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* This article is only for applicants who filed international applications under the PCT, with a receiving Office other than the JPO (RO/JP) .
December 2020
Office for International Applications
under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Application Division of the JPO
This is to notify you that effective January 1, 2021, the handling fee for international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) will increase by JPY 200. Please take note of the revised total amount that you are to pay, which is provided below.
Until December 31, 2020 | From January 1, 2021 | |
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1. Additional fee (ISA/JP) for an application in English | JPY 126,000 | JPY 126,000 (No change) |
2. Preliminary examination fee(*1) (IPEA/JP) for an application in English | JPY 58,000 | JPY 58,000 (No change) |
3. Handling fee(*2) | JPY 22,900 | JPY 23,100
(JPY 200 increase) |
4. Additional fee (IPEA/JP) for an application in English | JPY 34,000 | JPY 34,000 (No change) |
The additional fee, preliminary examination fee and handling fee shall be paid directly to the JPO as an ISA or IPEA. Please refer to the following websites for the detailed information on the procedures when you choose the JPO as an ISA or IPEA,
Information on the latest PCT fees which shall be paid to the JPO is available on the WIPO website. Please refer to the “PCT Applicant’s Guide ( External link ) ” (See the section on JP).
[Last updated 1 December 2020]
Contact |
Office for International Applications under the PCT Japan Patent Office Address: 3-4-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8915, Japan E-mail:PA1A31@jpo.go.jp Fax: +81-3-3501-0659 |