a priority under the Paris Convention. Another procedure is a Madrid Protocol route discribed here.

	Madrid Protocol When you use the system of the Madrid Protocol and designated Japan as one of designated countries, the Japan Paent Office will examine the possibilitiy of the registratio in Japan, and the trademark is just registered if there is no problem. However, if the Examiner found some problem, an Office Action called "Provisional Refusal" will be issued and sent to you. You have to resopond to the Provisional Resusal through a Japanese Patent Attorney. When you receive the Provisional Refusal, please send it to us via E-mail or fax so that we can make a simple comment witout any charge before you officially entrust us to handle the application.

Madrid Protocol

When you use the system of the Madrid Protocol and designated Japan as one of designated countries, the Japan Paent Office will examine the possibilitiy of the registratio in Japan, and the trademark is just registered if there is no problem.

However, if the Examiner found some problem, an Office Action called "Provisional Refusal" will be issued and sent to you. You have to resopond to the Provisional Resusal through a Japanese Patent Attorney. When you receive the Provisional Refusal, please send it to us via E-mail or fax so that we can make a simple comment witout any charge before you officially entrust us to handle the application.

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	Necessary information for the reply to Provisional Refusal The followings are necessary information. a copy of the Provisional Refusal itself The power of attorney Power of attorney is necessary before the Japan Patent Office. Please download the format of a power of attorney here.