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Our office information and patent related news are as follows.
The JPO is going to change the term of protection of Design Registrations to 25 years according to the amendment of the Japanese Design Act which will be exercised during 2019.
That means the term of protection of Design Registration will be changed from 20 years from the registration date to 25 years from the filing date.
We will send another newsletters after information about the available period for application for change of period is announced by the JPO. Clients, who's JP Design Registration's expiration date is close, should keep this in mind.
For your reference, please be informed that the term of protection of Design Registration is 20 years from the registration date in South Korea, while it is 10 years from the filing date in China.
TSUBAME Patent Attorney Firm provides annuity management for your designs, as well as filing of the same in Japan, China and Korea.
Our service fee per payment is JPY 20,000. To provide a cost-effective service for our clients, payments can be made via PayPal.
Further, we assist you with the filing of your patents, utility models and trademarks as well as with rights management in Japan, China and Korea. Please feel free to contact us.