Apr 14, 2016
Change of Official Fees (reduction) effective April 1, 2016
The Japan Patent Office announced their new fee schedule and fees for obtaining/maintaining patent registration. The revision of the schedule summarized below will be in effect starting April 1, 2016.
Patent Registration/Maintenance Fee
Until March 31, 2016
On or After April 1, 2016
1st-to-3rd year
JPY 2,300
+ JPY 200 per claim
JPY 2,100
+ JPY 200 per claim
4th-to-6th year
JPY 7,100
+ JPY 500 per claim
JPY 6,400
+ JPY 500 per claim
7th-to-9th year
JPY 21,400
+ JPY 1,700 per claim
JPY 19,300
+ JPY 1,500 per claim
10th-to-25th year
JPY 61,600
+ JPY 4,800 per claim
JPY 55,400
+ JPY 4,300 per claim
N.B. For patent applications filed on or after January 1, 1988 and requested for examination on or after April 1, 2004. For other applications, different fees are applied. Please contact us for an estimate for a specific application.