Jun 9, 2022
Japan: International Application Fees Revised
The fees for filing international applications with the Japan Patent Office have been revised and will be partially increased effective July 1, 2022. The increase is due to the recent and ongoing depreciation of the yen.
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Type of Fee |
Requirements |
Amount of money |
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Before June 30, 2022 |
After July 1, 2022 |
Price increase |
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JPO accepts international applications |
International application fee |
Up to 30 sheets of international application (A) |
159,500 Yen |
179,000 Yen |
19,500 Yen |
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For each sheet of more than 30 sheets (B) |
1,800 Yen |
2,000 Yen |
200 Yen |
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Reduction for filing an online application |
▲36,000 Yen |
▲40,400 Yen |
▲4,400 Yen |
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If JPO is an international preliminary examination body |
Handling Fee |
24,000 Yen |
26,900 Yen |
2,900 Yen |
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Example of calculation for an international application in Japanese when JPO is the receiving Office, international search organization, and international preliminary examination organization |
January 1, 2022 |
April 1, 2022 |
On and after July 1, 2022 |
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international filing fee for 30 pages |
204,900 Yen |
283,500 Yen |
298,600 Yen |
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international filing fee for 40 pages |
221,900 Yen |
301,500 Yen |
318,600 Yen |
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Fees for requesting international preliminary examination including 3 inventions |
80,000 Yen |
114,000 Yen |
116,900 Yen |
Please refer to the JPO website, Notice of Revision of Fees for International Applications (jpo.go.jp).
For details on the revisions, please refer to the WIPO website (PCT Gazette dated May 5, 2022) (link to external site).