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1 September 2022: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 September 2022.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 8 August 2022
• Last updated: 1 September 2022
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  1. 1 September 2022

     The fee structure has changed and comes into force from today 1 September 2022.

  2. 8 August 2022

     First published.

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The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changes on 1 September 2022 and are as follows.

Transmittal fee:

• £75

Search fee:

• £1,518

International fee:

• for the first 30 sheets: £1,132
• for each sheet over 30: £13

Restoration for restoration of priority:

• £150

Reductions for e-filing

• electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £170
• electronic filing (being in character coded format): £255

Fees for preparation of priority document:

• £20