Due to the Partial Revision to the Japanese Patent Law which was approved at the 169th ordinary session of the Diet, fees relating to patents and trademarks will be reduced.
According to the Japan Patent Office homepage, the revisions will come into force on June 1, 2008.
In principle, the patent registration fees and other fees which are paid before the revised law comes into force shall follow the current fee schedule. Fees which are paid on and after that date shall follow the revised fee schedule.
The Japan Patent Office has posted on their homepage a list of fees which will be revised and their plan on how to handle the new and current fees. For more information, please refer to the homepage below:
http://www.jpo.go.jp/cgi/link.cgi?url=/tetuzuki/ryoukin/fy20_ryoukinkaitei.htm
(In Japanese only)
