Japan Patent Office (JPO) to provide non-Japanese universities with
the small entity type discount on the Japanese patent examination fee
and patent annuities
Japan Patent
Office (JPO) announced in 2001 that Japanese universities
qualify for 50 percent off the Japanese patent examination fee
and patent annuities when they file for patents with the JPO,
as long as they can demonstrate that the invention is assigned
to the university. Omori & Yaguchi has recently confirmed
with the Japan Patent Office that non-Japanese universities
also qualify for this small entity type discount on the
Japanese patent examination fee and patent annuities.
If you or your client have an international patent
application, and are interested in entering into the Japanese
national phase, we will review your case as to whether it
qualifies for 50 percent discount. Please send the
details about your case to
usmail@omoriyaguchi.com.
