(As of June 1, 2008)
|
Attorney's Fee(Yen) |
Official Fee(Yen) |
| APPLICATION PROCEDURES |
| 1. |
Application for patent |
180,000 |
15,000 |
| 1a. |
English-language application for patent |
200,000 |
24,000 |
| 1b. |
Filing of Japanese translation of English-language application |
30,000 |
- |
| 2. |
Division of or conversion to application for patent |
150,000 |
15,000 |
| 3. |
Application for registration of extension of patent term |
175,000 |
74,000 |
| 4. |
Claiming Convention priority or internal priority |
| A) Basic charge; and |
8,000 |
- |
| B) Charge per claiming Convention priority or internal priority |
6,000 |
- |
| 5. |
Preparation of abstract |
4,200 |
- |
| 6. |
Application for exception to loss of novelty of invention |
47,000 |
- |
| 7. |
Late filing of formal documents |
12,000 |
- |
| 8. |
Request for examination for patent application |
| for cases that the filing date is before April 1, 2004 |
| A) Basic charge; and |
14,000 |
84,300 |
| B) Charge per claim |
4,000 |
2,000 |
| for cases that the filing date is after April 1, 2004 |
| A) Basic charge; and |
14,000 |
168,600 |
| B) Charge per claim |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| in case of PCT National Stage(for cases that the international filing date is before April 1, 2004) |
| A) Basic charge; and |
14,000 |
67,400 |
| B) Charge per claim |
4,000 |
1,600 |
| in case of PCT National Stage(for cases that the international filing date is after April 1, 2004) |
| A) Basic charge; and |
14,000 |
151,700 |
| B) Charge per claim |
4,000 |
3,600 |
| 9. |
Bookkeeping for the request for examination per case per year |
8,000 |
- |
| ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURES |
| 10. |
Electronic filing of application and any other document to be filed at the Patent Office by on-line transmission |
8,500 |
- |
| 11. |
Payment for the designated Information processing Organization when paper documents are filed in conjunction with the electronic filing procedure |
| A) Basic fee; and |
- |
4,300 |
| B) Fee for specification per page |
- |
800 |
| EXAMINATION PROCEDURES |
| 12. |
Preference examination |
| 1) by applicant |
170,000 |
- |
| 2) by third party |
280,000 |
- |
| 13. |
Expedited examination |
160,000 |
- |
| 14. |
Argument |
95,000 |
- |
| 15. |
Amendment |
95,000 |
- |
| 16. |
Additional charge for each claim exceeding the number of current claim(s) in case of amendment |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| 17. |
Interview |
65,000 |
- |
| 18. |
Extension of period or charge of date |
12,000 |
2,100 |
| 19. |
Presentation of information to the Patent Office by third party |
170,000 |
- |
| 20. |
Preparing and hand-carrying amendment |
40,000 |
- |
| 21. |
Reporting communication from the Patent Office |
on workload basis |
| APPEAL PROCEDURES |
| 22. |
Appeal against final rejection, including a first claim |
270,000 |
55,000 |
| 23. |
Appeal against final rejection combined with a complaint against decision of dismissal of amendment, including a first claim |
290,000 |
55,000 |
| 24. |
Appeal against decision of dismissal of amendment, including a first claim |
150,000 |
55,000 |
| 25. |
Expedited appeal examination |
100,000 |
- |
| INVALIDATION TRIAL PROCEDURES |
| 26. |
Trial for invalidation, including a first claim |
400,000 |
55,000 |
| 27. |
Intervention in trial for invalidation |
300,000 |
55,000 |
| 28. |
Request for correction during the course of procedure of the invalidation trial |
130,000 |
55,000 |
| 29. |
Trial for correction, including a first claim |
180,000 |
55,000 |
| 30. |
Re-trial, including a first claim |
300,000 |
55,000 |
| 31. |
Additional charge for each additional claim added to the first claim in case of appeal, trial or re-trial |
8,000 |
5,500 |
| 32. |
Attendance of oral examination, examination of evidence, preparatory proceedings, hearing, etc. |
150,000 |
- |
| OTHER TRIAL PROCEDURES |
| 33. |
Motion for preservation of evidence or taking of evidence |
300,000 |
- |
| 34. |
Demand for official opinion on technical scope |
300,000 |
40,000 |
| 35. |
Demand for decision on establishment of non-exclusive license in case of non-working, etc. (Demand for an arbitration) |
240,000 |
55,000 |
| 36. |
Administrative appeal |
240,000 |
- |
| 37. |
RECORDING PROCEDURES |
95,000 |
- |
| RECORDING PROCEDURES |
| 38. |
Recording transfer of pending application |
33,000 |
4,200 |
| 39. |
Recording change of applicant's name and address per case |
20,000 |
- |
| 40. |
Registration of transfer of patent |
| 1) by succession or merger |
65,000 |
3,000 |
| 2) by assignment |
65,000 |
15,000 |
| 41. |
Registration of change or correction of name or address of patentee |
50,000 |
1,000 |
| 42. |
Registration of license |
65,000 |
15,000 |
| 43. |
Registration of appointment of agent after grant |
30,000 |
- |
| 44. |
Obtaining official certificate |
| 1) by means of electronic procedure |
13,000 |
1,100 |
| 2) by means of written request |
13,000 |
1,400 |
| 45. |
Obtaining certified copy of register |
10,000 |
900 |
| 46. |
Requesting re-issuance of registration certificate |
11,000 |
4,600 |
| 47. |
Requesting inspection of documents on file at the Patent Office |
10,000 |
1,500 |
| REGISTRATION FEES AND ANNUITIES |
| 48. |
Basic registration fees and annuities Official Fees cover the first claim and Attorney's Fees cover up to five claims |
| 1) 1st to 3rd year (in lump sum as registration fee) |
25,000 |
37,200 |
| 2) 4th to 6th year (each year) |
10,000 |
19,300 |
| 3) 7th to 9th year (each year) |
11,000 |
38,600 |
| 4) 10th to 25th year (each year) |
12,000 |
77,200 |
| in case that a Request for Examination is filed after April 1, 2004 |
| 1) 1st to 3rd year (in lump sum as registration fee) |
25,000 |
7,500 |
| 2) 4th to 6th year (each year) |
10,000 |
7,600 |
| 3) 7th to 9th year (each year) |
11,000 |
23,100 |
| 4) 10th to 25th year (each year) |
12,000 |
66,400 |
| 49. |
Additional registration fees and annuities Official Fees apply to each additional claim and Attorneyfs Fees apply to each additional group of up to five claims |
| 1) 1st to 3rd year (in lump sum as registration fee) |
6,000 |
3,000 |
| 2) 4th to 6th year (each year) |
4,000 |
1,400 |
| 3) 7th to 9th year (each year) |
5,000 |
2,800 |
| 4) 10th to 25th year (each year) |
6,000 |
5,600 |
| in case that a Request for Examination is filed after April 1, 2004 |
| 1) 1st to 3rd year (in lump sum as registration fee) |
6,000 |
600 |
| 2) 4th to 6th year (each year) |
4,000 |
500 |
| 3) 7th to 9th year (each year) |
5,000 |
1,700 |
| 4) 10th to 25th year (each year) |
6,000 |
4,800 |
| TRANSLATION |
| 50. |
from English into Japanese, per 100 words or fraction thereof |
4,000 |
- |
| 51. |
from German or French into Japanese, per 100 words or fraction thereof |
5,000 |
- |
| 52. |
from Japanese into English, per 100 words or fraction thereof |
5,500 |
- |
| 53. |
from Japanese into German or French, per 100 words or fraction thereof |
6,200 |
- |
| TYPING OR ENTRY OF CHARACTER INFORMATION |
| 54. |
A4 size per page (40 characters × 50 lines) |
6,000 |
- |
| 55. |
A4 size per page (foreign language) |
disbursement |
| DRAWINGS OR OTHER IMAGE INFORMATION |
| 56. |
Preparation of drawings, photographs or other image information |
disbursement |
| COMMUNICATION |
| 57. |
Postage and other communication charges |
disbursement |
| EXTRA FEE |
| 58. |
Extra fee in case of multi-clients |
disbursement |
