The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor to notify the receipt from the Czech Republic, on June 1, 2018, of a letter dated May 11, 2018, relating to changes in the schedule of fees charged by the Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM), an international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, done at Budapest on April 28, 1977, and amended on September 26, 1980 (see Budapest Notification No. 107 of July 8, 1992).
According to Rule 12.2 (c) of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty, the new fees for storage and for issuance of a viability statement shall take effect on August 22, 2018, that is, on the thirtieth day following the publication of the changes by the International Bureau.
The new Fee Schedule of the said international depositary authority is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FEES:
| CZK | ||
| Deposit and storage for 30 years | 26'500 | |
| Issuance of a viability statement | 1'650 | |
| Furnishing of a sample | 1'000 |
July 23, 2018