On Feb 20, 2019, our old friend Shigeki Itome, the Founding Partner of a well-known IP Agency in Japan, visited us with good news and bad news about Japanese patents.
To be more specific, the fee of request for the substantive examination will be increased in 2019. However, it will depend on different applicants with various capital sums. JPO intends to furnish some discounts for small and medium enterprises. We also talked about further cooperation and how to provide wider and convenient services to clients.