PCT Information Update
International filing fee and handling fee payable in US dollars (various Offices)
On 1 December 2024, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts in USD of the international filing fee, the fee per sheet over 30, the electronic filing reductions (where applicable) listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees and the handling fee, as indicated in the PCT Fee Tables.
These changes have been reflected in the following annexes of the PCT Applicant’s Guide:
- Annex C (receiving Offices): AM, AP, AZ, BH, BW, BY, BZ, CL, CR, DJ, DO, EA, EC, EG, GE, GH, HN, IB, IL, IN, IQ, JM, JO, KE, KG, KH, KZ, LR, MD, MW, MX, NI, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, QA, RU, SA, SC, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TT, UA, UG, US, UZ, WS, ZM, ZW;
- Annex E (International Preliminary Examining Authorities): CL, EA, EG, IN, PH, RU, US.
AM Armenia (location and mailing address)
The location and mailing address of the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Armenia have changed, as follows:
Location and
mailing address: 5/1 M. Mkrtchyan
0010 Yerevan
Armenia
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B (AM))
HN Honduras (location and mailing address; e-mail addresses)
The location and mailing address, and the e-mail addresses of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (Honduras) have changed, as follows:
Location and
mailing address: Centro Cívico Gubernamental
Boulevard Juan Pablo
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
E-mail: patentes@ip.gob.hn
Yilda.madrid@ip.gob.hn
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B (HN))
IB International Bureau (fees)
As from 1 December 2024, there will be a change in the equivalent amounts of the transmittal fee and the fee for priority document in USD, payable to the IB as receiving Office, as follows:
Transmittal fee:..................................... USD 118
Fee for priority document:................... USD 59
Supplement for airmail:........................ USD 12
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IB))
JP Japan (national security provisions)
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has notified changes to the IB concerning restrictions in its national legislation which are applicable when filing international applications with other Offices. Please refer to the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B (JP), and the table entitled “International applications and national security considerations” at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/nat_sec.html
RO Romania (fees)
As from 1 January 2025, there will be a change in the amounts of the following fees payable to the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania) as receiving Office:
Transmittal fee:............................................ RON 498
Fee for priority document:......................... RON 100
...................................................................... (plus copying costs)
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (RO))
US United States of America (internet address; fees)
The Internet address at which paper copies of US patents and patent application publications cited in search reports, written opinions or international preliminary examination reports in international applications can be purchased online has changed. The new address is:
Internet: https://certifiedcopycenter.uspto.gov/index.html
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B (US))
For information on the change, with effect from 1 December 2024, in the equivalent amounts of the international filing fee and the fee per sheet over 30, payable in USD to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as receiving Office, as well as a change in the equivalent amounts in USD of the applicable filing fee reductions listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees, please refer to “International filing fee and handling fee payable in US dollars (various Offices)”.
Search fee and other fees relating to the international search (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Japan Patent Office (JPO), National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil), National Institute of Industrial Property (Chile), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO))
As from 1 December 2024, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in the currencies specified below for international searches carried out by the following Offices:
National Institute of Industrial Property (Chile)............... CHF, EUR
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.................. CHF, EUR, USD
Japan Patent Office (JPO)..................................................... EUR
National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil).............. CHF, EUR
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...... CHF, EUR
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (BR, CL, JP, PH and US))
Search fee and other fees relating to the international search (Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP))
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has notified the amount which will be payable in SAR, as from 15 December 2024, for an international search carried out by it, as indicated in Fee Table I(b). The equivalent amounts of that fee in other currencies will be published once they have been established. The amounts of the following fees have also been established:
Additional search fee:.......................................................... SAR 1,000
Fee for copies of documents cited in the international
search report, per page:...................................................... SAR 3
Protest fee:............................................................................ SAR 400
Late furnishing fee for sequence listings:......................... SAR 100
Fees relating to the international preliminary examination (Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP))
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has notified the amount which will be payable in SAR, as from 15 December 2024, for an international preliminary examination carried out by it, as indicated in Fee Table II. The equivalent amounts of that fee in other currencies will be published once they have been established. The amounts of the following fees have also been established:
Additional preliminary examination fee:................................ SAR 600
Fee for copies of documents cited in the international
preliminary examination report, per page:............................. SAR 3
Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the
international application, per page:........................................ SAR 3
Protest fee:................................................................................. SAR 400
Late furnishing fee for sequence listings:.............................. SAR 100