Request for search
Use this form to request a search on a patent application.
Documents
Details
All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee.
Cost
Application fee with this form
Paper: £112.50
Online: £75
Request for a search under section 17(1) for an international application which has been searched in the international phase
£150: Paper
£120: Online
Request for a search under section 17(1) for any other application
£180: Paper
£150: Online
Request for a further search under section 17(6) or payment for a supplementary search under section 17(8)
£180: Paper
£150: Online
- plus any excess claims fee due (£20 for each claim over 25)
Available online
Last updated 26 April 2023 + show all updates
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A new end page has been added. This contains a checklist and sending instructions. Supporting text added to questions that required further clarification.
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Form PF9A fee sheet updated.
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Zero fees ended and normal fees resume from 1st April 2021.
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E-mail address for sending the completed form has been added.
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Fee sheet added to form PF9A and text 'All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee' added.
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Details of the costs have changed.
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All forms replaced due to a procedural change for stopping the supply of citations to customers.
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Form 9A: data privacy added.
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All forms and costs updated.
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First published.