A Quiet Week of Fee Updates
Summer is upon us, and the patent and trademark fee updates are few and far between. This week, we only have a small update on Qatar and a few PCT updates for Japan.
Let’s check things out!
Qatar Adoption of GCC Trademark Law Effective July, 2023
The Qatari Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued Ministerial Decision No. 56 of 2023 adopting the GCC Trademark Law and its implementing regulations.
The new law will impact costs, deadlines and will increase the types of marks which are registrable.
We are collecting the fee updates and will publish them once available.
Japan PCT Updates Effective September 1, 2023
PCT Annex C - Receiving Office
International Filing Fee:
- Increase from 195,000 JPY to 214,200 JPY
Fee per sheet in excess of 30:
- Increase from 2,200 JPY to 2,400 JPY
Electronic filing (request, description, claims, abstract):
- Increase from 44,000 JPY to 48,300 JPY
PCT Annex E - International Preliminary Examining Authority
Handling Fee:
- Increase from 29,300 JPY to 32,200 JPY
