{"id":7500,"date":"2020-09-02T22:59:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T13:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en\/?p=7500"},"modified":"2022-04-15T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T02:54:10","slug":"latest-revision-of-interview-guidelines-for-trademark-examination-published-september-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asamura.jp\/en1\/2020\/09\/02\/latest-revision-of-interview-guidelines-for-trademark-examination-published-september-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Revision of Interview Guidelines for Trademark Examination"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sep 2, 2020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr style=\"border-style: solid; background: #1d6a96; border-width: 0px; height: 7px; width: 930;\" \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 24pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Latest Revision of Interview Guidelines for Trademark Examination<\/span> <br \/>\r\n<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<hr style=\"border-style: solid; background: #1d6a96; border-width: 0px; height: 7px; width: 930;\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\"><br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Trademark Examination Guidelines published by the JPO were revised on August 24, 2020, to facilitate smoother communication between the examiner and the applicant.\u3000The main revisions are as follows:<\/span><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">1. Web-based interviews may be conducted via video conferencing system; web application (Skype for Business) will be available as a temporary measure.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">2. Amendments may be sent by e-mail instead of facsimile. It is the responsibility of the applicant to send the amendments by e-mail. The examiner shall only communicate with the applicant regarding administrative procedures such as arranging dates, time and place of the interview.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">*The e-mail address of the organization to which the amendment should be sent for each examination room will be included in the contact information in the notice of reasons for refusal. Please note that this is only to confirm the draft amendment by email instead of phone or fax. To complete the procedure, you will be required to submit a formal amendment.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">The revised Trademark Examination Guidelines can be found on the JPO&#8217;s website below<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpo.go.jp\/system\/laws\/rule\/guideline\/trademark\/mensetu_guide_syohyo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.jpo.go.jp\/system\/laws\/rule\/guideline\/trademark\/mensetu_guide_syohyo.html<\/a> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">(Japanese only)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr style=\"border-style: solid; background: #1d6a96; border-width: 0px; height: 5px; width: 930;\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep 2, 2020 Latest Revision of Interview Guidelines for Trademark Examination Trademark Examination Guidelines published by the JPO were revised on August 24, 2020, to facilitate smoother communication between the examiner and the applicant.\u3000The main revisions are as follows: 1. 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