For additional information about human-assisted machine-translations of Japanese patents from Thomson Reuters please contact us on telephone +44 20 7433 4433, fax +44 20 7433 4434 or email ts.translations@thomson.com.

The following types of Japanese patents are covered:

1.
Unexamined Japanese Patents and Utilities (JP-A/U) - Published before January 1993 (up to & including JP-04....)
Examined Japanese Patents & Utilities (JP-B/U) - Published before January 1994 (up to & including JP-05....)

Prices are based on the number of pages in the original Japanese document or the number of pages requested. Prices shown are exclusive of VAT ¹.

Standard Turnaround: (8-10 days ²)
$90/£55/€90 per page

Rush Turnaround: (5-7 days ²)
$130/£80/€130 per page

2.
Unexamined Japanese Patents and Utilities (JP-A/U) - Published from January 1993 (JP-05....) onwards
Examined Japanese Patents & Utilities (JP-B/U) - Published from January 1994 (JP-06....) onwards

Prices are for the full document. Prices shown are exclusive of VAT ¹.

Standard Turnaround: (5-7 days ²)
$370/£235/€370 per patent

Rush Turnaround: (3-4 days ²)
$520/£325/€520 per patent

You may request specific pages for translation (e.g. claims-only). The following 'per-page' prices will be charged when requesting 4 pages or less. Prices shown are exclusive of VAT ¹.

Standard Turnaround: (8-10 days ²)
$90/£55/€90 per page

Rush Turnaround: (5-7 days ²)
$130/£80/€130 per page

3.
Japanese-language PCT (WO) patent documents - Published from 19 October 1978 onwards

Prices are based on the number of pages in the original Japanese document or the number of pages requested, subject to a minimum of $90/£55/€90 per order. Prices shown are exclusive of VAT ¹.

Standard Turnaround: (8-10 days ²)
$27/£16/€27 per page

Rush Turnaround: (5-7 days ²)
$38/£27/€38 per page

Text in Drawings

All Japanese text within the original patent drawings can also be manually translated (upon request) for an additional fee. Prices shown are exclusive of VAT ¹.

Standard: add $60/£40/€60 per patent to price in 1-3 above
Rush: add $100/£60/€100 per patent to price in 1-3 above

¹ VAT

All prices are exclusive of VAT (Value Added Tax). Customers based in the European Union must comply with the VAT reporting routine for the EU single market. We therefore need your VAT number for our records. If you have supplied your VAT number, VAT will not be applied to our invoices unless you are based in the UK and are ordering electronic copies. If you have not told us your VAT number, we are required to charge you VAT at the prevailing rate for all electronic deliveries of documents. VAT is not charged on the delivery of printed materials nor to customers based outside the European Union unless they are purchasing the items electronically for use by their offices located within the EU.

² TURNAROUND

Maximum turnaround based on working days from receipt of order in Japan (excluding Japanese national holidays). Rush Service is subject to availability.