Applicants from outside Japan may be able to take advantage of Examination fee and Patent Fees (Years 1-10) Reduction/Exemption Program. By utilizing this program, these fees can be reduced to one-third or one-half.

Eligible applicants include small and medium-sized enterprises, small and medium-sized startup companies, small businesses, research and development-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises, individuals, universities, and their researchers, etc. To qualify, applicants must meet certain requirements, such as limitations on the number of employees, capital amount, and years since establishment, etc.

For more details, please refer to the following URL.

https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/process/tesuryo/genmen/genmen20190401/index.html

Please contact us so we can assess whether your company is eligible for this program.

Japanese Patent Attorney
Yosuke Katsumi