Japan Patent AttorneysItaya & Associates

Message of our office relocation and merge with Nonaka Patent Office

 Itaya & Associates office moved to the following address on November 1, 2022 from Legal Nishitenma Bldg.. We welcomed Mr. Seiichi Nonaka (Patent Attorney) and Mr. Takeshi Isobe to our office by merger from April 1 2019. We will provide even more fulfilling services, so continue to look forward to your patronage, thank you.

4th Fl., Nippon Life Umeda-daini Bldg., 3-24 Taiyuji-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0051 JAPAN
Tel: +81 6 6766 4931 / Fax: +81 6 6766 4932
e-mail:itaya@itaya-pat.jp
(Transportation facilities) 8-minute walk from JR Osaka Station

Our firm

 Itaya & Associates, is a registered patent and trademark firm specializing in intellectual property law, founded in Osaka in 1988 by Yasuo Itaya, a patent attorney.

 We are specialists of patent, trademark, design, lawsuit, and license agreement in the fields of electronics, electrical, mechanical and information technologies. We are providing quality service for many clients around the world.

Specialty

 The firm has 5 attorneys and 13 staffs including technical, secretarial and administrative staffs.
The firm represents electrical, machinery or material manufacturing corporations, information technology corporations, and  commercial corporations.

Japanese Patent Attorneys

Yasuo ITAYA (CIO)

 received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from State Okayama University. He worked at Intellectual Property Rights Division of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd (Panasonic). Mr. Itaya was registered as a patent attorney. He is a committee member of Japan Patent Attorneys Association, a member of Kansai Patent Studying Group (KTK), AIPPI and APAA. He was vice president of JPAA in 2007, president of Kinki Branch of JPAA in 2009 and has been a lecturer of Ritsumeikan University in charge of intellectual property. He is qualified to represent as a specified infringement lawsuit.

Shinichi MIZUTA

 graduated from the Department of Law and Literature of Okayama University. He was employed in a computer company as a system engineer. In 1996 he joined the firm. He was registered as a patent attorney in 2002(specialized in information technology). He moved to AWL Co., Ltd. from October 2022. 

Masayuki ITAYA (director)

 received a Master of Biotechnology from Kyoto University in 2001. He was registered as a patent attorney in 2005, belonged to IP division of Panasonic Electric Works in 2007-2009, now joined the firm. He became director in 2016.

Seiichi NONAKA

 joined to Itaya & Associates in 2019

Takeshi ISOBE

 joined to Itaya & Associates in 2019

Seiji NISHIUCHI (cooperative member)

 received a Master of Chemistry from State Kochi University. He was employed in a chemical manufacturing company as an engineer. He was registered as a patent attorney in 2002(specialized in applied chemical), and joined the firm as a cooperation member. He is now belonging to Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd, in China.

Doctor of Physical Takashi INOUE

 received a Doctor of Physical from State Kyushu University. He was employed in a Metal industry company as an engineer. In 2001, he joined the firm.

Schedule of charges

FOR FOREIGN CLIENTS  (January 1, 2024)

Patent Application (including PCT National Stage) 

 

 

Attorney’s Fee

Official Fee

 Comments

Filing

 

JP Yen 80,000

JP Yen 14,000

 

Request for Examination

(within 3 years from application date)

 

JP Yen 15,000

JP Yen 138,000

charge per  claim JP Yen 4,000

Request for Examination in case of PCT National Stage

(within 3 years from the international filing date)

 

 

JP Yen 124,000

International Search Report of Foreign

charge per claim JP Yen 3,600

Examination Procedures for Patent

Argument to Office Action

including Amendment

 

JPYen50,000-120,000

 

Appeal to the final Rejection

 

JP Yen 110,000

JP Yen 49,500

charge for each claim JP Yen 5,500

Divisional Application for Patent

Filing

 

JP Yen 50,000

JP Yen 14,000

 

Registration fees and annuities for Patent

Payment of Registration fee (1st to 3rd year) for total

 

JP Yen 15,000

JPYen{2,100+claims x 200} x 3

 

Payment of annuities (4th to 6th year annuities for each year)

 

 

JP Yen 15,000

JPYen6,400+claims x 500

Payment on multiple years is also possible

UTILITY MODELS (including PCT National Stage)

           

 

Attorney’s Fee

Official Fee

 

Filing

 

JP Yen 80,000

JP Yen 14,000

 

Payment of registration fee 1st to 3rd year for total

 

--

JPYen{2,100+claims x 100} x 3

Pay at the time of filing

Payment of registration fee 4th to 6th year annuities for each year

 

JP Yen 15,000

JPYen{6,100+claims x 300} x 3

Payment on multiple years is also possible

DESIGN

           

 

Attorney’s Fee

Official Fee

 

 

Filing

 

JP Yen 70,000

JP Yen 16,000

 

Payment of registration fee for 1st year

 

JP Yen 15,000

JP Yen 8,500

Payment on multiple years is also possible

Payment of annuities 2nd to 3rd each year

 

JP Yen 15,000

JP Yen 8,500

Same as above

Payment of annuities 4th or later each year

 

JP Yen 15,000

JP Yen 16,900

Same as above

TRADE MARK

           

 

Attorney’s Fee

Official Fee

 

Filing in one class

 

JP Yen 50,000

JP Yen 12,000

 

additional class in same application

 

JP Yen 10,000

JP Yen 8,600

 

Registration fee for 10 years

 

JP Yen 15,000

JP Yen 28,200 x numbers of classes

5 years split payment available

Renewal Fee for 10 years

 

JP Yen 30,000

JPY 38,800 x numbers of classes

5 years split payment available

Search (for one mark in one class)

 

JP Yen 10,000

 

 

 

OTHER FEES

Translation from English to Japanese      per 100 words (Eng.)

JP Yen 2,400

Miscellaneous expense

JP Yen 4,000

 

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