Article 1The business types, the amount of stated capital or total amount of capital contribution by type of business, and the number of regularly hired employees prescribed by the Cabinet Order set forth in Article 2, paragraph (5), item (v) of the Act on Special Measures to Promote Research and Development Business, etc. by Specified Multinational Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") are as indicated in the following table.

Article 2(1)A person who intends to receive a reduction of patent fees pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act must submit a written application stating the following particulars to the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office, together with a document proving that the relevant patented invention is related to the results of research and development business (meaning certified research and development business as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter) engaged in according to a certified research and development business plan (meaning a certified research and development business plan as prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (2) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter), documents proving that the applicant falls under both of the items of Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act, and a copy of the certified research and development business plan:

(2)When a written application set forth in the preceding paragraph has been submitted, the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office is to grant a reduction equivalent to half of the patent fees payable for each year from the first to the tenth year pursuant to the provisions of Article 107, paragraph (1) of the Patent Act (Act No. 121 of 1959).

Article 3(1)A person who seeks a reduction in fees for requesting examination of a patent application pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Act must submit a written application stating the following particulars to the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office, together with a document proving that the relevant invention for which the application is filed is related to the results of research and development business engaged in according to a certified research and development business plan, documents proving that the applicant falls under both of the items of that paragraph, and a copy of the certified research and development business plan:

(2)When the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office has received a written application set forth in the preceding paragraph, the commissioner is to grant a reduction equivalent to half of the fees payable for requesting the examination of the patent application as calculated pursuant to the provisions of item (vi) of the Table of Article 1, paragraph (2) of the Order for the Patent Act and Other Related Fees (Cabinet Order No. 20 of 1960).