Notification of Provisional Refusal: Time limit ?
Time Limit for responding to the Notification of Provisional Refusal
The holder of the international registration may submit to the JPO a written opinion against the provisional refusal through the intermediary of a representative domiciled in Japan within 3 months from the date of pronouncement, as indicated on the bottom of the Notification of Provisional Refusal. If the holder wished to amend the designated goods and/or services, the amendment must be made through the intermediary of a representative domiciled in Japan by the same date.