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Application, grant and maintenance fees are shown by pricing condition.
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Fees incurred during filing and examination
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| Filing fee (mandatory at filing) | Required | 825 USD | ?General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation. |
| priority claim fee (if required) | Optional | 75 USD | ?General pricingThe Paris Convention priority period is 12 months and the PCT national-phase period is 30 months. No additional service fee is normally charged for DAS, but if the priority data cannot be retrieved, an electronic priority document must be supplied and translated by us for filing. |
| priority claim fee (if required) | Optional | 75 USD | ?General pricingIf no DAS code is available, an electronic copy of the priority document must be translated into Japanese and filed with the JPO. |
| PCT (national request form, if required) | Optional | 75 USD | — |
| document drafting (if required) (starting from) | Optional | 300 USD | ?General pricingFees vary according to the technical field and drafting-quality requirements. |
| translation fee (if required) (per 1,000 Chinese characters) | Optional | 53 USD | ?General pricingChinese-to-Japanese translation fee, calculated by the word count in the draft patent documents. |
| response to an office action (if required) — appeal against a refusal decision (starting fee, per instance) | Optional | 570 USD | ?General pricingThe service fee depends on case complexity. |
Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| Registration fee — certificate issuance plus annuities for Years 1–3 (mandatory at filing; official-fee formula: (JPY 2,100 + JPY 100 × number of claims) × 3 years; no additional service fee; official fee calculated separately under the source-table formula) | Required | 0 USD | ?General pricingSource-table note: official fee = (JPY 2,100 + JPY 100 × number of claims) × 3 years; no additional service fee. Japanese utility models are registered without substantive examination, and JPO requires annuities for Years 1–3 at filing, so all filing and grant charges are paid together. The final fee depends on the number of claims. |
Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.
| Year / item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official fee (original) | Service fee (USD) | Total | |||
| Year 1 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 2 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 3 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 4 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 5 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 6 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 7 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 8 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 9 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
| Year 10 · Annuity | Required | Contact us | ?General pricingQ: number of claims | ||
Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| request to convert a utility model into an invention patent application | Optional | 300 USD | ?General pricingA Japanese utility model application may be converted into an invention patent application within three years after filing; an additional service fee applies. |
| patent evaluation report | Optional | 300 USD | ?General pricingOfficial fee: JPY 42,000 + JPY 1,000 × number of claims. |
| post-grant assignment of patent rights | Optional | 495 USD | ?General pricingIncludes the fee for transferring representation. |
1. JPO generally issues the filing receipt within five business days.
2. Japanese patent certificates have been issued electronically since 1 April 2024.
3. Filing to registration takes approximately 5–6 months, followed by about two months for certificate issuance. The maximum term is 10 years from filing.
4. All timeframes are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.
Contact our team for filing strategy and document review.
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