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Patent current and new fees
Updated 5 November 2025
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| Patents | Form | Current Fee | New Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application fee (if paid on filing) | 1 | £90.00 | £120.00 |
| Application fee (if paid on filing online) | 1 | £60.00 | £75.00 |
| Application fee (if paid later) | AF1 | £112.50 | £150.00 |
| Application fee (if paid later online) | AF1 | £75.00 | £95.00 |
| Initiation of proceedings before the Comptroller (including reviews of opinions) | 2 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Late declaration of priority | 3 | £150.00 | £200.00 |
| Late claim of priority | 3 | £40.00 | £55.00 |
| Continuation of proceedings before the Comptroller | 4 | £350.00 | £450.00 |
| Request a search (international application) | 9A | £150.00 | £200.00 |
| Request a search (international application online ) | 9A | £120.00 | £160.00 |
| Request a search (UK application) | 9A | £180.00 | £240.00 |
| Request a search (UK application online) | 9A | £150.00 | £200.00 |
| Excess claims fee (for each claim over 25) | 9A | £20.00 | £27.00 |
| Request a further or supplementary search under section 17(6) or section 17(8) | 9A | £180.00 | £240.00 |
| Request a further or supplementary search under section 17(6) or section 17(8) - online | 9A | £150.00 | £200.00 |
| Request for a substantive examination - paper | 10 | £130.00 | £170.00 |
| Request for a substantive examination - online | 10 | £100.00 | £130.00 |
| Excess page fee (each page of description over 35) | 10 | £10.00 | £13.00 |
| Request to reinstate a patent application | 14 | £150.00 | £200.00 |
| Notice of opposition to proceedings before the Comptroller | 15 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Application to restore a patent | 16 | £135.00 | £180.00 |
| Request for opinion as to the validity or infringement of a patent | 17 | £200.00 | £250.00 |
| Application to register or give notice of rights | 21 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Request for a certified copy of a document or a register entry | 23 | £20.00 | £27.00 |
| Request for an uncertified copy of a document or a register entry | 23 | £5.00 | £7.00 |
| Grant fee for patent application - per excess claim over 25 (online) | 34 | £20.00 | £27.00 |
| Grant fee for patent application - per excess description page over 35 | 34 | £10.00 | £13.00 |
| Request to be informed of future events relating to a patent application or patent | 49 | £25.00 | £35.00 |
| Request to extend a prescribed time limit | 52 | £135.00 | £175.00 |
| National processing of international patent (UK) application | NP1 | £30.00 | £40.00 |
| Publication of translation of international application | NP1 | £12.00 | £16.00 |
| Transmit an international application to the International Bureau and the International Searching Authority | Not set | £75.00 | £100.00 |
| Request restoration of the right of priority of an international application | Not set | £150.00 | £200.00 |
| Renewal year 5 | 12 | £70.00 | £90.00 |
| Renewal year 6 | 12 | £90.00 | £120.00 |
| Renewal year 7 | 12 | £110.00 | £150.00 |
| Renewal year 8 | 12 | £130.00 | £170.00 |
| Renewal year 9 | 12 | £150.00 | £200.00 |
| Renewal year 10 | 12 | £170.00 | £230.00 |
| Renewal year 11 | 12 | £190.00 | £250.00 |
| Renewal year 12 | 12 | £220.00 | £290.00 |
| Renewal year 13 | 12 | £260.00 | £340.00 |
| Renewal year 14 | 12 | £300.00 | £400.00 |
| Renewal year 15 | 12 | £360.00 | £480.00 |
| Renewal year 16 | 12 | £420.00 | £560.00 |
| Renewal year 17 | 12 | £470.00 | £620.00 |
| Renewal year 18 | 12 | £520.00 | £690.00 |
| Renewal year 19 | 12 | £570.00 | £760.00 |
| Renewal year 20 | 12 | £610.00 | £810.00 |
| Late renewal month 2 | 12 | £24.00 | £32.00 |
| Late renewal month 3 | 12 | £48.00 | £64.00 |
| Late renewal month 4 | 12 | £72.00 | £96.00 |
| Late renewal month 5 | 12 | £96.00 | £128.00 |
| Late renewal month 6 | 12 | £120.00 | £160.00 |
| Application for grant of a supplementary protection certificate | SP1 | £250.00 | £330.00 |
| Application for declaration of lapse or invalidity, or to revoke an extension of the duration of an SPC | SP3 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| Application to extend a supplementary protection certificate | SP4 | £200.00 | £270.00 |
| SPC fee (Year 1) | SP2 | £600.00 | £800.00 |
| SPC fee (Year 2) | SP2 | £700.00 | £940.00 |
| SPC fee (Year 3) | SP2 | £800.00 | £1,070.00 |
| SPC fee (Year 4) | SP2 | £900.00 | £1,200.00 |
| SPC fee (Year 5) | SP2 | £1,000.00 | £1,330.00 |
| SPC late payment fee (Year 1) | SP2 | £300.00 | £400.00 |
| SPC late payment fee (Year 2) | SP2 | £350.00 | £470.00 |
| SPC late payment fee (Year 3) | SP2 | £400.00 | £530.00 |
| SPC late payment fee (Year 4) | SP2 | £450.00 | £600.00 |
| SPC late payment fee (Year 5) | SP2 | £500.00 | £670.00 |
| Renewal License of Rights | Not set | 50% of renewal fee | 50% of renewal fee |