Japan Patent Application Schedule of Fees

Japanese Patent Search

Gov. fees JPY Our fees USD Total USD
Prior art search (refers to outline of the revealed patents) 0 376 400
Checking the status of an application 500 88 100

Japanese Patent Filing

Gov. fees JPY Our fees USD Total USD
Filing a patent application 15,000 2,145 2,325
Additional fee per page over 5 pages 5,000 24 90
Additional fee per additional claim 5,000 24 90
Additional fee per drawing 4,000 20 75

Japanese Patent Request for Examination

Gov. fees JPY Our fees USD Total USD
Request for Examination: where the international search report has been established by an International Searching Authority other than the JPO (under the PCT) 141,000 908 2,600
For each involved claim 3,333 16 60

Patent Grant and Registration

Gov. fees JPY Our fees USD Total USD
Issuance – paying the Final fee

Maintenance Fees

Gov. fees JPY Our fees USD Total USD
Each of 2nd to 4th years
Each of 5th to 9th years
Each of 10th to 14th years
Each of 15th to 19th years
Late / reinstatement fee