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Revision of Fee Schedule Under 2015 Amendments (Effective on April 1 2016)

February 12, 2016


Following the enactment of the 2015 Partial Amending Patent Act etc., the fee schedule for patents, trademarks and international searches concerning international applications has been revised.

The new fee schedule that will be effective after the Amended Patent Act etc., etc. come into force (April 1, 2016) is displayed as follows.

 

1. Patents

 Application  fees

 

 Before revision

 After revision

 Patent  application

 ¥15,000

 ¥14,000

 Application  in foreign language

 ¥24,000

 ¥22,000

 Submission  under the Patent Acts 184-5 (1)

 ¥15,000

 ¥14,000

 Request  under the Patent Acts 184-20 (1)

 ¥15,000

 ¥14,000

 

Patent  annual fees (for applications for which examinations were requested on and
  after April 1, 2004)

 

 Before  revision

 After revision

 1–3rd year

 ¥2,300 + ¥200 per claim

 ¥2,100  + ¥200 per claim

 4-6th year

 ¥7,100 + ¥500 per claim

 ¥6,400  + ¥500 per claim

 7-9th year

 ¥21,400 + ¥1,700 per claim

 ¥19,300  + ¥1,500 per claim

 10-25th year

 ¥61,600 + ¥4,800 per claim

 ¥55,400  + ¥4,300 per claim

 

 Patent  annual fees (for applications for which examinations were requested on and
  before March 31, 2004)

 

 Before  revision

 After revision

 1–3rd year

 ¥11,400 + ¥1,000 per claim

 ¥10,300  + ¥900 per claim

 4-6th year

 ¥17,900 + ¥1,400 per claim

 ¥16,100  + ¥1,300 per claim

 7-9th year

 ¥35,800 + ¥2,800 per claim

 ¥32,200  + ¥2,500 per claim

 10-25th year

 ¥71,600 + ¥5,600 per claim

 ¥64,400  + ¥5,000 per claim

 

2. Trademarks

 Registration  fees and renewal fees

 

 Before  revision

 After revision

 Registration  fee (for 10 years)

 ¥37,600 per classification

 ¥28,200  per  classification 

 Registration  fee (by installments)

 ¥21,900 per classification

 ¥16,400  per  classification

 Renewal  fee (for 10 years)

 ¥48,500 per classification

 ¥38,800  per  classification

 Renewal  fee (by installments)

 ¥28,300 per classification

 ¥22,600  per  classification

 Defensive  mark registration fee

 ¥37,600 per classification

 ¥28,200  per  classification

 Defensive  mark renewal fee

 ¥41,800 per classification

 ¥33,400  per  classification

 

 Individual  fees for trademark right based on international registration

 

 Before  revision

 After revision

 Equivalent  to registration fee

 ¥37,600 per classification

 ¥28,200 per classification 

 Equivalent  to renewal fee

 ¥48,500 per classification

 ¥38,800 per classification 

 

3.PCT international applications

 

 Before revision

 After revision

 For an application in Japanese

 For an application  in English 

 International search fee and transmittal fee

 ¥80,000

 ¥80,000

 ¥166,000

 Additional search fee per invention

 ¥60,000

 ¥60,000

 ¥126,000

 Preliminary examination fee

 ¥26,000

 ¥26,000

 ¥58,000

 Additional preliminary examination fee per invention

 ¥15,000

 ¥15,000

 ¥34,000

 

 

Applicability of new fee rules

  • The old fee rules shall apply to patent fees and others that will be paid before April 1, 2016.
  • The new fee rules shall apply to patent fees and others that will be paid on and after April 1, 2016.