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Fees for international (PCT) patents
| Description | Amount (GBP) | Latest revision date |
|---|---|---|
| Initial application fees Transmittal fee Search fee | 55 00 1536.00 | 1 July 2008 1 January 2010 |
| International fee First 30 sheets Each sheet over 30 Reduction for e-filing Not in character coded format In character coded format Sequence listings No page fees are payable for sequence listings filed in ST. 25 text format as part of an international application filed in electronic form Full page fees are payable for each sheet of a sequence listing filed in image format as part of an international application in electronic form Full page fees are payable for each sheet of a sequence listings filed on paper Full page fees are payable for each sheet containing tables relating to sequence listings, irrespective of how they are submitted Mixed mode filings (former Part 8 of the Administrative Instructions) are no longer permissible. There will no longer be a maximum fee charged of 400 pages for sequence listings Fee for preparation of priority document [PCT Rule 17.1(b)] * Notice of Modifications to the PCT Request Form as of 1 January 2010 Fee for the transmittal of copy of earlier application [PCT Rule 12bis.1(c)] | 794.00 9.00 119.00 179.00 0.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 * 20.00 5.00 | 1 January 2010 1 January 2010 1 January 2010 1 January 2010 1 July 2009 1 January 2010 1 January 2010 1 January 2010 1 July 2008 1 July 2009 |
Payment
1. Fee payments should be made payable to the "Intellectual Property Office" and cheques should be crossed.
2. Fees and forms should be marked for the attention of "International Filings Unit" and sent to the address below;
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff
Road
Newport
South
Wales
NP10
8QQ
United Kingdom
Preferably they should be sent in an envelope which does not contain any other items of correspondence destined for our office.
3. Fees must be paid in accordance with PCT Rules 14, 15, 16 and appropriate regulations.
4. The above fees relate to the initial PCT application process. Further substantial fees are payable later in the process, including on entry to the National/Regional phase in each designated state.
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