 {"id":4910,"date":"2019-08-05T06:22:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T21:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/?page_id=4867"},"modified":"2024-06-25T09:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T00:07:02","slug":"trademark-from-foreign-country-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/en\/trademark-from-foreign-country-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Trademark application \/ registration costs in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About trademark registration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 Trademark registration applications from foreign countries to Japan include the &#8220;<strong>Direct Route<\/strong>&#8220;, which is submitted directly to Japan, and the &#8220;<strong>Madrid protocol Route<\/strong>&#8220;, which designates Japan as an international application under the Madrid protocol.<br><br>\u25a0 In the case of an international application under the Madrid protocol, the costs such as &#8220;application fee&#8221; and &#8220;registration fee&#8221; are paid to the International Bureau (WIPO) at the time of international application, and it is not necessary to pay the Japanese Patent Office.<br><br>\u25a0 International applications under the Madrid protocol can be processed without a Japanese local representative, but if the JPO issues a provisional rejection notice,  it is necessary  the response to  the Japanese Patent Office (JPO)  will be processing by  the Japanese local representative. <br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost required for direct application to Japan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 In order to obtain a trademark registration, the fees paid to the Patent Office and the costs of our local representative in the application stage, the examination stage (intermediary process), the registration stage, and the maintenance phase, respectively ,  will be incurred.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Application stage costs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 Expenses required for application for trademark registration.<br><br>\u25a0 Expenses for the total amount of &#8220;the fee paid to the Patent Office&#8221; and &#8220;the fee for our office&#8221; are necessary.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fee to be paid to the Patent Office<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Trademark application <\/td><td>3,400 yen + (number of classes \u00d7 8,600 yen)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Our office fee <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trademark application Fee<\/td><td>10,000 yen + (number of classes \u00d7 5,000 yen)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examination stage costs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 If the examiner determines that the requirements for trademark registration can not be found as a result of the examination, the examiner will notify the applicant (agent) of the &#8220;reason for refusal&#8221;.<br><br> \u25a0We communicate  closely with the applicant (agent) and submit an opinion against the &#8220;Reason for refusal&#8221;, amend the reduction of the scope of protection, resolve the &#8220;Reason for refusal&#8221;, send it to the examiner,\u3000and we will try to make sure that this trademark meets the registration requirements.<br><br>\u25a0 For this reason, it may be costly to write an opinion or an amendment, or to deal with an examiner.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Our office fee  (only if necessary)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> written opinion and amendment <\/td><td>About 30,000 yen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Registration stage costs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br> Once the examination by the examiner is completed and the registration decision is made, the patent will be registered and the patent right will become effective by paying the patent fee for 10 years.<br><br>\u25a0 If the trademark is to be used only for a short period of time, it is accepted that the trademark registration fee for 5 years shall be paid ( by installments).<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Fee to be paid to the Patent Office<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trademark registration fee (10 years)<\/td><td>Number of classes \u00d7 32.900 yen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Payment of registration fee by installments (5 years)<\/td><td>Number of classes \u00d7 17,200 yen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Our office fee <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 Our office introduces trademark registration reward for success to keep trademark application fees low.<br>If the application is rejected, we will not be able to obtain a  trademark registration reward for success , as a result reducing the burden on the applicant (agent).<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Registration fee <\/td><td>10,000 yen + (number of classes \u00d7 5,000 yen)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maintenance phase costs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 A trademark can be retained for a necessary period of time by applying for renewal.<br><br>\u25a0  You can renew at any number of times.<br><br>\u25a0 The first 10 years are registered with the Patent Office at the time of registering the trademark. After 10 years, the registration fee will be paid by applying for renewal.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fee to be paid to the Patent Office<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 Renewal registration fee is 10 years.<br><br>\u25a0 In the case of renewal, it is also possible by installments (5 years).<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Renewal fee<\/td><td>Number of classes \u00d7 43,600 yen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>  Renewal  fee by installments (5 years) <\/td><td>Number of classes \u00d7 22,800 yen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Calculation example of trademark fee in our case<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 The following table shows the fees for the full registration of the 10-year trademark registration fee in one class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td> Our office fee <\/td><td>Patent office fee<\/td><td>Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Application stage<\/td><td>15,000 yen<\/td><td>12,000 yen<\/td><td>27,000 yen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Registration stage<\/td><td>15,000 yen<\/td><td>32,900 yen<\/td><td>47,400 yen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Total<\/td><td>30,000 yen<\/td><td>44,900 yen<\/td><td>74,400 yen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> \uff0aIf the examiner has notified you of the reasons for refusal, it will cost about 30,000 yen separately to prepare the written opinion \/ amendment. <br>*Consumption tax is required for our office fee.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application for international trademark registration under Madrid protocol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fee to be paid to the Patent Office<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> <br>\u25a0  Since you have already paid to the International Office (WIPO) at the time of application, there will be no cost even if you transfer the procedure to Japan. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Our office fee (only if necessary)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u25a0 In the case of an international application based on the Madrid protocol, there may be a cost related to the written opinion \/ amendment to the examiner&#8217;s provisional refusal notification.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> written opinion \/ amendment  <\/td><td>About 30,000 yen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About trademark registration \u25a0 Trad<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/en\/trademark-from-foreign-country-en\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4910"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6245,"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4910\/revisions\/6245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patent-konishi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}