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New types of Trademarks can now be Registered @ The Japan Patent Office (JPO)

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Japan is to expand its trademark protection to cover an additional five categories of non-traditional trademarks from April 1st 2015, namely, Motion Mark Hologram Mark Color Per Se Mark Sound Mark, and Position Mark. Applications for registration of these new types of trademarks will be accepted by the Japan Patent Office from 12:00 (midnight) of …

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The five IP offices (IP5) is the name given to a forum of the five largest intellectual property offices in the world that was set up to improve the efficiency of the examination process for patents worldwide. The members of IP5 are: the European Patent Office (EPO) the Japan Patent Office (JPO) the Korean Intellectual …

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