Decreases in official fees for
obtaining and maintaining a patent
& a trademark under consideration
The Japan Patent Office has decided to decrease official
fees for obtaining and maintaining a patent and a trademark.
The revision of the official fees will be enforced in
June, 2008, if the revision passes the Diet this year.
If you have any plans to file patent and trademark applications,
please feel free to contact us. We would be pleased to explain
such applications and suggest how to use this revision.
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The revised official fees for patents (estimated)
would be as follows:
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Current Official fee |
New Official fee |
| Patent application |
Yen 16,000 |
Yen 15,000 |
| Basic Registration fees and Annuities
1-3rd year: in lump sum as Registration fee including
a first claim
*Additional charge for each additional claim (in lump sum) |
Yen 8,400
Yen 600 |
Yen 7,500
Yen 600 |
4-6th year: annually including a first claim
*Additional
charge for each additional claim
(each year) |
Yen 8,700
Yen 600 |
Yen 7,600
Yen 500 |
7-9th year: annually including a first claim
*Additional charge for each additional claim
(each year) |
Yen 26,200
Yen 1,900 |
Yen 23,100
Yen 1,700 |
10th year onward: annually including a first claim
*Additional charge for each additional claim
(each year) |
Yen 87,600
Yen 6,400 |
Yen 66,400
Yen 4,800 |
The revised official fees (estimated)
for trademarks would be as follows:
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Current Official fee |
New Official fee |
Application fee (in one class)
*Each additional class in same application |
Yen 21,000
Yen 15,000 |
Yen 12,000
Yen 8,600 |
Registration fee (in one class)
*Each additional class in same registration |
Yen 66,000
Yen 66,000 |
Yen 37,600
Yen 37,600 |
Registration fee for renewal (in one class)
*Each additional class in same registration |
Yen 151,000
Yen 151,000 |
Yen 48,500
Yen 48,500 |
| Source: Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
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