Overseas Application Support

1Business overview: Overseas application support is a system to assist part of foreign application costs such as patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, etc. that are necessary for small and medium-sized companies in Iwate Prefecture to conduct business overseas. The Center for the Promotion of Industry becomes a contact point and encourages the acquisition of strategic industrial property rights in foreign countries through foreign applications. From May 11, 2019 to February 28, 2019, the first open call for the eighth year will be closed on June 19, 2019. 2 Subjects: The target is a group consisting of small and medium enterprises with offices in Iwate Prefecture or small and medium enterprises. If there is a factory in the prefecture, the head office will be covered even outside the prefecture, including individual business owners. Foreign trademark applications for regional organizations include Chamber of Commerce, Commerce and Industry, and NPOs. It is necessary to obtain cooperation with domestic patent attorneys, cooperate with follow-up investigations for 5 years after assistance, and to properly conduct examination requests and interim responses. 3Auxiliary Exp。s and Subsidy Contents: The subject matter is limited to those who have applied for patent, utility model, design or trademark to the Japan Patent Office, and will apply the same contents to the foreign patent office within the。 year. Applications for PCT domestic migration, harg applications, and madpro are included, but not for cases already applied to foreign patent agencies. Applicant expenses are not covered by foreign patents, domestic and local agent fees, translation fees, etc. 4 Points of subsidy, upper limit, schedule, and application: The subsidy rate is less than one-half of the subsidy expenses, up to 3 million yen per企業 year per company, 150,000 yen per application, 6 million yen utility model, design and trademark, and 300,000 yen for flash protection trademark. amount max adopt