Trademark – Fee Schedule for international clients 2024

Trademark – Fee Schedule for international clients 2024

Typical Procedure Flow

STEP
File a Japanese trademark application through the Paris route or file an international trademark application through the Madrid 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 registered trademark.
STEP
File an application for renewal registration not more than 10 years after the trademark registration (see Fees).

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

Trademark application filing based on basic application

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic filing fee*¥50,000¥3,400 +
¥8,600 x N**
 – Additional fees for 2 or more classes
(each class)
¥15,000
Claiming Paris priority (per case)¥5,000
Submitting a priority document¥10,000
Application for renewal registration ¥35,000¥43,600 x N
 – Additional fees for 2 or more classes
(each class) 
¥10,000
Conversion between application
for trademark registration and
application for defensive mark registration
¥35,000¥3,400 +
¥8,600 x N
Filing a divisional application¥35,000¥3,400 +
¥8,600 x N

*The same basic filing fee is applied to the application for defensive mark registration.
**N indicates number of classes.

Before Examination

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Petition for accelerated examination¥30,000
Amendment for addressing formality matter¥15,000

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 an 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

Provisional Refusal 

Regarding a provisional refusal issued by the JPO in an international trademark application under the Madrid system, our fees for response to the provisional refusal are about 40,000 JPY to 80,000 JPY, which depends on the difficulty of the reasons for refusal. In this regard, we could provide competitive fees in case where the examiner’s proposal is acceptable.

Registration 

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Reporting a notice of allowance¥20,000
Payment of registration fees
¥15,000¥32,900 x N*
Request for extension of due date
for payment of registration fees
¥15,000¥2,100
Sending a certificate of
registered trademark
¥10,000

*N means number of classes, and ¥17,200 x N is required for installment payment (renewal every 5 years).

Decision of Rejection/Dismissal of Amendment/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¥15,000 +
¥40,000 x N
Filing an appeal against the decision
of dismissal of amendment
¥90,000
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

 

Trademark Search

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Character trademark search*From ¥40,000
Graphic trademark search*From ¥50,000

*Varied depending on number of classes/sub-classes.

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.

Opposition

Opponent side

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic fee for opposition request¥250,000*¥3,000 +
¥8,000 x N
Hourly rates ¥20,000/hr.**
Submission of opposition request by dummy¥20,000***

*Professional fees for 6 hours of review are included.
**This rate will be charged if the review time exceeds 6 hours.
***This fee will be applied if you wish to use a dummy in the opposition request.

Trademark owner side

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic management fee
for opposition request
¥40,000
Reporting an office action
made by the board of appeal
¥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
Hourly rates ¥20,000/hr.

Invalidation trial

Requester side

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic fee for invalidation trial¥400,000*¥15,000 +
¥40,000 x N
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.

Trademark owner side

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic fee for invalidation trial¥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.

Cancellation trial for non-use of registered trademark

DescriptionsProfessional Fees (JPY)JPO Fees (JPY)
Basic fee for cancellation trial¥150,000*¥15,000 +
¥40,000 x N
Hourly rates¥20,000/hr.**
Submission by dummy¥20,000

*Professional fees for 5 hours of review are included.
**This rate will be charged if review time exceeds 5 hours.

You can see the detailed schedule of JPO fees here.