Japanse Patent Application（for foreign clients)

Japanse Application（for foreign clients)

A. PATENT APPLICATIONFiling

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Filing a Japanese Patent Application
in Japanese (Paris Route)		 100,000 14,000
Filing a Japanese Patent Application
in Foreign Language (Paris Route)		 100,000 22,000
Claiming Conventional Priority (per priority) 10,000  
Translation from English to Japanese
(per English word)		 32  
Translation from Chinese to Japanese
(per Chinese character)		 30  
Review of a Japanese Specification 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Preparation of Japanese Drawings
(per page)		 4,800  
Editing and Inserting an image/a table into a
specification (per image)		 1,200  
Basic Fee for Filing a Sequence Listing 10,000  
Review and Preparation of a Sequence Listing 30,000-50,000  

Request for Examination

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Fee (for an application filed on or after April 1, 2019) 14,000 138,000
Basic Fee (for an application filed on or before March 31, 2019) 14,000 118,000
Additional Fee per each Claim   4,000
Filing a Preliminary Amendment and Petition 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Request for an Accelerated Examination 10,000  
Explanation as to Circumstances concerning Accelerated Examination 50,000  

Responding to an Office Action

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Forwarding an Office Action 14,000  
Filing an Amendment and Argument in Response to an Office Action 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Report on Filing of a Response 14,000  
Request for Extension of Term (Pending Application)* *An initial extension of one month is not allowed under Japanese practice.
Two-Month Extension 10,000 2,100
Additonal One-Month Extension 10,000 2,100
Request for Extension of Term (After Requesting an Appeal)* *Up to three one-month extensions are available for overseas residents.
One-Month Extension 10,000 2,100

Responding to a Final Rejection

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Forwarding a Final Rejection 14,000  
Filing an Appeal 100,000+20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge) 49,500 + 5,500/claim
Report on Filing of a Response 14,000  

Registration

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Fee (for 1st to 3rd year annuities) 25,000 12,900
Charge for each additional Claim   900

Annuities

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
4th to 6th year
Basic Annual Fee (per year) 10,000 10,300
Additional Fee for each Claim (per year)   800
7th to 9th year
Basic Annual Fee (per year) 10,000 24,800
Additional Fee for each Claim (per year)   1,900
After 10th year
Basic Annual Fee (per year) 10,000 59,400
Additional Fee for each Claim (per year)   4,600

B. PCT NATIONAL PHASE APPLICATIONFiling

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Filing a National Phase Application in Japan 100,000 14,000
Translation from English to Japanese
(per English word)		 32  
Translation from Chinese to Japanese
(per Chinese character)		 30  
Review of a Japanese Specification 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Preparation of Japanese Drawings (per page) 4,800  
Editing and Inserting an image/a table into a specification(per image) 1,200  
Basic Fee for Filing a Sequence Listing 10,000  
Review and Preparation of a Sequence Listing 30,000-50,000  

Request for Examination

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Fee (for an application filed on or after April 1, 2019) 14,000 124,000
Basic Fee (for an application filed on or before March 31, 2019) 14,000 106,000
Additional Fee per Claim   3,600
Review of a Japanese Specification 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Request for an Accelerated Examination 10,000  
Explanation as to Circumstances concerning Accelerated Examination 50,000  

C. UTILITY MODEL APPLICATIONFiling

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Filing a Japanese Utility Model Application 100,000 14,000
Registration Fee (for 1st to 3rd year annuities) 11,000 6,300
Additional Fee for each Claim   300
Claiming Conventional Priority (per priority) 10,000  
Translation from English to Japanese (per English word) 32  
Translation from Chinese to Japanese (per Chinese character) 30  
Review of a Japanese Specification 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Preparation of Japanese Drawings (per page) 4,800  
Inserting elements converted into images into
a specification (per image)		 1,200  

Annuities

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
4th to 6th year 10,000 6,100
Annuity for each Claim   300
7th to 10th year 10,000 18,100
Annuity for each Claim   900

Request for Search Report

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Charge 50,000 42,000
Additional Fee per each Claim   1,000
Reviewing a Search Report and Filing a Correction 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  

D. DESIGN APPLICATIONFiling

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Filing a Japanese Design Application 100,000 16,000
Claiming Conventional Priority (per priority) 15,000  
Translation from English to Japanese (per English word) 32  
Translation from Chinese to Japanese (per Chinese character) 30  
Preparation of Japanese Drawings 4,800/h (hourly charge)  

Responding to an Office Action

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Forwarding an Office Action 14,000  
Filing an Amendment and Argument
in Response to an Office Action		 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Report on Filing of a Response 14,000  
Request for Extension of Term
Two-Month Extension 10,000 2,100
Two-Month Extension after the expiration of the time limit 10,000 7,200

Registration

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic fee for the First year 25,000 8,500

Annuities

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
2nd to 3rd year (per year) 10,000 8,500
4th to 25th year (per year)(filed on or after April 1, 2020) 10,000 16,900
4th to 20th year (per year)(filed on or before March 31, 2020) 10,000 16,900

E. TRADEMARK APPLICATIONSearching

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Search for one Trademark for one class of similar goods or services ≧50,000  

Filing

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Filing a Japanese Trademark Application (for one class) 80,000 12,000
For each additional class 20,000 8,600
Claiming Convention Priority 10,000  
Typing (per page) 1,200  

Responding to an Office Action

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Forwarding an Office Action 14,000  
Filing an Amendment and Argument in Response to an Office Action 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Request for Extension of Term*
One-Month Extension 10,000 2,100
Two-Month Extension after the expiration of the time limit 10,000 4,200

**Note that extensions of up to three months are possible; however, three one-month extensions are not available, and a two-month extension is available only after the first one month extension.

Registration

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Fee (for one class) 14,000 32,900
Additional Fee for each Class   32,900
Reviewing Certificate of Registration 10,000  

Renewal

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Fee for ten years (for one class) 60,000 43,600
Additional Fee for each Class   43,600

F. Trademark Application in Japan based on a Territorial Extension of an International Registration

1.　Initial Fee

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Docketing, Filing 3,000  
Filing a Power of Attorney 12,000  
Reviewing a Provisional Refusal and Drafting Letters regarding the Refusal 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  

2.　Responding to a Provisional Refusal issued by the Japan Patent Office

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Submitting an Amendment and Argument
in response to a Provisional Refusal		 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Request for Extension of Term*
One-Month Extension 10,000 2,100
Two-Month Extension after the expiration of the time limit 10,000 4,200
Submitting a Petition 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  

*Note that extensions of up to three months are possible; however, three one-month extensions are not available, and a two-month extension is available only after the first one month extension.

G. Trademark Registration in Japan Subsequent to Cancellation of International Registration Under Article 6(4) of the Madrid Protocol
Filing

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Filing an Application (for one class) 70,000 12,000
For each additional class 20,000 8,600
Forwarding a Filing Report 14,000  

Responding to an Office Action

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Forwarding an Office Action 14,000  
Submitting an Amendment in response to an Office Action 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)  
Request for Extension of Term*
One-Month Extension 10,000 2,100
Two-Month Extension after the expiration of the time limit 10,000 4,200

*Note that extensions of up to three months are possible; however, three one-month extensions are not available, and a two-month extension is available only after the first one month extension.

Registration

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Fee (for one class) 14,000 32,900
Additional Fee for each class   32,900
Reviewing the Certificate of Registration 10,000  

Renewal

  Attorney's Fee (JPY) Official Fee (JPY)
Basic Fee for ten years (for one class) 50,000 43,600
Additional Fee for each Class   43,600

H. TRANSLATION

  Attorney's Fee (JPY)
Translation from English to Japanese (per English word) 32
Translation from Chinese to Japanese (per Chinese character) 30
Translation from Korean to Japanese (per Page) 8,500
Translation from German to Japanese (per German word) 40

I. OTHERS

  Attorney's Fee (JPY)
Attorney services other than those listed above 20,000-30,000/h (hourly charge)
Other unspecified above Patent Assistant work 10,000/h (hourly charge)
Miscellaneous Expenses related to Debit Note Preparation 1,000
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