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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) .
September 2025
Office for International Applications
under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Application Division of the JPO
This is to notify you the revised total amount that you are to pay, which is provided below
Until September 30, 2025 | From October 1, 2025 | |
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1. Additional fee (ISA/JP) for an application in English | JPY 168,000 | JPY 168,000 (No change) |
2. Preliminary examination fee(*1) (IPEA/JP) for an application in English | JPY 69,000 | JPY 69,000 (No change) |
3. Handling fee(*2) | JPY 34,700 | JPY 36,500 (JPY 1,800 increase) |
4. Additional fee (IPEA/JP) for an application in English | JPY 45,000 | JPY 45,000 (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 September 2025]
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 |