Fees

The following are rough figures for general procedures. Please contact us for an estimate for a specific case.

Please note that a translation fee (30 yen per word in English) and other miscellaneous costs (airmail, photocopies, etc.) are added to the fees shown below.

Patent Application

Procedure Approx. amount including attorney fee and official fee
Prior art search
(JPO database)
start at 50,000 yen
Filing application 280,000 to 350,000 yen
Request for examination approx. 150,000 yen
Response to office action 80,000 to 100,000 yen
Registration approx. 100,000 yen

Utility Model Application

Procedure Approx. amount including attorney fee and official fee
Filing application 280,000 to 300,000 yen

Design Patent Application

Procedure Approx. amount including attorney fee and official fee
Prior design search
(JPO database)
start at 50,000 yen
Filing application approx.120,000 yen
Response to office action 80,000 to 100,000 yen
Registration approx. 90,000 yen

Trademark Application

Procedure Approx. amount including attorney fee and official fee
Trademark search
(JPO database)
start at 30,000 yen
(depends on the number of classifications)
Filing application start at 80,000 yen
Response to office action 40,000 to 80,000 yen
Registration approx. 100,000 yen
(in case of registration fee for 10 years, one classification)

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