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1 April 2026: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure will change on 1 April 2026

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 5 March 2026

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure will change on 1 April 2026 and will be as follows.

Transmittal fee

• £100

Search fee

• £1,632

International fee

• for the first 30 sheets: £1,242
• for each sheet over 30: £14

Restoration for restoration of priority

• £200

Reductions for e-filing

• electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £187
• electronic filing (being in character coded format): £280

Fees for preparation of priority document

• £27

Published 5 March 2026