1 July 2020: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees
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The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 July 2020.
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The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 July 2020 and are as follow.
Transmittal Fee:
Search Fee:
International Fee:
- for the first 30 sheets: £1,085
- for each sheet over 30: £12
Reductions for E – FILING
- electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £163
- electronic filing (being in character coded format): £245
Fees for preparation of Priority Document:
Published 1 June 2020
Last updated 1 July 2020 + show all updates
Last updated 1 July 2020 + show all updates
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A new fee structure for PCT applications is in effect from today 1 July 2020.
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First published.