How to respond to
a “Notification of Provisional Refusal”
issued by the JPO under the Madrid System
"Patent administration annual report 2014" was published.
I describe the data regarding Trademark.
"Patent administration annual report" is the report which JPO made by searching and analysing necessary information to recognize status of Intellectual Property in corporations and colleges.
[Status of Appeal]
Appeal against examiner's decision of refusal：1,012, 12.6％UP
Opposition：460, 16.7%UP（394, in 2012 ）
Trial for cancellation of registered trademark：1,190, 13.3%UP（ 1,050, in 2012）
Appeal against examiner's decision of refusal rapidly increased in 2013.
The average period of receiving First Action of Appeal against examiner's decision of refusal is 5.7 months.
