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1 January 2021: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 January 2021.

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
16 November 2020
Last updated
1 January 2021 — See all updates

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 January 2021 and are as follows.

Transmittal fee:

  • £75

Search fee:

  • £1,613

International fee:

  • for the first 30 sheets: £1,120
  • for each sheet over 30: £13

Restoration for restoration of priority:

  • £150

Reductions for e-filing

  • electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £168
  • electronic filing (being in character coded format): £253

Fees for preparation of priority document:

  • £20
Published 16 November 2020
Last updated 1 January 2021 + show all updates

  1. A new fee structure for PCT applications is in effect from today 1 January 2021.

  2. First published.

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