February 2024 | No. 02/2024

www.wipo.int/pct/en

WIPO 2023/2024 PCT User Survey
The latest PCT User Survey was conducted in 2023/2024 in an effort to mainly assess customer
satisfaction with the PCT-related services provided directly by WIPO, and to help determine
which areas of our PCT services should be improved upon.
The survey, which was available in the 10 PCT publication languages, was duly completed bymore than 1,700 respondents.
Respondents were also given the opportunity to provide textual comments and identify areas ofsuggested improvement. The survey results and the detailed textual comments are being
analyzed and will be the basis for an action plan to make improvements in WIPO’s PCT
services.
Overall, 90% of PCT users indicated they were either “very satisfied” (39%) or “satisfied” (51%)
with PCT-related services provided by WIPO. A summary of the results of the survey isavailable at:https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/en/docs/activity/pct-user-survey-2023-2024.pdf
We would like to thank those of you who took the time to complete the survey. If you missed theopportunity to take part in the survey, please note that PCT users may send comments andfeedback at any time to the e-mail address of the PCT Legal and User Relations Division:pct.legal@wipo.int
The next PCT User Survey will take place in 2025/2026.

Upcoming 30th Anniversary of the PCT Newsletter
Next month we will be celebrating 30 years of the PCT Newsletter – the first issue waspublished in March 1994. Readers of the PCT Newsletter are very welcome to send us theirthoughts on the contents and usefulness of the Newsletter as well as any ideas on how we can
improve it in the future, and we plan to include excerpts from any such submissions in theanniversary issue. Please send us your contributions before the end of February 2024 at thefollowing e-mail address:
pct.newsletter@wipo.int
Please write “PCT Newsletter: 30 years” as the title of your e-mail.

Don’t miss out on our upcoming PCT Seminars, Webinars, and other PCT-related events –consult the PCT Seminar Calendar in this issue!
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WIPO Fee Transfer Service
It is recalled that, since 1 July 2020, any receiving Office, International Searching Authority,
Authority specified for supplementary search or International Preliminary Examining Authority
may participate in the WIPO Fee Transfer Service as a “participating Office”, in which PCT fees
are transferred from one Office (the “collecting Office”) to another (the “beneficiary Office”) via
the International Bureau (IB). For further information, please refer to PCT/WG/12/20 at:
https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=436911.
The IB has published a list of the PCT fee transfers that are part of the WIPO Fee Transfer
Service for each participating Office as of 31 December 2023. The list is available in the Official
Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 25 January 2024 (from page 25) at:
https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices/index.html

PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH) Pilots
New two-way PCT-PPH pilot program (Canadian Intellectual Property Office – National
Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI))
On 1 February 2024, a new two-way PCT-PPH pilot program started between the CanadianIntellectual Property Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil). Under thisprogram, accelerated processing in the national phase in one country is available on the basisof a PCT application with a positive written opinion from either the International Searching
Authority (ISA) or the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), or a positive
international preliminary report on patentability (IPRP) (Chapter II) (that is, where at least one of
the claims has been determined as patentable), issued by the Office of the other country in its
capacity as ISA/IPEA.
Further information on the above-mentioned PCT-PPH agreement is available at:https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-intellectual-property-office/en/new-cipo-inpi-pphpilot-bilateral-agreement
https://www.gov.br/inpi/ptbr/servicos/patentes/pph/arquivos/parceiros/canada/memorando-de-entendimento-entreo-inpi-e-canada_portugues.pdf
The PCT-PPH page of the PCT website has been updated to include information on this new
pilot (https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/filing/pct_pph.html).

Exceptional Non-working Days
In the context of the Office closures mentioned below, please note that, pursuant to PCTRule 80.5, if the expiration of any period during which any document or fee in connection withan international application was required to reach an Office fell on a day on which the Office is
not open to the public for the purposes of the transaction of official business, that period is
extended so as to expire on the next subsequent day on which the Office reopened to the public
for the purposes of the transaction of official business.

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Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has notified the International Bureau (IB) that
it was not open to the public for the transaction of official business on 9 February 2024, as thatday was declared an additional special (non-working) day throughout the country.
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Due to inclement weather conditions, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
was not open to the public for the purpose of the transaction of official business on 16 January
2024.
The notice concerning the Office closure has been published on the USPTO website at:https://www.uspto.gov/patents/laws/patent-related-notices/patent-related-notices-2024
This information updates the list of closed dates, as furnished to the IB by Offices, which isavailable at:https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/ClosedDates.xhtml

PCT Information Update
International filing fee and handling fee payable in US dollars (various Offices)
On 1 March 2024, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts in USD of the international
filing fee, the fee per sheet over 30, the electronic filing reductions (where applicable) listed initem 4 of the Schedule of Fees and the handling fee, as indicated in the PCT Fee Tables. Thesechanges have been reflected in the following annexes of the PCT Applicant’s Guide(www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/):–- Annex C (receiving Offices): AM, AP, AZ, BH, BW, BY, BZ, CL, CR, DJ, DO, EA, EC,
EG, GE, GH, HN, IB, IL, IN, IQ, JM, JO, KE, KG, KH, KZ, LR, MD, MW, MX, NI, OM,
PA, PE, PG, PH, QA, RU, SA, SC, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TT, UA, UG, US, UZ, WS, ZM, ZW;–- Annex E (International Preliminary Examining Authorities): CL, EA, EG, IN, PH, RU,US.

BY Belarus (fees)
The amounts of the following fees, payable to the National Center of Intellectual Property(Belarus) as receiving Office, have changed with effect from 1 January 2024:
Transmittal fee: ........................................................................ BYN

98

Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority: ............... BYN

200

There has also been a change in the amounts of the following national fees, payable to the
Office as designated (or elected) Office, with effect from the same date:
For patent:
Filing fee: ........................................................................ BYN

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Claim fee for each independent claim inexcess of one:............................................................ BYN

42Examination fee: ............................................................. BYN

476-

Claim examination fee for each independent claim inexcess of one:............................................................ BYN

280Annual fee for the third year: ........................................... BYN

98

For utility model:
Filing fee: ........................................................................ BYN-

196

Claim fee for each independent claim inexcess of one:............................................................ BYN

98(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (BY) and National Chapter, Summary (BY))
EP European Patent Office (fees)
As from 1 April 2024, there will be a change in the following fees payable to the European
Patent Office (EPO) as receiving Office:Transmittal fee: ........................................................................ EUR

100

Fee for priority document: ........................................................ EUR

120

Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority: ............... EUR

750

As from the same date, there will also be a change in the amounts of the following fees, payable
to the EPO as designated (or elected) Office (other fees not indicated will not change):
Filing fee:
– for online filings: ........................................................... EUR

135– for non-online filings: .................................................... EUR

285

Designation fee for one or more EPO Contracting States
designated: .............................................................................. EUR

685

Claims fee:
– for the 16th and each subsequent claim up to
the limit of 50: .................................................................. EUR

275– for the 51st and each subsequent claim:....................... EUR

685

Search fee:
– for (international) applications filed before 1 July 2005:

EUR

1,040

– for (international) applications filed on or after 1 July 2005: EUR

1,520

Fee for further processing:– in the event of late payment of a fee: ........................... [No change]– other cases:.................................................................. EUR
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Fee for late furnishing of a sequence listing: ........................... EUR

265

Examination fee:
– for (international) applications filed before 1 July 2005: ........ EUR

2,135– for (international) applications filed on or after
1 July 2005, for which no supplementary European
search report is drawn up: ....................................................... EUR

2,135– for all other (international) applications filed on or after
1 July 2005: ............................................................................. EUR

1,915

Renewal fee for the third year:................................................. EUR

690

There will also be a change in the amount of the reduction in the search fee payable in thefollowing situation (other reductions not indicated will not change):
The search fee is reduced by EUR 1,300 for international applications for which the international
search report or a supplementary international search report has been established by theAustrian Patent Office, or in accordance with the Protocol on Centralization by the Finnish
Patent and Registration Office (PRH), the Nordic Patent Institute, the Spanish Patent andTrademark Office, the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV), the Turkish Patent andTrademark Office (Turkpatent) or the Visegrad Patent Institute.
There will also be new conditions for exemptions, reductions or refunds of fees, as follows:(i) Where microenterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises, natural persons, nonprofit organisations, universities or public research organisations having their residence or
principal place of business within a Contracting State [of the EPC] having a language otherthan English, French or German as an official language, and nationals of that State whoare resident abroad, file a European patent application or a request for examination in alanguage admitted in Article 14, paragraph 4 of the EPC, the filing fee or examination fee
shall be reduced by 30%.
(ii) Where a microenterprise, natural person, non-profit organisation, university or publicresearch organisation files a European patent application or, in respect of an international
application, performs the acts referred to in Rule 159, the following fees shall be reduced
by 30%: (a) filing fee; (b) fee for a European or supplementary European search; (c)examination fee, and in addition the previously paid international search fee where theEuropean Patent Office acted as International Searching Authority; (d) designation fee; (e)fee for grant; (f) renewal fees for the European patent application.
The reduction of fees shall not be available where the same person has filed five or more
European patent applications or Euro-PCT applications within a period of five years
preceding (i) the date of filing of the European patent application concerned or (ii) the dateof entry into the European phase of the Euro-PCT application concerned.
The relevant date for previous applications shall be the date of filing in the case of aEuropean patent application or the date of entry into the European phase in the case of aEuro-PCT application. In the case of multiple persons filing a European patent application
or a Euro-PCT application, the reduction shall be available only if each applicant fulfils theapplicable eligibility criteria on the date of the payment of the fee concerned.

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For additional details, refer to Rule 7 of the Implementing Regulations to the European
Patent Convention (EPC) and the Rules relating to Fees.
There has also been a change to footnote 3 (concerning the filing fee) in the National Chapter,
Summary (EP), which indicates the reference to the relevant EPO publication relating to thatmatter.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (EP) and National Chapter, Summary (EP))
Please note that changes to certain fees relating to the international search, the supplementaryinternational search and the international preliminary examination are published under thosecategories, below.
For further information about the changes that will enter into force on 1 April 2024 in respect offees payable to the EPO, please refer to the Decisions of the EPO’s Administrative Council of
14 December 2023 and 15 January 2024 at, respectively:
https://www.epo.org/en/legal/official-journal/2024/01/a3.html
https://www.epo.org/en/legal/official-journal/2024/01/a5.html
IB International Bureau (fees)
As from 1 March 2024, there will be a change in the equivalent amount of the transmittal fee
and the fee for priority document in USD, payable to the IB as receiving Office, as follows:
Transmittal fee: ........................................................................ USD

117

Fee for priority document: ........................................................ USD

59

Supplement for airmail: ................................................... USD

12(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IB))
IS Iceland (fees)
As from 1 March 2024, there will be a change in the equivalent amounts of the international
filing fee and the fee per sheet over 30, payable in ISK to the Icelandic Intellectual Property
Office (ISIPO) as receiving Office, as well as a change in the equivalent amounts in ISK of theapplicable filing fee reductions listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees, as indicated in Fee
Table I(a).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IS))
US United States of America (fees)
For information on the change, with effect from 1 March 2024, in the equivalent amounts of theinternational filing fee and the fee per sheet over 30, payable in USD to the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as receiving Office, as well as a change in theequivalent amounts in USD of the applicable filing fee reductions listed in item 4 of the Scheduleof Fees, please refer to “International filing fee and handling fee payable in US dollars (various
Offices)”, above.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (US))

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Search fee and other fees relating to international search (European Patent Office,Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Israel Patent Office, National Institute ofIndustrial Property (Chile), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO))
As from 1 March 2024, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in thecurrencies specified below for international searches carried out by the following Offices:Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines .......................... CHF
Israel Patent Office .................................................................. USD
National Institute of Industrial Property (Chile) ........................ CHF
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ............ CHF
The new amounts are indicated in Fee Table I(b).
As from 1 April 2024, there will be a change in the amount payable in EUR for an international
search carried out by the European Patent Office. The new amount is indicated below (theequivalent amounts in CHF and USD will be established shortly), together with other fees thatwill also change:
Search fee: .............................................................................. EUR

1,845

Additional search fee: .............................................................. EUR

1,845

Protest fee: .............................................................................. EUR

1,020

Review fee: .............................................................................. EUR

1,020

Late furnishing fee: .................................................................. EUR

265(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (CL, EP, IL, PH and US))Supplementary search fee (European Patent Office)As from 1 April 2024, there will be a change in the amount payable in EUR for a supplementaryinternational search carried out by the European Patent Office. The new amount is EUR 1,845.

Preliminary examination fee and other fees relating to international preliminary
examination (European Patent Office)As from 1 April 2024, there will be a change in the amount of the following fees, payable in
EUR to the European Patent Office as International Preliminary Examining Authority:
Preliminary examination fee: ................................................... EUR

1,915

Additional preliminary examination fee: ................................... EUR

1,915

Protest fee: .............................................................................. EUR

1,020

Late furnishing fee: .................................................................. EUR

265(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex E (EP))

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Upcoming Webinar on New System to be Implemented by the Japan Patent Office
A webinar addressing the “non-disclosure of selected patent applications” newly implemented
by the Japan Patent Office will be hosted by the International Bureau on 13 March 2024. The
webinar will explore the newly introduced system and its impact on PCT applications, in light of
the new system. The Director General of the Patent Application Non-Disclosure Project from theJapan Patent Office will be present to offer an in-depth explanation of the system’s procedures,
its implications for PCT applications, and essential considerations for applicants and agentsalike.
The webinar, which will be provided in Japanese only, will take place from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Japan time (9.00 am to 10.00 am central European time). Registration is free and is available
at:https://wipoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/4217079163200/WN_jfFW6GwaTc2z6ZCqwbeAnw

New/Updated PCT Resources
New ePCT video tutorials
ePCT video tutorials for applicants
The following ePCT video tutorials for applicants are now available:–

Upload documents to IB without access rights to application–

Upload documents to IB with access rights to application

The videos provide step-by-step demonstrations of how to upload documents to theInternational Bureau using ePCT and are available at:https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/epct/epct_actions.html

Practical Advice
Where an applicant can file a PCT application and who is entitled to act as agent
Q: As a US intellectual property agent, I am assisting a US client with German nationality who
wishes to submit a PCT application. Can my client’s PCT application be filed with the European
Patent Office (EPO) and can I represent the applicant as agent?
A: The question of where, or with which receiving Office (RO), an applicant can file a PCT
application and who may represent him/her, is primarily determined by the applicant’s
nationality and country of residence.
In accordance with Rule 19 of the Regulations under the PCT, the applicant can choose to filean international application with:(i) the national Office of (or the Office acting for) the Contracting State of which theapplicant is a resident;(ii) the national Office of (or the Office acting for) the Contracting State of which theapplicant is a national; or
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PCT NEWSLETTER | February 2024 | No. 02/2024(iii) the International Bureau, irrespective of the applicant's nationality or residence.
Under PCT Article 2(xii), “national Office” includes any intergovernmental authority which
several States have entrusted with the task of granting regional patents. If there are multiple
applicants, these conditions must apply to at least one of them.
Assuming that your US client is a resident in the United States, this means that your client may
file a PCT application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (RO/US),the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (RO/DE) or the European Patent Office (RO/EP) in
connection with his or her nationality, or with the International Bureau (RO/IB). However, forinventions that are made in the United States of America, national security measures may
apply. This will require you either to obtain a foreign filing license from the USPTO before filingthe international application at any of the other three receiving Offices, or to have first filed apatent application for the same invention at the USPTO and six months to have elapsed without
any national security order being placed on that earlier application (refer tohttps://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s140.html).
The determination of who is entitled to represent the applicant as an agent during theinternational phase is dependent on the receiving Office where the application is filed (see PCTRule 90.1). Each receiving Office establishes its own criteria for representation and we reflect
this data in Annex C of the PCT Applicant’s Guide(https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/guide/index.html). Where the IB is the receiving Office, only persons
with the right to practice before the national or regional Office of the applicant's residence or
nationality can be appointed as an agent under PCT Rule 83.1bis.
In your case, unless you are registered to practice before the EPO or the German Office, you
would only be entitled to represent the applicant for applications filed with the USPTO or the IB.
This being said, although you may be restricted from handling the application process as anagent before RO/EP and RO/DE (assuming you are not registered to practice before them), thisdoes not prevent you from filing the PCT application with these Offices on behalf of your client.
In cases where an agent cannot be recorded as such, there is the option of being recorded as
an "address for correspondence" under PCT Rule 4.4(d). This allows you to receive
correspondence which would normally be addressed to the applicant or his/her agent andenables you to make payments on behalf of the applicant. However, as “address forcorrespondence” you cannot sign the Request form (or any subsequent submissions) as anagent for the applicant. If you are not able to obtain the applicant’s signature, any missing orinvalid signature in the application would be considered a defect under Article 14 of the PCT(see the PCT Applicant’s Guide athttps://www.wipo.int/pct/en/guide/ip06.html#_correction_defects). This defect will not preventthe applicant from obtaining an international filing date but a replacement sheet with a valid
signature must be submitted subsequently. Furthermore, if there is more than one applicant andno agent is acting for them, the order in which applicants are named in the Request form isimportant since the first named applicant who is entitled to file an international application withthe particular receiving Office selected will be considered to be the common representative
under Rule 90.2(b) (unless the applicants have themselves appointed one of them as common
representative, as highlighted in a Practical Advice published in PCT Newsletter 07-08/2014
entitled “The importance of the order in which applicants are named in the request form where
no common agent has been appointed”).
A convenient way for you to file the international application would be to use ePCT. By default,
the user who creates the new PCT application is set as eOwner and can manage the PCT
application process via ePCT. The “external signature” feature allows an authorized signatory
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PCT NEWSLETTER | February 2024 | No. 02/2024(in this instance, the applicant) to apply a signature to draft documents that are held in ePCT
without requiring access to the system. You would also have the option of assigning accessrights directly to the applicant so that they can access the application even prior to filing, andapply their signature where required. In this way, you would be able to draft any
correspondence necessary for the applicant (for example, a letter requesting a change under
PCT Rule 92bis, a letter requesting any amendments under Article 19 or a withdrawal of theapplication) and the applicant could then apply their signature to the correspondence, either as
an external signature or directly within ePCT.
For information on the filing of international applications with RO/IB, please refer to:https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/filing/filing.html
For detailed information on filing using ePCT, please consult:https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/epct/learnmore.html?N=567
Further information on this topic can be found in the “Practical Advice” published in the following
issues of the PCT Newsletter:
No. 04/2015: Indicating an address for correspondence where a person is not entitled torepresent the applicant before the receiving Office;No. 03/2019: Filing strategies: factors to consider when deciding whether to file aninternational application with a national (or, where applicable, regional) Office or theInternational Bureau as receiving Office – an example of a US resident who is a national of
Canada; andNo. 06/2020: Entitlement to practice before the International Bureau as receiving Office(when an international application is assigned to an applicant from a different country).

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PCT Seminar Calendar(https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/en/docs/seminar-calendar.pdf)(situation on 21 February 2024)

Dates andlocation

Language Nature of seminar;of
WIPO speakers
seminar(and others where known)

Organizer andcontact details

EnglishAdvanced PCT seminar
WIPO speaker: to be announced

20 June 2024
Lyon (FR)FrenchPCT seminar
WIPO speaker: to be announced

P-Akademin, Trona Patentrådgivning
AB(Mr. Farhadi)
Tel: (46-76) 097 18 40
E-mail: info@ipakademin.se
Internet: www.ipakademin.seCentre Paul Roubier
E-mail : info@paulroubier.com
Tel: (33-4) 78 33 07 08

26 September 2024
London (GB)English30 September 2024
Zurich (CH)

GermanPCT seminar within theframework of the 20th Annual
Conference for Senior Patent
Administrators (26-27 September)
WIPO speaker: to be announcced
Seminar on the latest
developments concerning thePCT (CEIPI Course)
WIPO speaker: to be announced

25-26 April 2024
Stockholm (SE)Management Forum Ltd.
(Ms. Toms)
E-mail: sophie.toms@managementforum.co.uk
Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété intellectuelle (CEIPI)(Ms. Dieter)
E-mail: alexandra.dieter@tswpat.ch

PCT Webinars(www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars/index.html)(www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/webinar/)

Date andtime

Language Nature of webinar;of
WIPO speakers
webinar

Registration

22 February 2024
8:30–9:30 CETEnglishPATENTSCOPE Overview
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann

https://wipoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__W
G9p4FhQFWNCQLmMVc0qA#/registration

27 February 2024
09:00 – 11:00 CET

RussianIntroduction to the PCT Systemand the Latest Updates: Online
Regional PCT Webinar forCentral Asian, Caucasus andEastern European Countries(CACEEC)
WIPO speakers: Mr. Spitsyn,
Mr. Gribkov and Ms. Krysanova

https://wipoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/6217062
600335/WN_YE7JRVMnRte0gz61EjPl
fA

13 March 2024
17:00 – 18:00 Tokyo time
(9:00 – 10:00 CET)Japanese

New system “Non-Disclosure forpatent applications (in certain
technical fields)" and PCTapplications
WIPO speakers: Mr. Senbon and
Ms. Mohri

https://wipoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/4217079
163200/WN_jfFW6GwaTc2z6ZCqwbe
Anw

14 March 2024
09:00 – 12:30 CEST

Russian

PCT System: Filing an
International Application via
ePCT – Live Demonstration:
Online Regional PCT Webinar for
CACEECWIPO speakers: Mr. Spitsyn,
Mr. Gribkov and Ms. Krysanova

https://wipoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/8317062
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PCT Webinars [continued](www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars/index.html)(www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/webinar/)

Date andtime

Language Nature of webinar;of
WIPO speakers
webinar

Registration

18 April 2024
10:00 – 12:30 CEST

Russianhttps://wipoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/5917062
604785/WN_VS28RfdTTnyzvzzCaqNr
PA

Introduction to Intellectual
Property and the PCT System:
Online Regional Webinar forStudents from CACEEC
WIPO speakers: Mr. Spitsyn,
Mr. Gribkov, Ms. Dolotbaeva and
Ms. Krysanova

Other IP events
International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Switzerland), 17-21 April 2024
The 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva will take place in Geneva from 17 to 21 April 2024. Further
information is available at:https://inventions-geneva.ch/en/home/
World IP Day, 26 April 2024
World IP Day is celebrated globally. For information visit:www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday

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PCT Fee Tables(amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)
The following Tables show the amounts and currencies of the main PCT fees which are payable to the receiving Offices (ROs) and the International
Preliminary Examining Authorities (IPEAs) during the international phase under Chapter I (Tables I(a) and I(b)) and under Chapter II (Table II).
Fees which are payable only in particular circumstances are not shown; nor are details of certain reductions and refunds which may be available;
such information can be found in the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes C, D and E. Note that all amounts are subject to change due to variationsin the fees themselves or fluctuations in exchange rates. The international filing fee may be reduced by CHF 100, 200 or 300 where the international
application, or part of the international application, is filed in electronic form, as prescribed under Item 4(a), (b) and (c) of the Schedule of Fees
(annexed to the Regulations under the PCT) and the PCT Applicant’s Guide, paragraph 5.189. A 90% reduction in the international filing fee(including the fee per sheet over 30), the supplementary search handling fee and the handling fee, as well as an exemption from the transmittal
fee payable to the International Bureau as receiving Office, is also available to applicants from certain States—refer to footnotes 2 and 14. (Notethat if the CHF 100, 200 or 300 reduction, as the case may be, and the 90% reduction are applicable, the 90% reduction is calculated after the
CHF 100, 200 or 300 reduction.) The footnotes to the Fee Tables follow Table II.
Key to abbreviations used in fee tables:eq
equivalent of –IAinternational application
IPEA International Preliminary
Examining Authority
ISA
International Searching
Authority
ISR
international search
reportRO
receiving Office

BRL
BYN
BZD
CAD
CHF
CLP
CNY
COP
CUP
CVE
CZK
DJF
DKK
DZD
EGP
EUR
GBP
GHS
HRK

Currencies:
ALL
AMD
AUD
AZN
BAM
BGN
BHD
BND

Albanian lek
Armenian dram
Australian dollar
Azerbaijani manat
Convertible markBulgarian lev
Bahraini dinar
Brunei dollar

Brazilian real
Belarusian rouble
Belize dollar
Canadian dollar
Swiss franc
Chilean peso
Yuan renminbi
Colombian peso
Cuban peso
Cabo Verde escudo
Czech koruna
Djibouti francDanish krone
Algerian dinar
Egyptian pound
Euro
Pound sterling
Ghanaian cedi
Croatian kuna

HUF
IDR
ILS
INR
IQD
IRR
ISK
JMD
JOD
JPY
KES
KGS
KHR
KPW
KRW
KZT
LSL
LYD
MAD

Hungarian forint
Indonesian rupiah
New Israeli sheqel
Indian rupee
Iraqi dinar
Iranian rial
Icelandic krona
Jamaican dollar
Jordanian dinar
Japanese yen
Kenyan shilling
Kyrgys som
Cambodian rielWon (KP)
Won (KR)
Kazakh tenge
Lesotho loti
Libyan dinar
Moroccan dirham

MKD
MUR
MWK
MYR
NOK
NZD
OMR
PEN
PGK
PHP
PLN
QAR
RON
RSD
RUB
SAT
SDG
SEK
SGD

Macedonian denar
Mauritian rupee
Malawian kwacha
Malaysian ringgit
Norwegian krone
New Zealand dollar
Omani rial
Nuevo sol
Kina
Philippine peso
Polish zloty
Qatari riyal
New leu
Serbian dinar
Russian rouble
Samoan tala
Sudanese pound
Swedish krona
Singapore dollar

SYP
THB
TJS
TND
TRY
TTD
UAH
UGX
USD
UZS
VND
XAF
XCD
ZAR
ZWD

Syrian pounds
Baht
Tajik somoni
Tunisian dinar
Turkish lira
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Ukrainian hryvnia
Uganda shilling
US dollar
Uzbek sum
Vietnamese dong
CFA franc BEAC
East Caribbean dollar
South African rand
Zimbabwe dollar

Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees(amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2(CHF 15)

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a) 4 Item 4(b) 5 Item 4(c) 6(CHF 100) (CHF 200) (CHF 300)

RO

Transmittal fee 1

International
filing fee1, 2(CHF 1,330)

AL

ALL

9,000

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

AM

AMD

32,000

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

EA EP RU

USD
50
(or eq in local currency)

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT EP SE
EP

AP

Competent
ISA(s) 3

EP

AT

EUR

52

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

AU

AUD

200

AUD

2,274

26

–

342

513

AU KR

AZ

AZN

30

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

EA EP RU

USD
(from 1.3.24:

BA

BAM

50

EUR

1,381

16

–

–

–

BG

BGN

80

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

BH

BHD

70

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

BN

BND

150

BND eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

AU EP JP KR SGBR

BRL 7 online:
on paper: 8

175
260

BRL eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

AT BR CL EP SE US

BW

USD

32

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

EP

BY

BYN

98

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

EA EP RU

BZ

BZD

300

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

CA EP

CA

CA

416

1,979

22

–

298

USD
(from 1.3.24:

CAD

446

EP
EP RU
AT EP USCA[continued on next page]13

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RO

Transmittal fee1

CH

CHF

100

CL

CLP eq USD 9

130
none

CN

CNY

CO

COP online: 419,640
on paper: 503,470

CR

USD online:
on paper:237
289

International
filing fee1, 2
CHF

1,330

CLP eq USD9 1,454(from 1.3.24: 1,562)
CNY

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2
15
eq USD9 16(18)

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)4 Item 4(b)5 Item 4(c)6
–
–

200

300

10,620120–

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

CUP eq CHF 1,330

1,600

2,400

CU

CUP

2,400

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

CV

EUR

– 11

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

CY

EUR

191

EUR

1,381

16

–

–

–

CZ

CZK

1,500

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

DE

EUR

DJ

USD
or eq DJF

none

90

DK

DKK

1,500

DO

USD

360

EUR
USD
(from 1.3.24:
DKK
USD(from 1.3.24:

CN EP 10
AT BR CL EP ES KR
RU
CL EP ESAT BR CL EP ES RU
AT BR EP KR
EP
EP XV

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT EG EP

10,300

120

–

1,550

2,320

EP SE XN

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

CL EP ES US

DZ

DZD

10,000

1,330

15

–

200

300

AT EP

EA

RUB

2,000

USD
(from 1.3.24:
or EUR

1,454
1,562)
1,381

16
(18)
16

–
–

219
(235)
208

328
(352)
311

EA EP RU

EC

USD

300

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

CL EP ES

EE

EUR

120

EG

USD

142

EP

EUR
(from 1.4.24:

CHF

EP

eq USD9 219 eq USD9 328 BR CL EP ES KR US
(235)
(352)

COP eq CHF 1,330
USD(from 1.3.24:

Competent
ISA(s)3

EUR
USD(from 1.3.24:

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT EG EP US

145
150)

EUR

1,381

16

104

208

311

EP
EP ES

ES

EUR

75.75

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

FI

EUR

135

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP FI SE

FR

EUR

62

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP

GB

GBP

75

GBP

1,197

13

–

180

270

EP

GD

Information not yet available

GE

USD 12

100

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT EP IL RU US

GH

GHS 132,500 or 5,000

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

AT AU CN EP SE

GR

EUR

115

HN

USD

200

HR

EUR

26.54

EUR

HU

HUF

11,800

HUF

100
104
109
117)

CHF
or EUR
or USDIB

CHF 14or EUR14
or USD14(from 1.3.24:

EUR
USD(from 1.3.24:

1,381

16

–

–

–

EP

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

EP ES

1,381

16

–

208

311

536,300

6,000–

80,600121,000

1,330
1,381
1,454
(1,562)

15
16
16
(18)

100
104
109
(117)

200
208
219
(235)

300
311
328
(352)

Refer to footnote 15

AU EP JP KR RU SG

EP
EP XV

ID

IDR

1,000,000

IDR

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

IE

EUR

76

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP

IL

ILS

618

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

EP IL US

USD
(from 1.3.24:[continued on next page]

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RO

Transmittal fee1

IN

Paper filings:
INR

3,500 16INR

17,600 17

International
filing fee1, 2

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)4 Item 4(b)5 Item 4(c)6Competent
ISA(s)3

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT AU CN EP IN JP
SE US

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AU CA EG EP TR

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

ISK202,100(from 1.3.24: 213,100)

2,300(2,400)–30,400(32,100)

45,600(48,100)

No fee for e-filings
IQ

IQD
or USD

IR

IRR

IS

ISK

18,20077,07555

50,000(natural persons)
IRR
500,000(legal persons)

IRR

IT

EUR

30.99

JM

JMD

8,500

EUR

JO

JOD

100

JP

JPY

17,000 18

KE

USD 250 or KES 5,000
plus cost of mailing

USD(from 1.3.24:

KG

KGS

4,000 19KH

KHR

420,000

CN EP IN RU

EP SE XN

1,381

16

–

208

311

JMD eq USD 1,454(from 1.3.24: 1,562)

eq USD 16(18)–

eq USD 219(235)

eq USD 328(352)

AT AU CA EP

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT AU EP US

217,700

2,500

–

–

49,100EP IN JP SG

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT AU CN EP SE

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

EA EP RU

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

USD
(from 1.3.24:
JPY

EP

CN EP JP KR SG

KN

XCD

50

XCD eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

EP US

KP

KPW eq CHF

50

KPW eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–––

AT CN RU

KR

KRW

45,000

1,330

15

–

–

300

KZ

KZT

10,264.80

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

EP RU

LR

USD

50

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

AT AU CN EP SE

LS

LSL

– 21

LSL

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

AT EP

LT

EUR

92

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP XV

LU

EUR

19

EUR

1,381

16

–

–

–

EP

LV

EUR

70

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP

LY

LYD

–21

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

AT EP

MA

MAD

none

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

AT EP RU SE

MD

EUR

100

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

EP RU

MK

MKD

2,700

MKD eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

200

300

EP

None

CHF

1,330

15

–

–

–

EP KR RU

55

EUR

1,381

16

–

–

–

EP

MUR eq CHF 1,330

MN
MT

EUR

CHF

USD
(from 1.3.24:

AT AU JP 20 KR SG

MU

MUR

5,000

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

AU EP

MW

MWK

6,000

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

EP

USD
93.87 22(natural persons)USD
375.5022(legal persons)

USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

MYR eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

MX

MY

MYR

550 23

AT CL EP ES KR SE
SG US

AU EP JP KR[continued on next page]

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RO

Transmittal fee1

NI

USD

200

International
filing fee1, 2
USD(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2
16(18)

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)4 Item 4(b)5 Item 4(c)6
–

219
(235)

Competent
ISA(s)3

328
(352)

EP ES
EP

NL

EUR

50

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

NO

NOK

800

NOK

15,630

180

–

2,350

3,520

NZ

NZD

207

NZD

2,436

27

–

366

550

AU EP KR US

OA

XAF

–21

XAF

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–––

AT EP RU SE

OM

OMR

40

OMR eq USD 1,454(from 1.3.24: 1,562)

eq USD 16(18)–

eq USD 219(235)

eq USD 328(352)

AT AU EG EP US

PA

USD

240

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

PE

PEN

233.35

PEN eq USD 1,454(from 1.3.24: 1,562)

eq USD 16(18)–

eq USD 219(235)

eq USD 328
(352)

PG

PGK

250

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

PH

PHP

4,200

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

EP SE XN

328 BR CL EP ES US
(352)

300

PLN

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

11.80
23.59

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

QAR eq USD 1,454(from 1.3.24: 1,562)

eq USD 16(18)–

eq USD 219(235)

eq USD 328(352)

AT BR CL EP ES KR USAUAU EP JP KR PH US

PL

PLN

PT

EUR online:
on paper:

QA

QAR

RO

RON

497

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP RU

RS

RSD

8,21024

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP XV

RU

RUB

1,700

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

EA EP RU

RW

Information not yet available

SA

USD

100

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

CA CN EG EP JP KRRU SG US

SC

USD

–21

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

–

–

SDG eq CHF 1,330

400

USD
(from 1.3.24:

EP XV
EP
EG EP US

EP

SD

SDG

50

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

SE

SEK

1,200

SEK

15,990

180

–

2,410

3,610

SG

SGD

150

SGD

1,995

23

–

300

450

SI

EUR

91

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP

SK

EUR on paper:

6625

EUR

1,381

16

–

208

311

EP XV

SV

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

CL EP ES

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT EG EP RU

THB eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

16

–

5,000

TH

THB

3,000

TJ

TJS

–21
–21

USD
(from 1.3.24:
USD(from 1.3.24:

TN

TND

AT AU EP JP KR SG

USD(from 1.3.24:

SYP

USD

EP SE XN

none26

SY

TM

EG EP

100

CHF

1,454
1,562)

219

328

(235)

(352)

–

–

–

–

200

(18)

1,454

16

1,562)

(18)

1,330

15

eq CHF 300 AU CN EP JP KR SGUS300

EA EP RU
EA EP RU
EP

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RO

Transmittal fee1

TR
TT

TTD

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)4 Item 4(b)5 Item 4(c)6Competent
ISA(s)3

none

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

EP TR

750

USD

1,454

16

–

219

328

AT CL EP SE SG US

1,562)

(18)

(235)

(352)

–

–

(from 1.3.24:
UA

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2International
filing fee1, 2

UAH (orUSD (oreq EUR or USD) 27 2,600 eq UAH or EUR) 1,454(from 1.3.24:

UG

UGX

refer to Office

US

USD

260 2816–

1,562)(18)

UGX eq USD 1,454(from 1.3.24:
1,562)

eq USD 16(18)–

eq USD 219 eq USD 328
(235)
(352)

EP UA
AT EP SG

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

109
(117)

219
(235)

–

USD
(from 1.3.24:

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

EP RU

1,330

15

–

200

300

AT AU EP JP KR RU
SE SG

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219

328
(352)

EP PH

(235)

27,820

310

–

4,180

6,280

AT AU EP US

1,454
1,562)

16
(18)

–

219
(235)

328
(352)

AT SE

ZWD eq USD 1,454(from 1.3.24:
1,562)

eq USD 16
(18)

–

–

–

AU EP IL JP KR SG
USsmall entity 29: 10428
micro entity29:

5228

UZ

UZS

245,000 30

VN

VND

300,000

WS

SAT

200

ZA

ZAR

525

ZM

USD

50

ZW

ZWD

6,000

CHF
USD
(from 1.3.24:
ZAR
USD(from 1.3.24:

AT AU CN EP RU

Table I(b) — Search fees(amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA

Search fee1

AT 31

EUR

1,775

CHF

1,710

KRW 2,536,000

SGD

2,565

USD

1,870

ZAR

35,770

AU

AUD
USD

2,200
1,407

CHF
ZAR

1,287
26,920EUR

1,336

KRW 1,913,000

NZD

2,357

SGD

1,930

BR7

Online:On paper:

BRL
BRL

1,685
2,525

CHF
CHF

306
459

EUR
EUR

318
476

USD
USD

335
502

CA

CAD

CHF

1,492

EUR

1,549

USD

1,631

CL

USD
2,000
CHF*
1,829
EUR
*(from 1.3.24:
CHF
1,703)
In case of filing by a natural person or a legal entity2:*(from 1.3.24:
In case of filing by a university 32:*(from 1.3.24:

USD

400

380

300

366
341)
274
255)

EUR

USD

CHF*
CHF
CHF*
CHF

EUR

285

EUR

273

USD

288

EUR

91

USD

99

HUF
SGD

690,700
2,565

ISK
USD

2,220

CN

CNY

EA

For searches carried out in Russian:
RUB
9,000
CHF
83
For searches carried out in English:
RUB
40,000
CHF
370

EUR

406

USD

441

EG 33

EGP
4,000
*(from 1.3.24:

CHF*
CHF

118
110)

EUR

123

USD

129

EP 34

EUR*
1,775
JPY
280,000
ZAR
35,770*(from 1.4.24:

CHF
NOK

1,710
20,090

DKK
NZD

13,240
3,132

GBP
SEK

1,538
20,560EUR

1,845)

ES34

EUR

1,775

CHF

1,710

USD

1,870

FI

EUR

1,775

CHF

1,710

USD

1,870

2,100

CHF

1,899

263

259,900
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Table I(b) — Search fees [continued](amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA

Search fee1

IL

ILS*
3,820
*(from 1.3.24:
ILS
3,962

CHF*

912

EUR*

946

USD*

IN

INR
10,000
CHF**(from 1.3.24:
CHF
In case of filing by an individual:
INR
2,500
CHF*
*(from 1.3.24:
CHF

CHF

907

EUR

974

USD

1066)

110
102)

EUR

114

JPY

18,000

USD

120

28
26)

EUR

29

JPY

4,500

USD

30

874

EUR

907

KRW 1,304,000

USD

955

1,033

EUR

1,072

SGD

1,549

USD

1,129

KRW 450,000
USD
330
KRW 1,200,000
USD
879

AUD

515

CHF

302

EUR

313

NZD

552

AUD

1,375

CHF

804

EUR

835

NZD

1,473

JP 35

For IAs in Japanese:
JPY
143,000
CHF
For IAs in English:
JPY
169,000
CHF

KR 36

For IAs in Korean:
SGD
452
For IAs in English:
SGD
1,206

PH

USD
600
CHF*
*(from 1.3.24:
CHF
Small entity or government 37:*(from 1.3.24:

997

549
511)
USD

EUR

570

200

CHF*
CHF

183
170)

EUR

190

RU

For IAs in Russian:
For IAs in English:

RUB
RUB

8,500
40,000

CHF
CHF

79
370

EUR
EUR

826
406

USD
USD

94
441

SE

SEK
USD

CHF

1,710

DKK

13,240

EUR

1,775

ISK

259,000

NOK

20,090KRW 2,218,000

USD

1,633

20,560
1,870

SG

SGD

2,240

CHF

1,493

EUR

1,550

JPY

244,300

TR

TRY

51,340

CHF

1,710

EUR

1,775

USD

1,870

UA

For IAs in Ukrainian or Russian:
For IAs in English, French or German:

EUR
EUR

100
300

CHF
CHF

96
289

USD
USD

105
316

US

USD
2,180
*(from 1.3.24:
For small entity29:*(from 1.3.24:
For micro entity29:*(from 1.3.24:

CHF*
CHF
USD

1,994
1,856)
872

EUR

2,070

NZD

3,652

ZAR

41,680

828

NZD

1,461

ZAR

16,670

436

798
742)
399
371)

EUR

USD

CHF*
CHF
CHF*
CHF

EUR

414

NZD

730

ZAR

8,340

XN

DKK
USD

13,240
1,870

CHF

1,710

EUR

1,775

ISK

259,900

NOK

20,090SEK

20,560

XV

EUR

1,775

CHF

1,710

HUF

690,700

USD

1,870

Table I(c) — Supplementary search fees(amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA
AT

Supplementary search fee

Supplementary search handling fee2, 38– for a search of German-language
documentation:

CHF

819

CHF

1,146

CHF

1,638

CHF

200

– for a search of European
and North American documentation:– for a search of PCT minimum
documentation:
EP

CHF

1,710

CHF

200

FI

CHF

1,710

CHF

200

RU

CHF

109

CHF

200

175 39

SE

CHF
CHF

CHF

200

SG

CHF

TR

– for a full search:

34

1,710
1,493

CHF
– for a search only of documents in Turkish
held in the search collection of the Authority
17

1,710

CHF

200

CHF

200

CHF

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Table I(c) — Supplementary search fees [continued](amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA
UA

Supplementary search fee

Supplementary search handling fee2, 40– for a search of the documents in the search

CHF

200

CHF

200

CHF

200

collection of the Authority, including the PCT
minimum documentation:

CHF

87

CHF

87

CHF

67

– for a search of only the European andNorth American documentation:– for a search of only the Russian language
documentation of the former USSR and the
Ukrainian language documentation:– for a search where a declaration referred to in
PCT Article 17(2)(a) has been made because of
XN

subject matter referred to in PCT Rule 39.1(iv):CHF

58

CHF

1,710

– for a full search:– for searches only of documentation in
Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish:

XV– for a full search:

CHF

517

CHF

1,710

CHF

530

– for searches only of documentation in
Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak:

Table II — Preliminary examination fees(amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)

IPEA

Preliminary examination fee 41

AT

EUR

AU

AUD

590

820

BR

Online:BRL

6307

On paper:BRL

9457,8

CAD
USD

CA
CL

Handling fee2, 41(CHF 200)
EUR

1,749

31

208

AUD

342

BRL eq CHF

200

1,110

CAD

298

1,500

USD

219

CNY

1,600

USD

42

*(from 1.3.24:

USD

235)

219

*(from 1.3.24:

USD

235)

*(from 1.3.24:

USD

235)

*(from 1.3.24:

USD

235)

in case of filing by a natural person or a legal entity2: USD 400
USD 300

in case of filing by a university32:
CN

CNY

EA

Examination carried out in Russian:

RUB:

6,750

Examination carried out in English:

RUB:

24,0001,500

Where ISR was prepared by Eurasian Patent Office:Examination carried out in Russian:

RUB:

4,500

Examination carried out in English:

RUB:

16,000

EG

EGP

3,000

EP

EUR

1,84034

USD

219

EUR

208

ES

EUR

595.3734

EUR

208

FI

EUR

650

EUR

208

IL

ILS

1,637

IN

If ISR prepared by ISA/IN:*(from 1.4.24:

EUR(from 1.3.24 :INR 10,000; in case of filing by individual:

1,915)

ILS

1,698)

ILS

838

USD

219

JPY

32,700

INR 2,500

If ISR not prepared by ISA/IN:
INR 12,000; in case of filing by individual:
JP

35

INR 3,000

For IAs in Japanese:

JPY

34,000For IAs in English:

JPY

69,000KR

KRW

450,000

KRW

299,000

PH

USD

300

USD

219

*(from 1.3.24:

USD

235)

USD

219

*(from 1.3.24:

USD

235)

RU

Small entity or government37:

USD

For IAs in Russian:RUB

4,50043 6,75044

For IAs in English:

RUB

16,000Error! Bookmark notdefined.

150

24,000Error! Bookmark not defined.

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Table II — Preliminary examination fees [continued](amounts on 1 February 2024, unless otherwise indicated)

IPEA
SE

Preliminary examination fee 45
SEK

Handling fee2, 41(CHF 200)

5,000

SEK

2,410

SG

SGD

830

SGD

300

TR

TRY

1,000

CHF

200

UA

If the ISR has been prepared by ISA/UA:– for IAs in English, French or German:– for IAs in Russian or Ukrainian:

EUR
EUR

160
50

EUR

208

If the ISR has been prepared by another ISA:
– for IAs in English, French or German:– for IAs in Russian or Ukrainian:

EUR
EUR

180
70

US

USD
640
For small entity29:
For micro entity29:

32046
16046

USD

219

XN

DKK

5,000

DKK

1,550

XV

EUR

900

EUR

208

800 46

USD
USD

256
128

*(from 1.3.24:

USD

235)

[footnotes to fee tables follow]

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Footnotes to fee tables:
1 Payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies prescribed by it.
2 This fee is reduced by 90% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant fulfills the criteria indicated on the PCT
website at: www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees. Note that the PCT Assembly adopted an Understanding, with effect from 11 October 2017, whichclarifies that this fee reduction is intended to apply only in the case where the applicants indicated in the request are the sole and true ownersof the application and under no obligation to assign, grant, convey or license the rights in the invention to another party which is not eligible forthe fee reduction.
3 For the search fee payable to the receiving Office, consult the entry in Table I(b) for the competent International Searching Authority.
4 If the IA is filed in electronic form, the request not being in character coded format.
5 If the IA is filed in electronic form, the request being in character coded format.
6 If the IA is filed in electronic form, the request, description, claims and abstract being in character coded format.
7 This fee is reduced by 60% where the IA is filed by a natural person, a small or medium-sized enterprise, a cooperative, an academic institution,a non-profit-making entity or a public institution. For further details, refer to Official Resolution of the National Institute of Industrial Property(Brazil) No. 251 of 2 October 2019.
8 Paper filings are only accepted if received by mail. For further details, refer to the Official Resolution of the National Institute of Industrial
Property (Brazil) No. 253 of 13 November 2019 (http://revistas.inpi.gov.br/pdf/Comunicados2550.pdf).
9 When calculating the USD equivalent amount in CLP, applicants should use the exchange rate fixed by the Central Bank of Chile on the day
before the date of payment.
10 The EPO is available as International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority as of 1 December 2020 as a pilot project. For further
details, please refer to the EPO’s website at: https://www.epo.org/service-support/faq/own-file/cnipa-epo-pilot.html and to the CNIPA’s website
at: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2020/10/20/art_364_153578.html The pilot project has been extended until 30 November 2026.
11 The amount of this fee is not yet known. The Office should be consulted for the applicable fee amount.
12 This fee is reduced by 70% where the applicant is a natural person and by 90% where the applicant is a student or a retiree.
13 The first amount of the transmittal fee is applicable to individuals or entities employing less than 25 persons. The second amount is applicable
to entities employing 25 persons or more.
14 This fee is not payable in respect of IAs filed by applicants fulfilling the conditions indicated on the PCT website at: www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees
15 The competent International Searching Authority(ies) for an IA filed with the International Bureau as receiving Office is (are) the Authority(ies)which would have been competent if the IA had been filed with the receiving Office of, or acting for, the Contracting State of which the applicant(or any of the applicants) is a resident or national. Refer also to the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IB).
16 The fee for paper filings for a natural person or startup or small entity(ies).
17 The fee for paper filings for other(s), alone or with natural person(s) or startup(s) or small entity(ies).
18 This fee is reduced if the application is filed in Japanese by applicants who are eligible for fee reductions, such as small or medium-sizedenterprises, micro enterprises and academic institutions.
Further details on eligibility for the fee reduction are available at:www.jpo.go.jp/system/process/tesuryo/genmen/genmen20190401/document/index/leaflet_e.pdf
19 This fee is reduced by 90% if the applicant is an individual. The amount does not include the postage/mailing costs which must be paid by theapplicant directly to the express delivery service (e.g. DHL). For non-residents of Kyrgyzstan, the equivalent amount of the fee can be paid ina freely convertible currency, in accordance with the exchange rate established by the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic and applicableon the date of payment.
20 The Japan Patent Office is competent only for IAs filed in Japanese or for which a translation into Japanese has been furnished under PCT
Rule 12.3.
21 The amount of this fee is not yet known. The Office should be consulted for the applicable fee amount.
22 This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
23 Plus, for paper filings: MYR 5 for one to ten pages, MYR 10 for 11 to 20 pages, MYR 40 for 21 to 50 pages, MYR 60 for 51 pages or more.
24 This fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is a natural person.
25 This fee is reduced by 50% for online filings.
26 Although there is no transmittal fee payable, the applicant must nevertheless pay the postage fee for the transmittal of the copy of theinternational application to the International Bureau and the International Searching Authority.
27 This fee is reduced by 90% where all applicants are also inventors and by 80% where all applicants are also non-profitable institutions and/ororganizations. When the fee is payable with relation to an application made by both types of applicant, and all applicants are either also
inventors, or non-profitable institutions and/or organizations, the fee is reduced by 80%.
28 Plus non-electronic filing fee portion for IAs filed other than by the Office electronic filing system of USD 400, or in the case of filings by small
entities or micro entities: USD 200.
29 For further details about entitlement to and establishment of “small entity” status and “micro entity” status, refer to 37 CFR § 1.27 and 1.29
(pages R-41 and R-47), respectively, at: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/consolidated_rules.pdf
30 Reductions may apply – for further details refer to the Office’s website at: http://ima.uz/ru/regulatory/tarify-i-poshliny/
31 The fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant, or if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of
and resides in a State for which the Austrian Patent Office is an International Searching Authority (in the case of the search fee)/International
Preliminary Examining Authority (in the case of the preliminary examination fee).
32 Applicable where the applicant is (a) a Chilean university, or (b) a foreign university headquartered in any of the States which benefit, in
accordance with the Schedule of Fees under the PCT Regulations, from the 90% reduction of the international filing fee and authenticated byits legal representative, in a simple declaration signed in the presence of a notary, as constituted as a university in accordance with the law ofthat State, provided that, if there are several applicants, each must satisfy the criterion set out in either sub-item (a) or (b)). For details of
applicants entitled to the 90% reduction, refer to: www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees
33 This fee is reduced by 25% where the applicant, or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person or a legal entity andis a national of and resides in a State which is classified by the World Bank in the group of countries of “low income”, “lower middle income” or“upper middle income”.
34 The search and preliminary examination fees payable to the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office,and the supplementary search fee in the case of the EPO, are reduced by 75% under certain conditions. For further information, refer to therelevant footnotes in the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes D (EP and ES) and E (EP and ES) at: https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/guide/index.html
35 This fee is reduced for applications filed in Japanese, or for applications in respect of which a translation into Japanese has been furnishedunder PCT Rule 12.3, by applicants who are eligible for fee reductions, such as small or medium-sized enterprises, micro enterprises andacademic institutions.
For further details refer to: https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/process/tesuryo/genmen/genmen20190401/document/index/leaflet_e.pdf
36 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant, or if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a national of, and has a residence orbusiness domicile in, one of the following States: Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Colombia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia,
Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam.
37 Applicable where the applicant is a small entity which refers to any natural or juridical person whose assets are worth not more than
one hundred million pesos (P100M); or any entity, agency, office, bureau or unit of the Philippine government including government-owned orcontrolled corporations, state universities and colleges and government-owned or government-run schools.
38 Payable to the International Bureau in Swiss francs.
39 This fee applies where a declaration referred to in PCT Article 17(2)(a) has been made by the International Searching Authority because of
subject matter referred to in PCT Rule 39.1(iv) (methods of treatment).
40 Payable to the International Bureau in Swiss francs.
41 Payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority in the currency or one of the currencies prescribed by it.
42 Payable when the international search report was not issued by the Australian Patent Office.
43 Payable when the international search report was established by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation).
44 In all cases where footnote Error! Bookmark not defined. does not apply.
45 Payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority in the currency or one of the currencies prescribed by it.
46 Payable when the international search was not carried out by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (provided that the
USPTO is a competent International Preliminary Examining Authority in the particular case—refer to PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (US)).

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PCT Contracting States and Two-letter Codes (157 on 1 February 2024)

United Arab Emirates
Antigua and Barbuda
Albania (EP)Armenia (EA)
AngolaAustria (EP)
Australia
Azerbaijan (EA)
Bosnia andHerzegovina1
BB Barbados
BE Belgium (EP)2
BF Burkina Faso (OA)2
BG Bulgaria (EP)BH Bahrain
BJ Benin (OA)2
BN Brunei Darussalam
BR Brazil
BW Botswana (AP)BY Belarus (EA)BZ Belize
CA Canada
CF Central African
Republic (OA)2CG Congo (OA)2CH Switzerland (EP)CI Côte d’Ivoire (OA)2
CL Chile
CM Cameroon (OA)2
CN China
CO Colombia
CR Costa Rica
CU Cuba
CV Cabo Verde (AP)

AE
AG
AL
AM
AO
AT
AU
AZ
BA

1
2
3
4
5

CY Cyprus (EP)2CZ Czechia (EP)DE Germany (EP)DJ Djibouti
DK Denmark (EP)DM Dominica
DO Dominican Republic
DZ Algeria
EC Ecuador
EE Estonia (EP)EG Egypt
ES Spain (EP)FI Finland (EP)FR France (EP)2
GA Gabon (OA)2
GB United Kingdom (EP)GD Grenada
GE Georgia4
GH Ghana (AP)GM Gambia (AP)GN Guinea (OA)2GQ Equatorial Guinea(OA)2
GR Greece (EP)2
GT Guatemala
GW Guinea-Bissau (OA)2
HN Honduras
HR Croatia (EP)HU Hungary (EP)ID Indonesia
IE Ireland (EP)2IL Israel
IN India
IQ Iraq

IR Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
IS Iceland (EP)IT Italy (EP)3
JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
JP Japan
KE Kenya (AP)KG Kyrgyzstan (EA)KH Cambodia4
KM Comoros (OA)2
KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
KP Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
KR Republic of Korea
KW Kuwait
KZ Kazakhstan (EA)
LA Lao People’s Democratic Republic
LC Saint Lucia
LI Liechtenstein (EP)LK Sri Lanka
LR Liberia (AP)LS Lesotho (AP)LT Lithuania (EP)2
LU Luxembourg (EP)LV Latvia (EP)2
LY Libya
MA Morocco4
MC Monaco (EP) 2
MD Republic of Moldova4
ME Montenegro (EP)2,5
MG Madagascar
MK North Macedonia (EP)ML Mali (OA)2
MN Mongolia
MR Mauritania (OA)2MT Malta (EP)2
MU Mauritius
MW Malawi (AP)MX Mexico
MY Malaysia
MZ Mozambique (AP)NA Namibia (AP)NE Niger (OA)2NG Nigeria
NI Nicaragua
NL Netherlands (EP)2
NO Norway (EP)NZ New Zealand
OM Oman
PA Panama
PE Peru
PG Papua New Guinea
PH Philippines
PL Poland (EP)PT Portugal (EP)QA Qatar
RO Romania (EP)RS Serbia (EP)RU RussianFederation (EA)RW Rwanda (AP)SA Saudi Arabia
SC Seychelles (AP)SD Sudan (AP)SE Sweden (EP)SG Singapore

SI Slovenia (EP)2
SK Slovakia (EP)SL Sierra Leone (AP)SM San Marino (EP)2
SN Senegal (OA)2
ST Sao Tome andPrincipe (AP)SV El Salvador
SY Syrian Arab Republic
SZ Eswatini (AP)2TD Chad (OA)2TG Togo (OA)2TH Thailand
TJ Tajikistan (EA)TM Turkmenistan (EA)TN Tunisia4
TR Türkiye (EP)TT Trinidad and Tobago
TZ United Republic of
Tanzania (AP)UA UkraineUG Uganda (AP)US United States ofAmericaUZ Uzbekistan
VC Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
VN Viet Nam
WS Samoa
ZA South Africa
ZM Zambia (AP)ZW Zimbabwe (AP)Extension of European patent possible.
May only be designated for a regional patent (the “national route” via the PCT has been closed).
Italy may be designated for a national patent only in international applications filed on or after 1 July 2020.
Validation of European patent possible.
For international applications filed before 1 October 2022, only an extension of a European patent is possible (there is no national
phase before the Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro). International applications filed on or after 1 October 2022 will include thedesignation of Montenegro for a European Patent.

Where a State can be designated for a regional patent, the two-letter code for the regional patent concerned is indicated in parentheses(AP = ARIPO patent, EA = Eurasian patent, EP = European patent, OA = OAPI patent).
Important: This list includes all States that have adhered to the PCT by the date shown in the heading. Any State indicated in bold italics
has adhered to the PCT but will only become bound by the PCT on the date shown in parentheses; it will not be considered to have been
designated in international applications filed before that date.
Note that even though the filing of a request constitutes under PCT Rule 4.9(a) the designation of all Contracting States bound by the
PCT on the international filing date, for the grant of every kind of protection available and, where applicable, for the grant of bothregional and national patents, applicants should always use the latest version of the e-filing software used to generate the request
form, or the latest versions of the request form (PCT/RO/101) and demand form (PCT/IPEA/401) (the latest versions are dated 1 July2022). The request and demand forms can be printed from the website, in editable PDF format, at: https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/
forms/, or obtained from receiving Oﬃces or the International Bureau, or, in the case of the demand form, also from International Preliminary
Examining Authorities. Where possible, applicants are encouraged to use ePCT-Filing in order tto benefit from the most up-to-date PCT data.

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