December 3, 2024
Japan: International Application Fees Revised: January 1, 2025
For international applications filed with the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the international filing and handling fees will be revised as follows effective January 1, 2025.
Please note that fees have been increasing in accordance with the revisions but will be reduced beginning January 2025.
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*¹ Filing fee: Sending fee (17,000 yen) + search fee (143,000 yen) + international filing fee (a) + fee for pages exceeding 30 (number of pages exceeding 30 x (b)) Reduction in case of filing an online application (c)
*² Fees for requesting international preliminary examination: Preliminary examination fee (34,000 yen) + handling fee (D) + additional fee for preliminary examination (preliminary examination fee (28,000 yen) x (number of inventions – 1))
JPO website:
For more information, please check Notice of Revision of Fees for International Applications | Japan Patent Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (jpo.go.jp)
For more information, please check WIPO website, PCT Gazette dated November 14, 2024