[Hague] Submission of priority documents using digital access service (DAS) to Japan Patent Office as the designated Contracting Party

For Hague registrations with international registration dates on or after January 1, 2020, and with DAS access codes, the JPO will retrieve the priority documents through the DAS.

When the priority documents cannot be retrieved due to incomplete description of access codes, the JPO will send the Notification to the holders and invite them to correct the DAS access code or to submit the printed Priority documents to the JPO.

As usual, Notifications above will be mailed to the holder directly, not to the IB representative. If the holders reside outside Japan, any procedures for the JPO must be conducted through a local representative who is domiciled or resides in Japan.  In this case, the appointment of a representative must be notified to the JPO

References

• Electronic Priority Document Exchange
• Notes for the Designation of Japan in an International Design Application under the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement

[Last updated 26 December 2019]

Contact

Office for International Design and Trademark Applications Japan Patent Office E-mail: PA1BD0@jpo.go.jp Fax: +81-3-3580-8033