JAPAN Patent Renewal procedure Q&A

How to pay patent annuity renewal fee in Japan IPO (intellectual property Office)?
This web-page will tell you detailing procedures.
If you want to save time and fee to protect your Japan patent being effected, engage us.
Evershine have its in-house RPA (Robotic Process Automation) IT engineers to access patent detailing information from Japan IPO, which assure service quality.
We are providing Japan Patent Annuity Renewal Services for foreign patent owners.
Except patent fees paid to Japan IPO , Evershine service fee per patent is under US$60 (depending on engaging number).
Japan Evershine Patent Attorney Firm is a member of  Evershine 20+ affiliated enterprises .

Japan Patent Annuity Renewal Services for foreign patent owners

Contact us:

E-mail: patent.jp4ww@evershinecpa.com
Contact: Andrea Kyu, speak both Japanese and Mandarin
Onarimon Yusen Building 7F,Nishi-Shinbashi 3-23-5,Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan

Ask:
How long does it take to start paying the renewal patent annual fee after a Japan patent is granted?
What is the definition of the due date for the annual renewal patent fee?
How many days before the due date can I start paying?
If the payment is not made after the due date, how long does it take to make the payment and how much is the late payment fee?
How long does it take for the patent to expire?
JAPAN Patent Renewal Fee Regulations webpage?

Answer:
The annual fee will be paid every year starting from the 4th year from the application date.
The patent is then renewed each year before the “expiration date” (the last day of the month of the first application date).
Patents can be renewed up to 3 months before the due date.
The annual fee can still be legally paid within 6 months after the due date, but a surcharge fee of 100% needs to be paid.
If the payment is not made within 6 months after the due date, the patent will be expired.
Please refer: https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/process/tesuryo/hyou.html.

Ask:
In addition to paying the patent annual fee in the JAPAN by the patentee, if you want to pay the annual fee, do you have to go through a patent agent?

Answer:
No, anyone can be paid without a patent attorney.

Ask:
Usually, countries around the world pay the patent annual fee online and by mail.
Online can be paid by credit card or debit card or pre-dJapansit account, and mail can be accompanied by a check or postal money order or money order.
How many ways are there to pay the patent annual fee in JAPAN?

Answer:
There are two methods you can use to make payment to the JPO. https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/process/tesuryo/160401_renewing_outside.html
Paying into a Japanese government Account (direct payment):
When paying into a Japanese government account, you have to pay the annual fee through a bank by first filling out the prescribed form at your bank.
Fee-payable forms must be accompanied with a completed payment form.
The fees are required to be paid in Japanese yen by bank transfer to the following bank account.
Please do not forget to submit the payment form (PDF:174KB) to the JPO after you have paid the fees into the Japanese government account.
Detail of our account:

Paying by Patent Revenue Stamps Purchased in Japan:
You have to affix patent revenue stamps in the correct amount on your payment form and submit the form to the JPO through the postal mail service.
Patent revenue stamps can be purchased at post offices in Japan.
Mailing address: Japan Patent Office
3-4-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8915, Japan
The JPO accepts payment forms sent from overseas only by postal mail services.

Ask:
Can you give a detailed introduction to the steps for online payment of Renew Online JAPAN patent annual fee?
How many payment methods are there for online matching?

Answer:
Bank transfer Renewal :
Step 1: Transfer money to the bank
Account details

Step 2: Fill out the payment form (PDF:174KB)

Step 3: Submit the payment form to the JPO

Paying by Patent Revenue Stamps Purchased in Japan:
Step 1: Go to the post office to buy a patent tax stamp
Step 2: Fill out the Payment Form (Patent revenue stamps) (PDF:120KB)

Step 3: Mail the payment form to the JPO
Mail Address： Japan Patent Office
3-4-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8915, Japan

Ask:
Does the Intellectual Property Office in JAPAN provide a Japanese account mechanism for online payment?
Are there any special qualifications required to open a Japanese account?

Answer:
No Deposit account mechanism is provided.

Ask:
A sample receipt after paying the patent annual fee in the JAPAN? What’s in it?

Answer:
payment form

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Contact Us

Tokyo Evershine BPO Service Limited Corp.
E-mail: patent.jp4ww@evershinecpa.com
Contact : Andrea Kyu, speak both Japanese and Mandarin
Onarimon Yusen Building 7F,Nishi-Shinbashi 3-23-5,Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan

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