Fees for Filing a Patent Application

Fees for Filing a Patent Application

Item Fee Remarks
Patent Application Filing Fee ¥198,000 (tax included)
Claim Drafting Fee ¥11,000 (tax included) per claim
Document Preparation Fee ¥6,600 (tax included) per page Calculated in increments of 0.5 page
Drawing Preparation Fee ¥5,500 (tax included) per drawing
Preparation of an Abstract ¥0 No fee is charged by our firm
Administrative Fee ¥8,800 (tax included) per recipient
Docketing Fee for Examination Request Deadline ¥5,500 (tax included) Not required if a request for examination is filed at the same time as the patent application
Official Fee ¥14,000 Fee payable to the JPO

Fees for Request for Examination

Item Fee Remarks
Request for Examination Fee ¥11,000 (tax included)
Administrative Fee ¥4,400 (tax included) per recipient
Official Fee ¥138,000 + ¥4,000 per claim Fee payable to the JPO

Fees upon Grant

Item Fee Remarks
Success Fee ¥110,000 (tax included)

¥176,000 (tax included)
if an appeal against a final rejection has been filed
Additional Fee per Claim ¥5,500 (tax included) per claim
Patent Fee Payment Fee ¥11,000 (tax included)
Administrative Fee ¥4,400 (tax included) per recipien
Official Fee (1st to 3rd Years) 12,900 + ¥900 per claim Fee payable to the JPO

Fees for Responding to an Office Action

Item Fee Remarks
Filing of Remarks ¥4,400 (tax included) per recipient
Filing of Amendments ¥44,000 (tax included)
Claim Drafting Fee ¥11,000 (tax included) per claim Charged only for newly added portions
Document Preparation Fee ¥6,600 (tax included) per page Calculated in increments of 0.5 page
Administrative Fee ¥4,400 (tax included) per recipien