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).

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Receive an office action from the JPO.

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Respond to the office action with amendments and/or arguments (see Fees).

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Receive a notice of allowance and pay registration fees (see Fees).

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Receive a certificate of registered trademark.

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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

Descriptions	Professional 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

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

Office Action

Descriptions	Professional 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

Registration

Descriptions	Professional 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

Descriptions	Professional 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

Descriptions	Professional Fees (JPY)	JPO Fees (JPY)
Character trademark search*	From ¥50,000
Graphic trademark search*	From ¥70,000

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

Expert Opinion

Descriptions	Professional 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

Descriptions	Professional 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

Descriptions	Professional 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

Descriptions	Professional 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

Descriptions	Professional 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

Descriptions	Professional 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.