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Official Fee Schedule
| Old Amount (JPY) | Current Amount (JPY) | The current fee schedule will be applied to: | |
| Request for Examination (Paris Convention) | 84,300yen + 2,000yen per claim | 168,600yen + 4,000yen per claim | Applications filed on or after April 1, 2004 |
| Request for Examination in the national phase of a PCT application(where ISA is other than the JPO) | 67,400yen + 1,600yen per claim | 151,700yen + 3,600yen per claim | Applications, in which the international filing date is on or after April 1, 2004 |
| Request for Examination in the national phase of a PCT application(where ISA is the JPO) | 16,900yen + 400yen per claim | 101,200yen + 2,400yen per claim | Applications, in which the international filing date is on or after April 1, 2004 |
| Registration/Annual Fees | 1-3rd year (Registration Fee): (13,000yen + 1,100yen per claim)x3 4-6th year: (20,300yen + 1,600yen per claim)x3 7-9th year: (40,600yen + 3,200yen per claim)x3 10-25th year: annually 81,200yen + 6,400yen per claim |
1-3rd year (Registration Fee): (2,300yen + 200yen per claim)x3 4-6th year: (7,100yen + 500yen per claim)x3 7-9th year: (21,400yen + 1,700yen per claim)x3 10-25th. year: annually 61,600yen + 4,800yen per claim |
Applications, in which a request for examination is filed on or after April 1, 2004 |
As to the applications having an effective filing date prior to January 1, 1988, another fee schedule is applicable. If you would like to know the details of this fee schedule, please feel free to contact us.