FY2026 Toyama SME Overseas Expansion Support Subsidy (Foreign IP Filing Support)

①Overview: TONIO (Toyama New Industry Organization) subsidizes part of the costs incurred by SMEs in Toyama prefecture when filing foreign patent, utility model, design, trademark and pre-emptive trademark applications. The program implements METI's national subsidy scheme for SME overseas expansion (foreign IP filing support). ②Eligibility: Applicants must be SMEs with their main business establishment in Toyama prefecture (or groups composed of such SMEs). The foreign applicant name must match the basis Japanese national application; the SME must plan to leverage the foreign right for business development (or have pre-emptive trademark intent), have adequate funding capacity, and cooperate with five-year follow-up surveys after project completion. Deemed-large enterprises and parties matching the organized-crime exclusion clause are ineligible. ③Eligible costs / scope: Eligible costs cover foreign patent office filing fees, local agent fees, domestic patent attorney fees, and translation fees. Applicants must have already filed in the JPO (in principle) and plan, after adoption, to file abroad via the Paris Convention, PCT, Hague Agreement or Madrid Protocol routes. Prior-art search results must not clearly negate the possibility of acquiring rights abroad. ④Rate / cap / schedule / key points: Subsidy rate is up to one-half of eligible expenses. Per company per fiscal year: max JPY 3,000,000. Per application: patents JPY 1,500,000; utility model / design / trademark JPY 600,000; pre-emptive trademark JPY 300,000. Application window is May 15 to June 12, 2026 (must arrive by 17:00). All filing procedures must be completed between the grant decision date and Dec 31, 2026 (Thu). Results notified mid-to-late July. J-Grants may be combined with postal/in-person submission, but confidential documents must go by post only.