Dec 20, 2022
Japan: International Application Fees Revised
The fees for filing international applications with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) have been revised once again and will be partially increased from January 1, 2023. This increase is due to the recent and continuing depreciation of the yen.
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Type of Fee |
Requirements |
Amount of money |
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Before Dec 31, 2022 |
On and after Jan 1, 2023 |
Price increase |
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JPO accepts international applications |
International application fee |
Up to 30 sheets of international application (A) |
190,300 Yen |
195,000 Yen |
4,700 Yen |
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For each sheet of more than 30 sheets (B) |
2,100 Yen |
2,200 Yen |
100 Yen |
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Reduction for filing an online application |
▲42,900 Yen |
▲44,000 Yen |
▲1,100 Yen |
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If JPO is an international preliminary examination body |
Handling Fee |
28,600 Yen |
29,300 Yen |
700 Yen |
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Example of calculation for an international application when JPO is the receiving Office, international search organization, and international preliminary examination organization |
January 1,2022 |
April 1, 2022 |
July 1, 2022 |
November 1,2022 |
On and after Jan 1,2023 |
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international filing fee for 30 pages |
204,900 Yen |
283,500 Yen |
298,600 Yen |
307,400 Yen |
311,000 Yen |
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international filing fee for 40 pages |
221,900 Yen |
301,500 Yen |
318,600 Yen |
328,400 Yen |
333,000 Yen |
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Fees for requesting international preliminary examination including 3 inventions |
80,000 Yen |
114,000 Yen |
116,900 Yen |
118,600 Yen |
119,300 Yen |
International filing fees: sending fee + search fee + international filing fee (A) + fee for exceeding 30 pages (number of pages exceeding 30 x (B)) – reduced fee if filed online
Fees for requesting international preliminary examination: Preliminary examination fee + handling fee + additional fee for preliminary examination (preliminary examination fee x (number of inventions – 1))
For more information, please refer to the JPO website, International Application Fee Schedule | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan Patent Office (jpo.go.jp).