{"id":382,"date":"2026-11-07T17:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandagent.jp\/en_blog\/japan-patent-accelerated-examination-foreign\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T17:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:24:35","slug":"japan-patent-accelerated-examination-foreign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandagent.jp\/en_blog\/japan-patent-accelerated-examination-foreign\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerated Examination of Patent Applications in Japan for Foreign Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">&#8220;We need a Japanese patent quickly \u2014 a competitor is copying our product.&#8221; &#8220;Our application was also filed in China and the US. Does that help in Japan?&#8221; &#8220;How much does the JPO charge to speed things up?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Japan has an <strong>accelerated examination<\/strong> system (<em>soki shinsa<\/em>) that lets eligible patent applications be examined much sooner than in the regular queue. For foreign applicants the most useful category is the <strong>&#8220;foreign-related application&#8221;<\/strong> \u2014 an application whose invention has also been filed outside Japan. In this article, Japanese Patent Attorney Toru Kano of BrandAgent explains who is eligible, what goes into the request, how the prior-art comparison works, how fast it is, and how it differs from the PPH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">*Information as of November 2026, based on the JPO&#8217;s Guidelines for Accelerated Examination and Accelerated Appeal Examination (March 2026 edition) and its published Q&amp;A. Check the latest information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpo.go.jp\/e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JPO website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"st-mybox st-mybox-class\" style=\"margin: 18px 0; padding: 16px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 10px; background: #fafafa;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>What you will learn<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 18px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Which applications qualify \u2014 especially &#8220;foreign-related applications&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">What the statement of circumstances must contain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The prior-art disclosure and comparison requirement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Timing, speed and the JPO fee (there is none)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Super-accelerated examination and the PPH in brief<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Foreign applicants act through a Japanese patent attorney<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">An applicant with no domicile or business office in Japan cannot file procedures with the JPO directly. The examination request, the accelerated examination request and responses to Office Actions must go through a representative in Japan \u2014 in practice a licensed Japanese patent attorney (<em>Benrishi<\/em>). The JPO&#8217;s guidelines also require that, where a representative is appointed, the lead representative is a patent attorney, an attorney-at-law or a legal representative. At BrandAgent, every case is handled personally by the patent attorney, and we communicate in English and Chinese. Payment can be made by PayPal (in JPY) or bank transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">How fast is accelerated examination?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">According to the JPO&#8217;s Status Report 2026, the period from an accelerated examination request to the first action was <strong>2.3 months on average in 2025<\/strong>. Regular examination takes considerably longer. Faster examination means you know earlier whether you will get a patent, can enforce it sooner, and can make decisions about other countries with Japanese results in hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Accelerated examination does not lower the bar. The examiner applies the same standards; only the waiting time is shortened. The normal response periods for Office Actions still apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Who is eligible?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The common requirements are that a <strong>request for examination has been filed<\/strong> (it can be filed at the same time as the accelerated examination request) and, where a representative is appointed, that the lead representative is a patent attorney, an attorney-at-law or a legal representative. The application must also fall into at least one of the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Category<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Outline<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Foreign-related application<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The applicant has also filed for the invention at a patent office other than the JPO or at an intergovernmental organization (international applications included).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Working-related application<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The applicant or a licensee is working (or plans within 2 years of the request to work) the invention.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>SMEs, individuals, universities, public research institutes, TLOs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">All or part of the applicants fall into these groups (SME status is defined by employee and capital criteria).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Green-related application<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Inventions with effects such as energy saving or CO2 reduction.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Other special categories<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Earthquake-recovery support, Fukushima-related (time-limited), and applications under the Act on Promotion of Japan as an Asian Business Center.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">There is also an accelerated examination with interviews for startups that are working the invention. For most overseas companies, however, the realistic route is the foreign-related category, sometimes combined with the working-related category.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The foreign-related category in detail<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The JPO&#8217;s guidelines and Q&amp;A clarify several points that matter to foreign applicants:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>One foreign filing is enough.<\/strong> You do not need to list every country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>PCT applications count<\/strong> \u2014 the definition includes international applications, and the JPO&#8217;s Q&amp;A says an international application that has not yet entered the national phase can qualify.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Order does not matter.<\/strong> The Japanese application may be filed before or after the foreign one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Identify the foreign filing.<\/strong> State the country\/office and the application number (or publication number, or international application number). If no number is available yet, you can state the office and filing date and attach a copy of the foreign filing instead. A US provisional application with an application number can also be used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Divisional applications<\/strong> of a qualifying application can also qualify.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Foreign-language PCT national-phase applications<\/strong> can be accelerated, subject to the JPO receiving the necessary documents from the International Bureau.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">In practice, almost every application that a Chinese, Korean, US or European company files in Japan with a Paris priority claim or via the PCT is a foreign-related application.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The statement of circumstances<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Accelerated examination is requested by filing a <strong>&#8220;Statement of circumstances concerning accelerated examination&#8221;<\/strong> (<em>soki shinsa ni kansuru jijo setsumeisho<\/em>) \u2014 one per application. It contains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Bibliographic data (application number, applicant, representative) and the type of accelerated examination requested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Circumstances:<\/strong> the facts showing eligibility \u2014 for a foreign-related application, the countries\/offices and application numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Disclosure of prior art and comparison<\/strong> with the claimed invention (see below).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">A list of submitted documents, where any are attached.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">If something needs to be added later, a supplementary statement can be filed. The JPO&#8217;s Q&amp;A states that the comparison explanation must be written in Japanese \u2014 your Japanese patent attorney prepares it from your materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Prior-art disclosure and comparison<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">This is the core of the request. For foreign-related applications, the guidelines require both a <strong>prior-art search<\/strong> and a <strong>comparison<\/strong> between the prior art and the claimed invention. There is a helpful shortcut:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"st-mybox  has-title st-mybox-class\" style=\"background:#f1f8e9;border-color:#a5d6a7;border-width:2px;border-radius:5px;margin: 25px 0 25px 0;\"><p class=\"st-mybox-title\" style=\"color:#4caf50;font-weight:bold;text-shadow: #fff 3px 0px 0px, #fff 2.83487px 0.981584px 0px, #fff 2.35766px 1.85511px 0px, #fff 1.62091px 2.52441px 0px, #fff 0.705713px 2.91581px 0px, #fff -0.287171px 2.98622px 0px, #fff -1.24844px 2.72789px 0px, #fff -2.07227px 2.16926px 0px, #fff -2.66798px 1.37182px 0px, #fff -2.96998px 0.42336px 0px, #fff -2.94502px -0.571704px 0px, #fff -2.59586px -1.50383px 0px, #fff -1.96093px -2.27041px 0px, #fff -1.11013px -2.78704px 0px, #fff -0.137119px -2.99686px 0px, #fff 0.850987px -2.87677px 0px, #fff 1.74541px -2.43999px 0px, #fff 2.44769px -1.73459px 0px, #fff 2.88051px -0.838246px 0px;\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Using foreign search results<\/p><div class=\"st-in-mybox\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">If a foreign patent office (e.g. CNIPA, USPTO, EPO, KIPO) or the PCT authority has already searched the invention, its search results can replace your own search. In that case, list <strong>all<\/strong> documents cited in that search.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Attach copies of the listed prior-art documents. Patent publications available on J-PlatPat, and copies already filed with the JPO, can be omitted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">If you filed an IDS with the USPTO, the JPO recommends attaching a copy where possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">According to the JPO&#8217;s Q&amp;A, translations of foreign-language prior-art documents are not required as long as the comparison explanation is adequate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The comparison must explain, concretely and concisely, the <strong>differences<\/strong> between the claimed invention and each relevant document, and the <strong>advantageous effects<\/strong> resulting from those differences, with references to the relevant pages, lines or figures. You may also propose an amendment in the statement and base the comparison on the amended claims \u2014 useful when the foreign search already shows that the original claims are too broad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Note the difference from the SME category: SMEs, individuals, universities and similar applicants filing alone do not need a prior-art search (documents they know of are enough), but they still need the comparison. Foreign-related applications need the search \u2014 which is why an existing foreign search report is so valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Timing and what happens next<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Examination request:<\/strong> required; it can be filed together with the accelerated examination request. In Japan the examination request must be filed within 3 years of the filing date, and the JPO fee is JPY 138,000 + JPY 4,000 per claim (as of 1 April 2026).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Even after a first Office Action:<\/strong> the JPO&#8217;s Q&amp;A confirms that a request can be filed after the first Notice of Reasons for Refusal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Result:<\/strong> the JPO notifies whether the request has been accepted by a &#8220;Notice concerning accelerated examination&#8221;. If requirements are not met, the application stays in the regular queue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Before publication:<\/strong> examination can start before the application is published.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">One strategic point: a fast grant also shortens the time during which you can still amend claims or file divisional applications. If you want to keep a patent family pending in Japan, plan divisional filings before the decision arrives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">No JPO fee<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The JPO charges <strong>no official fee<\/strong> for filing the statement of circumstances or a supplementary statement, and no data-entry fee for paper filings. The regular examination request fee still applies, and attorney fees depend on the work involved (mainly the prior-art comparison) \u2014 ask us for a free quote.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Super-accelerated examination<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">For applications that are <strong>both<\/strong> working-related and foreign-related (or working-related applications filed by startups), the JPO offers <strong>super-accelerated examination<\/strong>. According to the JPO&#8217;s procedures, it aims to issue the first action within about 1 month of the request (about 2 months for PCT national-phase applications). The conditions are stricter: all procedures from 4 weeks before the request must be filed online, responses to Office Actions are expected within 30 days (2 months for overseas applicants), and extension requests should not be filed. If these conditions are not met, the case is handled as ordinary accelerated examination.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Accelerated examination vs the PPH<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is another fast track, available when another office has already found claims patentable. Under the PPH, all Japanese claims must sufficiently correspond to those claims, and the request must be filed before the JPO starts examination. Accelerated examination as a foreign-related application has no such claim restriction, so it fits when no other office has decided yet or when you want a scope tailored to Japan. Neither carries a JPO fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"st-mybox  has-title st-mybox-class\" style=\"background:#ffebee;border-color:#ef9a9a;border-width:2px;border-radius:5px;margin: 25px 0 25px 0;\"><p class=\"st-mybox-title\" style=\"color:#ef5350;font-weight:bold;text-shadow: #fff 3px 0px 0px, #fff 2.83487px 0.981584px 0px, #fff 2.35766px 1.85511px 0px, #fff 1.62091px 2.52441px 0px, #fff 0.705713px 2.91581px 0px, #fff -0.287171px 2.98622px 0px, #fff -1.24844px 2.72789px 0px, #fff -2.07227px 2.16926px 0px, #fff -2.66798px 1.37182px 0px, #fff -2.96998px 0.42336px 0px, #fff -2.94502px -0.571704px 0px, #fff -2.59586px -1.50383px 0px, #fff -1.96093px -2.27041px 0px, #fff -1.11013px -2.78704px 0px, #fff -0.137119px -2.99686px 0px, #fff 0.850987px -2.87677px 0px, #fff 1.74541px -2.43999px 0px, #fff 2.44769px -1.73459px 0px, #fff 2.88051px -0.838246px 0px;\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Common mistakes<\/p><div class=\"st-in-mybox\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Forgetting that the examination request must be filed (or filed at the same time).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Listing only some of the documents cited in the foreign search report.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Writing a comparison that only says &#8220;the invention is different&#8221; without explaining the differences and effects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Requesting acceleration while the claims are clearly broader than what the foreign search allows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Not planning divisional applications before a fast decision arrives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">FAQ<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Q. Is there a JPO fee for accelerated examination?<\/strong><br \/>\nA. No. Only the regular examination request fee and attorney fees apply.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Q. Our Japanese application claims priority from China. Is it foreign-related?<\/strong><br \/>\nA. Yes \u2014 an application whose invention is also filed at another office, including through the PCT, falls into the foreign-related category.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Q. Do we have to translate the cited prior art into Japanese?<\/strong><br \/>\nA. According to the JPO&#8217;s Q&amp;A, translations are not required if the comparison is adequate, but the comparison itself must be in Japanese.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Q. Can we request it after receiving an Office Action?<\/strong><br \/>\nA. Yes, the JPO&#8217;s Q&amp;A confirms that this is possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Q. Does accelerated examination continue into an appeal?<\/strong><br \/>\nA. No. If the application is refused and you appeal, a separate request for accelerated appeal examination is needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"st-mybox  has-title st-mybox-class\" style=\"background:#f1f8e9;border-color:#a5d6a7;border-width:2px;border-radius:5px;margin: 25px 0 25px 0;\"><p class=\"st-mybox-title\" style=\"color:#4caf50;font-weight:bold;text-shadow: #fff 3px 0px 0px, #fff 2.83487px 0.981584px 0px, #fff 2.35766px 1.85511px 0px, #fff 1.62091px 2.52441px 0px, #fff 0.705713px 2.91581px 0px, #fff -0.287171px 2.98622px 0px, #fff -1.24844px 2.72789px 0px, #fff -2.07227px 2.16926px 0px, #fff -2.66798px 1.37182px 0px, #fff -2.96998px 0.42336px 0px, #fff -2.94502px -0.571704px 0px, #fff -2.59586px -1.50383px 0px, #fff -1.96093px -2.27041px 0px, #fff -1.11013px -2.78704px 0px, #fff -0.137119px -2.99686px 0px, #fff 0.850987px -2.87677px 0px, #fff 1.74541px -2.43999px 0px, #fff 2.44769px -1.73459px 0px, #fff 2.88051px -0.838246px 0px;\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Key points<\/p><div class=\"st-in-mybox\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Applications also filed abroad (including via the PCT) qualify as foreign-related applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">The request is a statement of circumstances with a prior-art disclosure and a comparison in Japanese.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">A foreign office&#8217;s search results can replace your own search; list all cited documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Average first-action pendency after the request was 2.3 months in 2025; there is no JPO fee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Consider the PPH if another office has already allowed claims that are broad enough for you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f0f7ff; border: 2px solid #0066cc; padding: 20px; margin: 24px 0; border-radius: 6px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Need a faster patent in Japan?<\/strong><br \/>\nSend us your Japanese application number and any foreign search reports \u2014 we will check whether accelerated examination or the PPH fits and reply with a quote, free of charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">BrandAgent Patent Office (Kyoto, Japan)<br \/>\nToru Kano, Japanese Patent Attorney<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0066cc; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/brandagent.jp\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Free consultation \u2014 visit BrandAgent&#8217;s English site<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accelerated patent examination in Japan for foreign applicants: eligibility, statement of circumstances, prior-art comparison, timing and no JPO fee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patents"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - 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