A. The similarity is judged based on the similarity group code (SGC) assigned to the goods and services by the JPO. Goods and services are judged as similar if SGC is the same, and as dissimilar if SGC differs. An…

A. It takes five to ten months. However, there is a cost-effective alternative to shorten the examination period. The examination period is five to ten months (as of April 2022 by the JPO). However, it is possible to expedite the…

trademark rights, whereas this is not the case in Japan. Even if you use your own trademark first, a third party will, in principle, have trademark rights if they register the same mark first. Once a trademark right is granted…