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In consequence, the JPO started examinaitons examinations based on a subdivided Vienna Classification made by subdividing the Viennal Vienna Classification (5th edition) in the context of the actual situation of Japan.
Specifically, the JPO created a subdivided original Vienna Classification by subdividing the Viennal Vienna Classification (5th edition) based on the actual situation in Japan, and has utilized it as search keys of Figure trademark search system.
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In order to support various brand strategies of enterprises, the JPO added five types of non-traditional trademark, “Motion marks,” “Hologram marks,” “Sound marks,” “Color marks”and “Position marks” into subject matter for protection in Japanese Trademark Law and has accepted their applications since April 1, 2015. There were 1,802 of those applications as of the end of June 2019 and the 481 cases out of them were registered.
[Referene Reference 1] Breakdown of the number of application
Motion marks: 169, Hologram marks: 20, Sound marks: 645, Color marks: 535, Position marks: 433
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A service is provided that legal status information of applications registered in the past and filed in 2000 onwards can be searched on the J-PlatPat by using document numbers such as application numbers and registration numbers. In addition, easy-to-understand icons (TM5 Common Status Descriptors) of trademaek trademark status (LIVE or DEAD/REGISTRAIONREGISTRATION, on appeals, etc.) agreed at TM5 are posted on the J-PlatPat. Alert Service to notify of the status information update of designated applications is also available.
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A paperless trademark system has been available since January 2000. Systems for administrative work and examination processingbased processing based on electronic data wereconstructedwere constructed, and all work including filing, formality and substantive examination, dispatch, registration, gazette issuing, viewing, and certification request are processed electronically. Thus a remarkable improvement has been achieved in terms of operational efficiency, substantiating application and case management and so forth.
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