JPO’s Fees Increase From April 1, 2022
Japan Patent Office (JPO) announced an increase in fees including patent registrations, patent annuity payments, trademark registrations, trademark renewals and international applications, effective from April 1, 2022.
Some revised fees are in the table below:
Patents
| Items |
Current Fees (JPY) |
Revised Fees (JPY) |
|
Registration fee (1st to 3rd year annuities, per year) |
2,100 yen + 200 yen per claim | 4,300 yen +300 yen per claim |
|
4th to 6th annuities, per year |
6,400 yen + 500 yen per claim | 10,300 yen + 800 yen per claim |
|
7th to 9th annuities, per year |
19,300 yen + 1,500 yen per claim | 24,800 yen + 1,900 yen per claim |
|
10th to 25th annuities, per year |
55,400 yen + 4,300 yen per claim | 59,400 yen + 4,600 yen per claim |
Trademarks
| Items |
Current Fees (JPY) |
Revised Fees (JPY) |
|
Registration fee |
28,200 yen per class | 32,900 yen per class |
|
Renewal registration fee |
38,800 yen per class | 43,600 yen per class |
International Registration Application (Trademark)
| Items |
Current Fees (JPY) |
Revised Fees (JPY) |
|
Individually designated fee (equivalent to registration fee) |
28,200 yen per class | 32,900 yen per class |
|
Individually designated fee (equivalent to renewal registration fee) |
38,800 yen per class | 43,600 yen per class |
For more details: https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/process/tesuryo/kaisei/2022_ryokinkaitei.html