Schedule of fees
Schedule of fees
(on or after April 1, 2022)
1. Application
(1)Patents
(2)Utility Models
(Note: Applicants are required to pay registration fees for the 1st-3rd years in a lump sum at the time of filing)
Fees
(3)Designs
Fees
| Design application ※1 | ¥16,000 |
| Request for secret design ※2 | ¥5,100 |
※1 ¥16,000 per design in the case of collective application for multiple designs
※2 ¥5,100 per design in the case of collective application for multiple designs
(4)Trademarks
Fees
| Trademark application | ¥3,400 + ¥8,600 per classification |
| Defensive mark application | ¥6,800 + ¥17,200 per classification |
2. Request for Examination
(1)Patents
(For patent applications filed on or after April 1, 2019)
| Fees | |
| Request for examination | ¥138,000 + ¥4,000 per claim |
| -where the international search report has been established by the JPO (under the PC T) | ¥83,000 + ¥2,400 per claim |
| -where the international search report has been established by an International Searc hing Authority other than the JPO (under the PCT) | ¥124,000 + ¥3,600 per claim |
| -where the search report has been established by a designated searching organization | ¥110,000 + ¥3,200 per claim |
(For patent applications filed on or before March 31, 2019)
| Fees | |
| Request for examination | ¥118,000 +¥4,000 per claim |
| -where the international search report has been established by the JPO (under the PC T) | ¥71,000 +¥2,400 per claim |
| -where the international search report has been established by an International Searc hing Authority other than the JPO (under the PCT) | ¥106,000 +¥3,600 per claim |
| -where the search report has been established by a designated searching organization | ¥94,000 +¥3,200 per claim |
(2)Utility Models
| Fees | |
| Request for Registrability Report | ¥42,000 + ¥1,000 per claim |
| -where the international search report has been established by the JPO (under the PC T) | ¥8,400 + ¥200 per claim |
| -where the international search report has been established by an International Searc hing Authority other than the JPO (under the PCT) | ¥33,600 + ¥800 per claim |
3. Annual fee / Registration fee
(1)Patents
*Information for patent right holders residing outside of Japan who wish to pay directly patent annuity fees for 4th year and after
1) For patent applications filed on or after January 1, 1988
(For patent applications requested for examination on or after April 1, 2004)
| Fees | |
| 1-3rd year: annually, | ¥4,300 + ¥300 per claim |
| 4-6th year: annually, | ¥10,300 + ¥800 per claim |
| 7-9th year: annually, | ¥24,800 + ¥1,900 per claim |
| 10-25th year: annually, | ¥59,400 + ¥4,600 per claim |
(For patent applications requested for examination on or before March 31, 2004)
| Fees | |
| 1-3rd year: annually, | ¥10,300 + ¥900 per claim |
| 4-6th year: annually, | ¥16,100 + ¥1,300 per claim |
| 7-9th year: annually, | ¥32,200 + ¥2,500 per claim |
| 10-25th year: annually, | ¥64,400 + ¥5,000 per claim |
2) For patent applications filed on or before December 31, 1987
(For patent applications requested for examination on or after April 1, 2004)
| Fees | |
| 1-3rd year: annually, | ¥1,500 + ¥1,000 per claim |
| 4-6th year: annually, | ¥4,800 + ¥2,900 per claim |
| 7-9th year: annually, | ¥14,300 + ¥8,800 per claim |
| 10-25th year: annually, | ¥47,500 + ¥29,600 per claim |
(For patent applications requested for examination on or before March 31, 2004)
| Fees | |
| 1-3rd year: annually, | ¥7,500 + ¥4,900 per claim |
| 4-6th year: annually, | ¥11,900 + ¥7,400 per claim |
| 7-9th year: annually, | ¥23,800 + ¥14,800 per claim |
| 10-25th year: annually, | ¥47,500 + ¥29,600 per claim |
(2)Utility Models
| Fees | |
| 1-3rd year: annually, | ¥2,100 + ¥100 per claim |
| 4-6th year: annually, | ¥6,100 + ¥300 per claim |
| 7-10th year: annually, | ¥18,100 + ¥900 per claim |
(3)Designs
| Fees | |
| 1-3rd year: annually, | ¥8,500 |
| 4-15th year: annually, | ¥16,900 |
| 4-20th year: annually,※1 | |
| 4-25th year: annually,※2 |
※1 For Designs applications filed on or after April 1, 2007
※2 For Designs applications filed on or after April 1, 2020
(4)Trademarks
| Fees | |
| Registration fee: | ¥32,900 per classification |
| -Payment of registration fee by installments | ¥17,200 per classification |
| Renewal fee: | ¥43,600 per classification |
| -Payment of renewal fee by installments | ¥22,800 per classification |
| Defensive mark registration fee: | ¥32,900 per classification |
| Defensive mark renewal fee: | ¥37,500 per classification |
4. Opposition/ Appeal / Trial
(1)Patents
| Fees | |
| Opposition | ¥16,500 + ¥2,400 per claim |
| Request for correction | ¥49,500 + ¥5,500 per claim |
| Appeal | ¥49,500 + ¥5,500 per claim |
| Request for correction | ¥49,500 + ¥5,500 per claim |
| Trial / Retrial | ¥49,500 + ¥5,500 per claim |
| Trial / Retrial for registration of an extension of the term of patent right | ¥55,000 |
(2)Utility Models
| Fees | |
| Trial / Retrial | ¥49,500 + ¥5,500 per claim |
(3)Designs
| Fees | |
| Appeal | ¥55,000 |
| Trial / Retrial | ¥55,000 |
(4)Trademarks
| Fees | |
| Opposition | ¥3,000 + ¥8,000 per classification |
| Appeal | ¥15,000 + ¥40,000 per classification |
| Trial / Retrial | ¥15,000 + ¥40,000 per classification |
5. Others
| Fees | ||
| Request for extension of a period | ¥2,100 | |
| Request for extension of a specified time limit after the expiration of the time limit (ex cept for Request for extension of the time limit specified under the Article 50 of the Pat ent Act) | ¥4,200 | |
| Request for extension of the time limit specified under the Article 50 of the Patent Act after the expiration of the time limit | ¥51,000 | |
| Request for extension of the time limit specified under the Article 50 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 19 of the Design Act after the expiration of the ti me limit | ¥7,200 | |
| Notification of succession (Change in the name of applicant) | ¥4,200 | |
| Request for other certificates: | -on-line | ¥1,100 |
| -over the counter | ¥1,400 | |
| Request for inspection of documents (paper) | ¥1,500 | |
| Request for inspection of documents (digital): | -on-line | ¥600 |
| -over the counter | ¥900 | |
| Request for inspection of the Register (paper) | ¥300 | |
| Request for inspection of the Register (digital) | -on-line | ¥600 |
| -over the counter | ¥800 | |
| Request for copy of documents (paper) | ¥1,400 | |
| Request for issue of documents (digital): | -on-line | ¥1,000 |
| -over the counter | ¥1,300 | |
6. After Registration
Fees
| Registration of transfer of right: | -Patents | ¥15,000 |
| -Utility models | ¥9,000 | |
| -Designs | ¥9,000 | |
| -Trademarks | ¥30,000 | |
| -General successions (inheritance, etc) | ¥3,000 | |
| Change in the name of owner (excluding transfer) | ¥1,000 | |
[Last updated 1 April 2022]