Our professional fees and the JPO official fees for major IP services in Japan are shown below.
JPO official fees and other expenses stated in JPY will be converted into USD at the applicable exchange rate when invoiced.
Please contact us for a quotation if your matter is not listed below or requires special handling.
Effective from April 1, 2026
TRADEMARK
Trademark Application – One Mark / One Class
- Professional fee: USD 335
- JPO official fee: JPY 12,000
- Remarks: One mark in one class.
- Includes review of whether the descriptions of the designated goods and services are acceptable to the JPO.
Each Additional Class
- Professional fee: USD 270
- JPO official fee: JPY 8,600
- Remarks: Per additional class
Filing a Power of Attorney, if required
- Professional fee: USD 100
- JPO official fee: None
Trademark Registration Fee (after a decision of grant)
The professional fee includes payment of the registration fee, reporting of registration, and sending the registration certificate in PDF format.
10-year registration
- Professional fee: USD 80 per class
- JPO official fee: JPY 32,900 per class
5-year registration
- Professional fee: USD 80 per class
- JPO official fee: JPY 17,200 per class
Forwarding an Office Action or other official communication without our comments
- Professional fee: 0
Forwarding an Office Action or other official communication with our comments
- Professional fee: USD 135
Filing a Written Amendment (responding to refusal / provisional refusal)
- Professional fee: USD 200-270
Filing a Written Argument (responding to refusal / provisional refusal)
- Professional fee: USD 335-400
Filing a Request for a Non-use Cancellation Trial (at filing)
- Professional fee: USD 400
- JPO official fee: JPY 55,000 + Register inspection fee JPY 600
- Remarks: Per class
Success fee upon cancellation of the registration
- Professional fee: USD 800
Word mark
- Professional fee: USD 135
Figurative mark
- Professional fee: USD 235
Combined word and figurative mark
- Professional fee: USD 335
10-year renewal
- Professional fee: USD 200 per registration
- JPO official fee: JPY 43,600 per class + Register inspection: JPY 600
5-year renewal
- Professional fee: USD 200 per registration
- JPO official fee: JPY 22,800 per class + Register inspection: JPY 600
Recordal of change of applicant's name or address
- Professional fee: USD 135
Recordal of assignment of the application
- Professional fee: USD 200
- JPO official fee: JPY 4,200
Recordal of change of registrant's name or address
- Professional fee: USD 270
- JPO official fee: JPY 1,000
- Remarks: Register inspection: JPY 600
Recordal of assignment of the trademark right
- Professional fee: USD 335
- JPO official fee: JPY 30,000 per trademark registration
Target examination period: approximately 2 months
- Professional fee for requesting accelerated examination: USD 335
Eligibility requirements prescribed by the JPO must be satisfied. Please contact us to confirm whether your application qualifies for accelerated examination.
DESIGN
Design/Partial Design Application – One Design
- Professional fee: USD 400
- JPO official fee: JPY 16,000
Related Design Application
- Professional fee: JPY 200
- Remarks: When filed simultaneously with the principal design
- JPO official fee: JPY 16,000
Drawing Fees
- Modification of drawings: USD 30 – 35 per drawing
- Preparation of additional drawings: USD 35 - 70 per drawing
- Includes review of whether the drawings and descriptions in the application are acceptable to the JPO.
Filing a Power of Attorney, if required
- Professional fee: USD 100
- JPO official fee: None
Design Registration Fee (after a decision of grant)
The professional fee includes payment of the registration fee, reporting of registration, and sending the registration certificate in PDF format.
Registration fee for the First Year
- Professional fee: USD 135
- JPO official fee: JPY 8,500
Registration fee for the First Three Years
- Professional fee: USD 135
- JPO official fee: JPY 25,500
Forwarding an Office Action or other official communication without our comments
- Professional fee: 0
Forwarding an Office Action or other official communication with our comments
- Professional fee: USD 135
Filing a Written Amendment (responding to refusal)
- Professional fee: USD 200-270
Filing a Written Argument (responding to refusal)
- Professional fee: USD 335-400
Recordal of change of applicant's name or address
- Professional fee: USD 135
Recordal of assignment of the application
- Professional fee: USD 200
- JPO official fee: JPY 4,200
Recordal of change of registrant's name or address
- Professional fee: USD 270
- JPO official fee: JPY 1,000
- Remarks: Register inspection fee JPY 600
Recordal of assignment of the design right
- Professional fee: USD 335
- JPO official fee: JPY 9,000 per design registration
- Remarks: Register inspection fee JPY 600
- Professional fee: USD 135 per registration
- JPO official fee: JPY 16,900 per year from the 4th through the 25th year
- Remarks: Register inspection fee JPY 600
Search for prior identical or similar designs in Japan
- Professional fee: USD 300
- Remarks: Per design (and per article)
Please contact us for a quotation.
PATENT / PCT NATIONAL PHASE
A quotation will be provided taking into account the translation cost, the time remaining before the national phase entry deadline, and the complexity of the application.
Please contact us for a quotation.
Payment and Other Conditions
- All fees are payable in advance. Bank charges and other payment-related charges shall be borne by the client.
- Extra fees will be charged for urgent work.