Government Fee for filing a Request for Examination will be revised

The Japan Patent Office will revise the Government Fee for filing a Request for Examination.  To our overseas clients, the following fees will be applied:

  • Current Fee: JPY 106,000 (basic fee) + JPY 3,600 x (the number of claims)
  • Revised Fee: JPY 124,000 (basic fee) + JPY 3,600 x (the number of claims)

The revised fee will apply to Japanese application filed on or after April 1, 2019.