Fee

Price list

It may be revised without notice. The fee is displayed with a tax-included price.
From April 1, 2022, some of the patent office fees have been raised for patents and trademarks.

Patents

Total amount of patent obtaining

Total amount from application to patent obtaining (when the number of claims is 5)
Revenue to Japan Patent Office (JPO) 189,400JPY 
Patent Attorney Fee From 572,000 to 660,000JPY
TOTAL From 761,400 to 849,400JPY

Breakdown of the total amount above

The patent expense consists of the following two request expenses.
(A) Patent document preparation and patent application.
(B) Examination support and registration procedure.

  (A) Patent document preparation and patent application.
Revenue to JPO 14,000 JPY 
Patent Attorney Fee From 407,000 to 462,000 JPY
TOTAL From 421,000 to 476,000 JPY

In order to obtain a patent right, the procedure for requesting examination is required within 3 years from the above application for the patent.

  (B) Request for examination
      ⇒ Examination ⇒ Register
For examination
(5 claims)
Response to notification of reasons for refusal from the JPO Registration
(for 3 years)
Revenue to the JPO 158,000JPY 17,400JPY 
calculation formula
138,000+(claims x 4,000)
calculation formula 
3 x{4,300 +(claims x 300)} 
Patent attorney fee 33,000 JPY 33,000 JPY
Zero if not necessary.
132,000 JPY
TOTAL 191,000 JPY From zero to 33,000
JPY
149,400 JPY

Utility models

The utility model procedure consists of the following two requests.
(A) From application to registration
(B) Utility model technology evaluation request
The fee is displayed with a tax-included price.

  (A) From application to registration
Expense of application document preparation/application/registration (5 claims)
Revenue to the JPO 21,800JPY 
calculation formula 
14,000+3 x {2,100+(claims x 100)} 
Patent attorney fee From 385,000 to 440,000JPY
TOTAL From 406,800 to 461,800JPY
  (B) Utility model technology evaluation request
Expense of technology evaluation (5 claims)
Revenue to the JPO 47,000JPY 
calculation formula   42,000+(claims x 1,000) 
Patent attorney fee 33,000JPY
TOTAL 80,000JPY

Designs

Application from application to registration via examination collectively.
The fee is displayed with a tax-included price.

  Application ⇒ Examination ⇒ Registration   TOTAL
Application Countermeasure to notice of reasons for refusal from the JPO Registration for one year For one year
Revenue to the JPO 16,000JPY  8,500JPY  24,500JPY 
Patent attorney fee From 88,000
to 132,000JPY
22,000JPY
Zero if not necessary.
55,000JPY From 143,000
to 209,000JPY
TOTAL From 104,000
to 148,000JPY
From zero to 22,000JPY 63,500JPY From 167,500
to 233,500JPY

Trademarks

Total expense of registration of trademarks and service marks

The expense varies according to the number of the class.
The fee is displayed with a tax-included price.

  Application ⇒ Examination ⇒ Registration
Example of 1 class and 2 classes
Including 10 years registration and maintenance fee.
Revenue to the JPO 1 class      44,900 JPY 
2 classes    86,400 JPY 
Calculation formula
   3,400+(number of class x 41,500) 
Patent attorney fee
※1 ※2
1 class
 From 110,000 to 187,000 JPY
2 classes
  From 132,000 to 209,000 JPY
Calculation formula
  88,000+(number of class x 22,000)
A fee will be added if it is necessary to respond to the notice of reasons for refusal. ※3
TOTAL 1 class     From 154,900 to 231,900 JPY
2 classes   From 218,400 to 295,400 JPY

※1: An additional fee of 22,000 JPY will be added when registering a trademark that includes elements other than character strings.
※2: An additional fee of 22,000 JPY will be added when designating Class 35 services.
※3: The refusal response fee starts from 33,000 JPY. Zero if no refusal response is required.

Specific total amount estimation example

(1 class) When it is not necessary to respond to the reasons for refusal.

Trademarks / service marks excluding Class 35 services with only character string elements. 154,900 JPY
Service marks designating Class 35 services with only character string elements. 176,900 JPY
Trademarks and service marks that include elements other than character strings excluding Class 35 services. 176,900 JPY
Service marks designating Class 35 services that include elements other than character strings. 198,900 JPY

Breakdown of the total amount above

A trademark / service mark that does not contain elements other than character strings. Trademarks and service marks that do not include Class 35 services.

  Application ⇒ Examination ⇒ Registration
Example of 1 class and 2 classes
Application Countermeasure to notice of reasons for refusal from the JPO Registration for decade
Revenue to the JPO 1 class
12,000 JPY
※6 1 class
32,900 JPY
2 classes
20,600 JPY
2 classes
65,800 JPY
Calculation formula
3,400+(number of class) x 8,600
Calculation formula
(number of class) x 32,900
Patent attorney fee 1 class
  66,000 JPY ※1 ※4
From 33,000 JPY
Zero if not necessary.
1 class
  44,000 JPY ※5
2 classes
  77,000 JPY ※1 ※4
2 classes
  55,000 JPY ※5
Calculation formula
  55,000+(number of class) x 110,000
  ※1 ※4
Calculation formula
  33,000+(number of class) x 110,000 ※5
TOTAL

1 class
  78,000 JPY ※1 ※4

From 33,000 JPY
Zero if not necessary.

1 class
  76,900 JPY ※5

2 classes
  97,600 JPY ※1 ※4

2 classes
  120,800 JPY ※5

※ 1: When registering a trademark that includes elements other than character strings, an additional fee of 22,000 JPY will be added.
※ 4: 11,000 JPY will be added to the application fee when designating Class 35 services,
※ 5: 11,000 JPY will be added to the registration fee when designating Class 35 services.
※ 6: An additional stamp fee is required if the number of classes increases due to correction.