Common Status Descriptors
The TM5 “Common Status Descriptors” (“CST”) Project is designed to aid trademark right holders and other interested parties who may have dealings with two or more partner offices.
Once a national IP office receives an application to register a trademark, that office may assign any one of various “statuses” to that application (or to any resulting registration) depending, among other things, on:
Raising Awareness about Trademark Infringement
Description of project Since the TM5 framework was launched, the TM5 Partners have worked together to address various trademark issues by developing trademark policies and measures. However, their focus has been rather on filing and examination of trademark applications from the perspective of the Offices. The substantial purpose of the trademark registration is ensuring trademark […]
Staff Exchange
With this project, the Partners explore the benefits of sharing practices among TM5 Partners regarding the temporary exchange of staff, i.e., sending experts to other Partner Offices. The desired outcomes are: Sharing knowledge amongst Partners about each other’s staff exchange and secondment practices. Preparing a feasibility study, including mapping, on staff mobility. Subject to Participating Offices characteristics […]
TMview
This project aims to look at the possibilities of improving access to information related to trade marks. Our current strategy is to expand the current TMview platform by including data from the TM5 partners.
Fraudulent Solicitations
The purpose of this project is to address scams occurring worldwide where trademark users receive misleading or fraudulent solicitations offering trademark services in exchange for payment, but the services are never rendered, or are rendered poorly, creating costs and frustration for trademark users.
10 years of TM5 Booklet
10 years of TM5 Booklet
Trademark Archives Management and Administration
The project aims to share the information related to the manner and scope of the archives preservation, management and administration, both in paper and electronic form, within TM5 offices. By learning from the experience of others’, the offices can improve the management and operation of the trademark paper and electronic archives.
Priority Rights
TM5 is a multilateral cooperation forum that is comprised of the five main trademark offices in the world. The forum was originally created in 2001 by three principal international IP Offices, namely, the Japan Patent Office, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (now EUIPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The […]
Comparative Analysis on Examination Results
The purpose of this project is to increase user convenience by enabling international applicants to predict the registrability of filed marks in TM5 partners’ countries.
Providing Information on How TM5 Members Describe Goods and Services
Project objectives The aim of this project is to enhance user convenience in identifying goods and services by providing the Partner Offices’ descriptions of acceptable goods and services, and then posting the collected information onto the TM5’s public website. 2. Project scope
Image Search
Launched as “Image Search” with a focus on image-based technologies in Phase 1, the project was expanded in Phase 2 to include a broader scope of IT topics. It is currently conducted under the title “IT Support for Trademark Examination.” Later information can be found at the link below. Go to [IT Support […]
TM5 Catalogue of Quality Services Involving Users
The EUIPO has published the TM5 Catalogue of Quality Services involving users, a catalogue of user-driven initiatives developed under the framework of international cooperation activities with the TM5 offices. The Japanese Patent Office (JPO), the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) […]
