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Design Patent – Fee Schedule for international clients 2024

Design Patent – Fee Schedule for international clients 2024

Typical Procedure Flow

STEP
File a Japanese design patent application through the Paris route or file an international design application through the Hague System (see Fees).
STEP
Receive an office action from the JPO.
STEP
Respond to the office action with amendments and/or arguments(see Fees).
STEP
Receive a notice of allowance and pay registration fees (see Fees).
STEP
Receive a certificate of design patent.

Basic information on design applications in Japan can be found here.

Design patent application filing based on basic application

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic filing fee¥80,000¥16,000
Basic filing fee for a related design application¥65,000¥16,000
Preparing formal drawings suitable
for JP practice (if necessary)
From ¥5,000
/sheet
Claiming Paris priority (per one case)¥5,000
Submitting a priority document¥10,000
Conversion from a patent or utility model
application to a design application
¥80,000
Request for non-disclosure of registered
design in a given period (Secret Design)
¥10,000¥5,100
Filing a divisional application ¥50,000


Before Examination

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Preparing a document for applying to
the exception of the loss of novelty
¥50,000
Petition for accelerated examination¥30,000
Voluntary amendment¥25,000*
Amendment for addressing formality matter¥15,000

*Professional fees for one hour of review are included.

Office Action 

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Reporting an office action¥20,000
English translation of office action¥14/Japanese character
Reviewing an office action, providing
comments on the office action, and preparing
and filing a response to the office action
Hourly charges
Conducting interview with examiner¥40,000
Request for extension of due date for
response to office action (each time)
¥10,000¥2,100
Hourly rates¥20,000/hr.

Registration 

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Reporting a notice of allowance¥20,000
Payment of registration fees
(design patent annuity for the 1st year)
¥15,000¥8,500
Request for extension of due date
for payment of registration fees
¥15,000¥2,100
Sending a certificate of
registered design
¥10,000
Payment and management
of annuity (each year)
¥15,000See Table 1

Decision of Rejection/Dismissal of Amendment and Appeal against the Decision

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Reporting a decision of rejection/
decision of dismissal of amendment
¥20,000
English translation of the decision ¥14/Japanese character
Filing an appeal against the decision
of rejection
¥100,000¥55,000
Filing an appeal against the decision
of dismissal of amendment
¥90,000¥55,000
Reviewing a decision, providing comments
on the decision, and preparing and filing
an appeal against the decision
Hourly charges
Petition for accelerated trial¥30,000
Hourly rates¥20,000/hr.

 

Expert Opinion

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic fee for expert opinion¥300,000*
Hourly rates ¥20,000/hr.**

*Professional fees for 8 hours of review are included.
**This rate will be charged if the review time exceeds 8 hours.

Invalidation trial

Requester side

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic fee for invalidation trial¥400,000*¥55,000
Hourly rates ¥20,000/hr.**

*Professional fees for 8 hours of review are included.
**This rate will be charged if the review time exceeds 8 hours.

Design owner side

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic fee for invalidation trial¥350,000*
Hourly rates¥20,000/hr.**

*Professional fees for 8 hours of review are included.
**This rate will be charged if the review time exceeds 8 hours.

Table 1: Design Patent Annuities (JPO Fees)

DescriptionsJPO Fees (JPY)
Design patent annuities (the 1st to 3rd years) ¥8,500 (each year)
Design patent annuities (the 4th to 25th years)¥16,900 (each year)

 

You can see the detailed schedule of JPO fees here.