Trademark Comprehensive Study

Before filing your trademark in Japan, it is important that you evaluate possible obstacles that may arise during the registration process. Our Trademark Comprehensive Study will not only list similar trademarks (graphic/phonetic) that may conflict with yours, but it will also give you an attorney's opinion about registration possibilities.

A trademark search report with analysis of registration possibilities.

Avoid legal oppositions & objections that may arise during registration.

Recommendation of experienced trademark attorneys.

Why do I need the Study?

The Trademark Comprehensive Study will help you determine if you can use or register your trademark.

A great number of trademark applications are rejected during the registration process because of the following reasons:

Preexisting registrations of similar trademarks (either graphically or phonetically) that may cause a "likelihood of confusion”.
Similarities with well-known foreign trademarks that may or may not be registered in the specific country or territory.
Refusal of registration of a trademark that may be considered generic, indicative or descriptive.
Use of certain words, names, symbols or other marks that are not acceptable for registration.

The Study will warn you about these cases, so that you can change your trademark or adapt your application to avoid a possible rejection from the Trademark Office.

The Study will also help you ensure that the use of your proposed trademark will not infringe upon the rights of another party, and thus reduces the risk of any challenge or lawsuit from the owner of a trademark with prior rights.

By ordering a Trademark Comprehensive Study, you can, in the long run, avoid expenditures of applying for a trademark that will be rejected, reduce the risks of being sued and advance in the drafting of your application to avoid rejection based on potential obstacles identified by the Study.

Why do I need the Study?

What does the Comprehensive Study include?

The Study includes the following sections:

a) Scope of Analysis

Identifies the class(es) that would be advisable for you to register your trademark in. The classes are determined according to the description of the products/services that will be used in connection with your trademark.

b) Trademark Search

Taking into account the established Scope of Analysis, attorneys will perform an in depth search of existing filed and registered trademarks that present any graphic or phonetic similarities with your proposed mark.

c) Analysis and Recommendations

Based on the search results, the attorneys will deliver general recommendations and an estimation of the probability of obtaining the trademark registration.

What does the Comprehensive Study include?

What type of trademarks are supported by the Study?

The Comprehensive Study can be requested for three types of trademarks:

Word Mark if your trademark is composed of text elements only. This could be a single word, phrase or slogan.

Logo or Figurative Mark if your trademark is composed of only designs and does not contain text elements.

Combined Mark if your trademark is composed of designs (Figurative Mark) and text elements (Word Mark).

Other types of trademarks can also be registered, such as sounds, scents, holograms, motions, touch, tastes, 3-dimensional shapes and colors. If you need to protect any of these trademarks, please write us to [email protected].

Type of Trademarks

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Trademark Comprehensive Study