July-August 2023 | No. 07-08/2023

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PCT Assembly
The 55th session of the Assembly of the PCT Union (PCT Assembly) was held in Geneva during
the period from 6 to 14 July 2023, as part of the meetings of the Assemblies of the Member
States of WIPO. The documents discussed in the meeting are available from the WIPO website
at:
PCT Assembly documents (including the report once it becomes available):https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_code=pct/a/55
The Assembly appointed the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) as an International
Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority under the PCT (document PCT/A/55/1). The
appointment will become effective from a future date to be notified by the Authority when it isready to begin operations.
The Assembly also adopted amendments to the PCT Regulations, as set out in the annexes todocument PCT/A/55/2. The amendments consist of the following:–

PCT Rules 26 and 29: Clarification of the procedure when an international application
contains parts in different languages and all such languages are accepted by thecompetent receiving Office. For further information, see document PCT/WG/16/8 andparagraphs 13 and 14 of document PCT/WG/16/9. These amendments will enter into
force on 1 July 2024 and will apply to any international application with an international
filing date that is on or after that date.

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PCT Rules 34, 36 and 63: The definition of the minimum documentation that theInternational Searching Authority is required to consult during international search, andthe minimum requirements for appointment of an Office or organization as an
International Searching Authority and an International Preliminary Examining Authority.
These amendments will enter into force on 1 January 2026.

The Assembly also approved amendments to the agreement concerning the functioning of the
Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute as an International Searching and Preliminary
Examining Authority (document PCT/A/55/3) to reflect the responsible body for patent
processing, now named State Organization “Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property
and Innovations” (UANIPIO).

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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ePCT-Filing – Online Payment of Filing Fees for RO/IB Using SOFORT Extended toEuros (EUR)
The WIPO Pay platform offers Euros (EUR) in addition to Swiss francs (CHF) when paying thefiling fees to the International Bureau as receiving Office (RO/IB) by online bank payment
secured by SOFORT.
Reminder – use of SOFORT as an online banking transaction is strongly encouraged where
possible, as it enables WIPO’s accounting systems to process payments more efficiently thanoffline bank transfers, thanks to the WIPO Pay reference data that is automatically included aspart of the process.

Languages Accepted for Language-Dependent Free Text in Sequence Listings inaccordance with PCT Rule 12.1(d)It is recalled that amendments to PCT Rule 12.1(d) relating to language-dependent free text
contained in the sequence listing part of the description of an international application enteredinto force on 1 July 2022, and a new paragraph (a-bis) was added to Section 332 of the
Administrative Instructions under the PCT prescribing that each receiving Office shall notify theInternational Bureau (IB) of the language or languages of any language-dependent free text
which it is prepared to accept.
The following receiving Office has notified the following information to the IB in accordance with
Section 332(a-bis):–

HU Hungarian Intellectual Property Office: the same language as used in theinternational application (Hungarian, English, German or French). The Office does not
permit the language-dependent free text to be filed in more than one language within asingle sequence listing.

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (HU))

Electronic Filing and Processing of International Applications
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO)The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) has notified the International Bureau that they
have updated their e-filing notifications to take into account the change in the applicable format
for the filing of sequence listings as from 1 July 2022 (from WIPO Standard ST.25 to ST.26).
The above corresponding change was published in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) of
29 June 2023 at:https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/docs/official-notices/officialnotices.pdf(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (HU))

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Excuse of Delay in Meeting Time Limits due to Unavailability of Electronic Meansof Communication (PCT Rule 82quater.2)
Notification under PCT Rule 82quater.2 (European Patent Office (EPO))
In accordance with PCT Rule 82quater.2(a) concerning the excuse of delay in meeting certain
time limits due to the unavailability of electronic means of communication at an Office ororganization, the European Patent Office (EPO) has notified the International Bureau of theunavailability of Online Filing 2.0 (one of their permitted electronic means of communication) on
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, from 16:00 CET (Central European Time) to Thursday, 20 July 2023
14:45 CET. Applicants who did not meet a PCT time limit due to the unavailability of the abovementioned service during the indicated period may request excuse of delay in meeting that time
limit under PCT Rule 82quater.2, in accordance with the applicable conditions published in the
Official Notices (PCT Gazette) of 26 November 2020 at:
https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/docs/official-notices/officialnotices20.pdf#page=251
Information on the outage has been published on the EPO website at:https://www.epo.org/service-support/availability-of-online-services.html

Changes in Hyperlinks to Certain Files on WIPO’s PCT Webpages
As a result of the implementation of a new content management system for WIPO’s website andon the advice of technical experts, the locations of certain information resources which areavailable via the PCT portion of the website have had to be changed, with consequentialchanges to the respective URLs/hyperlinks. This mainly concerns certain PDF files madeavailable on the PCT website.
While we have tried to minimize the impact of these changes on PCT users, please note that asa result of these changes you may need to update bookmarks and/or links in your documents oron your own PCT-related webpages which link to these resources in order to ensure that theywork consistently.
We apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause, and appreciate yourunderstanding and patience. Should you have any questions, comments or issues, pleasecontact us at PCT Resources.

Eligibility for Reductions in Certain PCT Fees
The below lists of States, whose nationals and/or residents qualify for certain PCT fee
reductions, have been updated with effect from 1 July 2023 and are available at:https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/index.html
Applicability of 75% reduction in certain fees at the European Patent Office (EPO)
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request for supplementary international search or the demand for international preliminary
examination is filed:
1. by a natural person who is a national of and resident in a state which is not a
Contracting State of the European Patent Convention, and which on the date of filing of
the application, or of payment of the supplementary international search or theinternational preliminary examination fee, is classified by the World Bank as a low-income
or lower-middle-income economy; or
2. by a natural or legal person who is a national of and resident in a State in which avalidation agreement with the EPO is in force. 1
Jordan has been added to the list of States which fall under 1., and Indonesia and El Salvador
have been removed from the list.

Revised Version of WIPO Standard ST.26
In accordance with the Administrative Instructions under the PCT, Annex C, paragraph 5, andfollowing the adoption of version 1.6 of WIPO Standard ST.26 by the tenth session of theCommittee on WIPO Standards (see document CWS/10/13 Rev. 2, and paragraphs 87 and 91
of document CWS/10/22), the Director General has decided that the new version of theStandard shall come into force for international applications filed on or after 1 July 2023.
Sequence listings submitted after filing concerning applications filed prior to 1 July 2023 may
use either version 1.5 or 1.6 of the Standard.
For further information please refer to:https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/standards/en/pdf/03-26-01.pdf

PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH) Pilots
Two-way PCT-PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the National
Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil)
Further to the information published in PCT Newsletter No. 02/2022 about the two-way PCTPPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the National Institute ofIndustrial Property (Brazil), the National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) has announced
that its annual limit of 100 PCT-PPH requests has been reached for 2023. As a result, no further
PPH requests based on PCT work products will be accepted by the National Institute ofIndustrial Property (Brazil) for the remainder of 2023. The Office will resume the PCT-PPH
program on 1 January 2024 with a new limit of 100 requests.
The announcement by the National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) can be found at:https://www.gov.br/inpi/pt-br/central-de-conteudo/noticias/atingido-limite-anual-departicipacao-na-modalidade-pct-pph
It is recalled that, under this program, accelerated processing in the national phase in one
country is available on the basis of a PCT application with a positive written opinion from either

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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 theother country in its capacity as ISA/IPEA.
Further information on the above-mentioned PCT-PPH agreement is available at:https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/patent/shinsa/soki/pph/japan_brazil_highway.html; andhttps://www.gov.br/inpi/ptbr/servicos/patentes/legislacao/legislacao/PPHIIIPortaria55de15.12.21RPI2662de11.01.22.pdf

WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents
It is recalled that, by using the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS), a
PCT applicant can request the International Bureau (IB) to retrieve a copy of an earlier
application from DAS for use as a priority document, instead of providing or arranging for theprovision of a certified copy. Note that, in order to be able to make use of the DAS service, it is
the Office with which the earlier application was filed which needs to be a DAS depositing
Office, and not necessarily the receiving Office with which the international application is filed.
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
The Italian Patent and Trademark Office, which already operates as a DAS depositing Office for
PCT applications filed with it as a PCT receiving Office, as well as for national applications,
utility model applications, national and international industrial design applications, and national
trademark applications, has notified the IB that, with effect from 1 September 2023, it will extend
the scope of its participation in DAS to include operation as an accessing Office for Priority
Documents. As an accessing Office, it will recognize priority documents available to it through
DAS for the purposes of any application for which the time limit for furnishing the priority
document had not expired by 1 September 2021 including national and international patentapplications, utility model applications, national and international industrial design applications,and national trademark applications.
The corresponding DAS Notification, which contains further information, is available at:https://www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices/details.jsp?id=11580
National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil)
The National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil), which already acts as an accessing anddepositing Office for PCT applications and certain other types of applications, has notified the IB
that, with effect from 1 August 2023, it extended the scope of its access as an accessing Officeof DAS to include national industrial design applications and Hague international applications.
The corresponding DAS Notification, which contains further information, is available at:https://www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices/details.jsp?id=10487
A list of the DAS participating Offices is available at:https://www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices.html
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PCT Information Update
BH Bahrain (name of Office; mailing address)
The name and mailing address of the National Patent Office (Bahrain) have changed, as
follows:
Name of Office:Directorate of Foreign Trade & Industrial Property,
National Patent Office (Bahrain)

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 60667
ManamaKingdom of Bahrain

Furthermore, the Office has discontinued the use of its facsimile machine. As a result, the Office
no longer accepts the filing of documents by fax.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (BH))
BR Brazil (competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities;
means of telecommunication)
The National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) has specified, with effect from 1 August
2023, the National Institute of Industrial Property (Chile), in addition to the Austrian Patent
Office, the European Patent Office (EPO), the National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil),the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) and the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) as competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority forinternational applications filed by nationals and residents of Brazil with the National Institute ofIndustrial Property (Brazil) (or with the International Bureau (IB)) as receiving Office.
Furthermore, the Office has notified the IB that it has discontinued the use of its facsimile
machine.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes B1 and C (BR))
CA Canada (fees)
The amounts of the following national fees, payable to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
as designated (or elected) Office, have changed with effect from 1 January 2023, as follows(other fees not indicated have not changed):
Basic national fee: ................................................................... CAD 421.02(210.51) 2

Additional fee for reinstatement of rights (late entry into thenational phase): ....................................................................... CAD 210.51(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter, Summary (CA))

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The amount in parentheses is applicable only if the applicant is entitled to pay certain fees at the “small entity” level. For
further details about entitlement to “small entity” status, please refer to the PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter,
Summary (CA).

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CL Chile (competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities)
The National Institute of Industrial Property (Chile) has specified, with effect from 1 August
2023, the National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil), in addition to the European Patent
Office (EPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the National Institute of Industrial Property(Chile), the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) as competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority forinternational applications filed by nationals and residents of Chile with the National Institute ofIndustrial Property (Chile) (or with the IB) as receiving Office.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (CL))
CV Cabo Verde (competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining
Authorities)
The Institute for Quality Management and Intellectual Property (IGQPI) (Cabo Verde) has
specified, with effect from 1 October 2023, the Austrian Patent Office, in addition to theEuropean Patent Office (EPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the National Instituteof Industrial Property (Brazil) as competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining
Authority for international applications filed by nationals and residents of Cabo Verde with theInstitute for Quality Management and Intellectual Property (IGQPI) (Cabo Verde) (or with the IB)
as receiving Office.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (CV))
ES Spain (telephone number; fees; types of physical media accepted by the Office;requirements concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material)
The telephone number of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office has changed as follows:
Telephone:(34) 910 780 780

The Office has also notified the conditions for reductions in the filing fee − fee reductions areavailable to Spanish public universities and entrepreneurs. For further information, please referto:https://www.oepm.es
Furthermore, the Office, in its capacity as International Searching Authority, has notified the IB
that it no longer accepts the furnishing of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listings on
physical media. Sequence listings must be filed in electronic form (please refer to the
Administrative Instructions under the PCT, Annex C).
The Office has also informed the IB that the International Depositary Authority under the
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the
Purposes of Patent Procedure – the Banco Español de Algas (BEA) – has clarified the kinds ofmicroorganisms accepted for deposit and that, as of 1 September 2023, only microalgae andcyanobacteria that grow autotrophically will be accepted, rather than microalgae andcyanobacteria in general.
For further information, please refer to Budapest Notification No. 358, which is published at:https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/notifications/budapest/treaty_budapest_358.html(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1, Annex C and National Chapter, Summary (ES))
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IS Iceland (location and mailing address)
The location and mailing address of the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office (ISIPO) havechanged, as follows:
Location and mailing address:

Katrínartún 4
IS-105, Reykjavik
Iceland(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (IS))
IT Italy (internet address)
The Internet address of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office has changed, as follows:
Internet:

https://uibm.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (IT))
JP Japan (fees)
With effect from 1 September 2023, there will be a change in the equivalent amounts of theinternational filing fee and the fee per sheet over 30, payable to the Japan Patent Office (JPO)
in JPY, as well as a change in the equivalent amount in JPY of the applicable 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 (JP))
LV Latvia (means of telecommunication)
The Latvian Patent Office has notified the IB that it has discontinued the use of its fax machine
and therefore no longer accepts the filing of documents by fax.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (LV))
MU Mauritius (competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities;
information on the requirements of the Office as receiving Office)The Industrial Property Office of Mauritius (IPOM) has specified, with effect from 1 August 2023,
the Australian Patent Office, in addition to the European Patent Office (EPO), as competentInternational Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority for international applications filed
by nationals and residents of Mauritius with IPOM, or with the IB, as receiving Office.
Furthermore, additional information on the requirements of the Office as receiving Office has
been published in the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (MU), at:https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=MU&doc-lang=en#RO(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (MU))

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NZ New Zealand (required contents of the translation for national phase entry)
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has notified the following with respect
to the required contents of the translation for entry into the national phase:
Under PCT Article 22:

Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of thoseparts has been amended, both as originally filed and as
amended)Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of thoseparts has been amended, both as originally filed and as
amended)(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter, Summary (NZ))
SE Sweden (fees; types of physical media accepted by the Office)As from 1 October 2023, there will be a change in the equivalent amounts of the international
filing fee and the fee per sheet over 30, payable in SEK to the Swedish Intellectual Property
Office (PRV) as receiving Office, as well as a change in the equivalent amounts in SEK of theapplicable filing fee reductions listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees, as indicated in Fee
Table I(a).
The amount of the following fee, payable to the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) as
receiving Office, has changed:
Fee for priority document:
If requested under PCT Rule 17.1(b): ............................. None
If requested outside of PCT Rule 17.1(b): ....................... SEK 250
Furthermore, the Office, in its capacity as International Searching Authority, has notified the IB
that it no longer accepts the furnishing of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listings on
physical media. Sequence listings must be filed in electronic form (please refer to the
Administrative Instructions under the PCT, Annex C).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes C and D (SE))
SG Singapore (fees)
The amount of the following national fee, payable to the Intellectual Property Office ofSingapore as designated (or elected) Office, has changed with effect from 26 May 2022:
Filing fee..................................................................................SGD 210(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter, Summary (SG))

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TR Türkiye (fees)
The amounts of several components of the national fee, payable to the Turkish Patent andTrademark Office (Turkpatent) as designated (or elected) Office, have changed. The newamounts, applicable since 1 January 2023, are as follows:
For patent or utility model:
Filing fee: ........................................................................ TRY 5,800
Fee for certificate of grant: .............................................. TRY 1,050
Renewal fee for third year: .............................................. TRY 1,050
Reinstatement of rights: .................................................. TRY 5,730(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter, Summary (TR))
UA Ukraine (government authority acting as national Office; name of Office; location andmailing address; telephone and fax numbers; e-mail and Internet addresses)
The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine has informed the IB that, following a change in thegovernment authority of Ukraine acting as national Office, the functions of the national office of
the Ukraine will now be performed by the State Organization “Ukrainian National Office forIntellectual Property and Innovations” (UANIPIO).
The location and mailing address, telephone and fax numbers and the e-mail and Internet
addresses of the UANIPIO are now as follows:
Location and mailing address: 1, Hlazunova Street
Kyiv 01601
UkraineTelephone:(380-44) 494 05 05

Fax:(380-44) 494 05 06

Email:

office@nipo.gov.ua

Internet:

https://nipo.gov.ua/en/(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (UA))
US United States of America (types of physical media accepted by the Office)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in its capacity as International
Searching Authority, has notified the IB of changes concerning the types of physical media
accepted by the Authority for the furnishing of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listings inelectronic form, under PCT Rule 13ter.1 and in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative
Instructions under the PCT, as follows:
Read-only optical disc: CD–ROM, CD–R, DVD–R or DVD+R(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (US))

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Search fee (various Offices)
As from 1 August 2023, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in thecurrencies specified below for international searches carried out by the following Offices:
Austrian Patent Office .............................................................. ZAR
Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) ............................................... CHF
European Patent Office (EPO) ................................................ ZAR
Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent)(Russian Federation) ............................................................... CHF
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ............ ZAR
As from 1 September 2023, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in thecurrencies specified below for international searches carried out by the following Offices:
China National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA) ................................................................................... EUR
Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) ............................................... EUR, USD
European Patent Office (EPO) ................................................ JPY, SEK
Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent)(Russian Federation) ............................................................... EUR, USD
Indian Patent Office ................................................................. JPY
Japan Patent Office (JPO) ....................................................... CHF, EUR, KRW, USD
Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) ............................. SEK
Nordic Patent Institute ............................................................. SEK
The above-mentioned amounts are indicated in Fee Table I(b).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (AT), (CN) (EA), (EP), (IN), (JP), (RU) (SE) (US)and (XN))
Supplementary search fee (Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (RussianFederation))With effect from 1 August 2023, there has been a change in the amount payable in CHF for a
supplementary international search carried out by Rospatent. The new amount is indicated in
Fee Table I(c).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex SISA (RU))

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Preliminary examination fee and other fees relating to international preliminary
examination (Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV))As from 1 October 2023 there will be a change in the equivalent amount of the handling fee,payable to the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) as International Preliminary
Examining Authority. The new amount will be SEK 2,380.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex E (SE))

Exceptional Non-working Days
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 24 July 2023, due toinclement weather conditions and a transport strike in Metro Manila.
This information updates the list of closed dates, as furnished to the IB by Offices, which isavailable at:https://www.wipo.int/pct/dc/closeddates/
It is recalled that, pursuant to PCT Rule 80.5, if the expiration of any period during which any
document or fee in connection with an international application was required to reach an Officefell 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 business day.

WIPO Fee Transfer Service
It is recalled that, since 1 July 2020, any receiving Office, International Searching Authority,
Authority specified for supplementary international 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 information on 6 July 2023 on the Offices that have notified the IB of their
participation or of a change in the scope of their participation in the WIPO Fee Transfer Service
in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) (from page 144) at:
https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices/index.html

New/Updated PCT Resources
Meeting of International Authorities documents
Documents that have been prepared for the upcoming thirtieth session of the Meeting ofInternational Authorities under the PCT, to be held in Geneva from 1 to 3 November 2023, areavailable at:https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=78593

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Seminar materials
Seminar materials, covering all aspects of the PCT procedure, have been updated in Japanese
to take into account some changes in practice that have taken place since the last version of the
document was published. The document is available at:https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/ja/docs/pct-seminar.pdf
New webinar recordings
Webinars in Chinese
Recordings of the following webinars in Chinese (which took place on the dates indicatedbelow):–

Exploring the PCT webinar series: Mastering priority claims in PCT applications(21 June 2023)–

Exploring the PCT webinar series: Restoring the Priority Right (27 June 2023)

as well as the supporting documents, can now be accessed at:https://www.wipo.int/pct/zh/seminar/webinars/index.html
Recordings and supporting documents for ePCT webinar series
The recordings and supporting documents for the series of sixteen ePCT webinars presented
by PCT Consultant Carl Oppedahl which took place from 2 March to 22 June 2023, are now
available at:https://blog.oppedahl.com/?page_id=8978
The series covers all aspects of ePCT, guiding users through the procedures and features
available.

EPO: Discontinuance of Form 1201 ("Entry into the European phase")
The European Patent Office (EPO) has notified the International Bureau that, with effect from
1 November 2023, it will no longer send out EPO Form 1201 ("Entry into the European phase").
Currently, where the EPO is selected as designated or elected Office, the Office sends EPO
Form 1201 during the international phase to inform European professional representatives,international agents and applicants of the steps to take to enter the European phase. Instead,all relevant information will be available in a dedicated section on the epo.org website.
As a result, applicants, in particular those not wishing to enter the European phase, will nolonger need to handle this communication, marking another milestone towards a digital andpaperless patent grant process.
EPO Form 1201 currently also specifies the European application number allocated to theinternational application. Applicants will be able to find this number in the following ways:–

If EPO Form 1200 is filed using one of the EPO’s online filing services, it will be
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Once the international application is published, it can also be retrieved via the European
Patent Register by entering the international application or publication number.

As Form 1201 is almost always sent on paper, its discontinuation will save more than 500,000
sheets of paper each year. It is another important step in the EPO's commitment tosustainability and towards its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.
For further details on the discontinuation of Form 1201, please refer to the Official Journal EPO
2023, A66 at:https://new.epo.org/en/legal/official-journal/2023/07/a66.html

Practical Advice
Managing external signatures for declarations under PCT Rule 4.17
Q: I regularly file PCT applications via ePCT and either include declarations of inventorship
under PCT Rule 4.17(iv) at the time of filing or, in order to avoid extra fees when the application
already contains at least 30 sheets, I often submit the declarations of inventorship after filingusing the corresponding ePCT Action. I find it much easier to prepare the declarations this way
as ePCT automatically generates the correct standardized wording, fills in the inventors’ details
and I can use the option “external signature” so that the inventors can sign the declarationelectronically. Now that it is the holiday period, I am concerned that not all the inventors will
respond to the external signature request during the seven day period when the link to therequest is active. Is there any way of extending the time period within which the inventors mustsign?
A: One day before the expiry of a link to an external signature request (that is, seven days after
the request is made), a reminder notification is sent by e-mail to both the requester of theexternal signature and the signatory.
It is not possible to extend the seven day time limit during which the link to an external signature
request is active. However, since January of this year, an improved process has been
implemented in ePCT and it is now possible to manage each external signature separately
without affecting any other inventors’ signature already received. This means that even if one
inventor's signature request has expired or is about to expire, you can delete the externalsignature request for only that person and resend a new request to that inventor which will bevalid for another seven days. Likewise, if an inventor has a problem receiving e-mails due to an
unforeseen event, you can always resend a new external signature request to that inventor
when they have regained access to their email account.
When the inventors have signed the declaration, you will be notified of this by e-mail so that you
can preview the signed document and submit the ePCT Action to the International Bureau
within the time limit under PCT Rule 26ter (16 months from the priority date or before thetechnical preparations for international publication have been completed). If you miss this time
limit you will have the option of submitting the declaration during the national phase. In any
event, and although submitting declarations during the international phase is intended to help
applicants comply with national phase requirements early on, an applicant does not lose any
rights due to not submitting a declaration during the international phase – declarations under
PCT Rule 4.17 are optional.

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The PCT eServices Help page contains useful information about the external signature function
in general at:www.wipo.int/pct/en/epct/learnmore.html?N=992
For more detailed information on submitting declarations and obtaining the signatures of theinventors for the declaration of inventorship under PCT Rule 4.17 using ePCT, please refer tothe “Practical Advice” in PCT Newsletter No. 10/2019.
General information on the filing of declarations under PCT Rule 4.17 is available in the
PCT Applicant’s Guide, paragraphs 5.074 to 5.083A, and 6.045 to 6.050 at:
www.wipo.int/pct/en/guide/index.html

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PCT Seminar Calendar(https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/en/docs/seminar-calendar.pdf)(situation on 8 August 2023)

Dates andlocation

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

Organizer andcontact details

12 – 13 October 2023
London (GB)EnglishPCT Seminar within the framework of Management Forum Ltd(Ms. Angela Spall)the 19th Annual Conference for
Senior Patent Administrators
E-mail: angela.spall@falconbury.co.uk
WIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle-Park

5 December 2023
Brussels (BE)FrenchPCT Seminar within the framework of
the CEIPI Basic Training Seminar Modules L1, L2 and L3 of the CEIPI
Study Guide
WIPO speaker: to be announced

Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété industrielle (CEIPI), International
Section(Mr. Thierry Debled)
E-mail: thierry-debled@ceipi.edu

PATENTSCOPE Webinars(www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/webinar/)

Date andtime

Language Nature of webinar;of
WIPO speakers
webinar

Registration

8 August 2023
17:30 – 18:30 CEST

Englishhttps://wipoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bSQXdol
PQiONH4iFI4xvCA#/registration

9 August 2023
08:30 – 09:30 CEST

English22 August 2023
17:30 – 18:30 CEST

English23 August 2023
8:30 – 9:30 CEST

English29 August 2023
17:30 – 18:30 CEST

English30 August 2023
8:30 – 9:30 CEST

EnglishPATENTSCOPE Series of practicalsessions – Session 2: Intermediate
Level Exercises
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann
PATENTSCOPE Series of practicalsessions – Session 2: Intermediate
Level Exercises
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann
PATENTSCOPE Series of practicalsessions – Session 3: Advanced
Level Exercises
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann
PATENTSCOPE Series of practicalsessions – Session 3: Advanced
Level Exercises
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann
PATENTSCOPE Series of practicalsessions – Session 4: Diverse Mix of
Exercises
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann
PATENTSCOPE Series of practicalsessions – Session 4: Diverse Mix of
Exercises
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann

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QJ2ymYnV47nbsQ#/registration
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QmGTfaC-3_gGWQ#/registration
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PCT Fee Tables(amounts on 1 August 2023, 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 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

Transmittal fee 1

International
filing fee1, 2(CHF 1,330)

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2(CHF 15)

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:

Competent
ISA(s) 3

Item 4(a) 4 Item 4(b) 5 Item 4(c) 6(CHF 100) (CHF 200) (CHF 300)

AL

ALL

9,000

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

AM

AMD

32,000

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

EA EP RU

USD
50
(or eq in local currency)

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

AT EP SE
EP

AP

EP

AT

EUR

52

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

AU

AUD

200

AUD

2,247

25

–

338

507

AU KR

AZ

AZN

30

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

EA EP RU

BA

BAM

50

EUR

1,378

16

–

–

–

BG

BGN

80

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

BH

BHD

70

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

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

EP
EP RU
AT EP US

BW

USD

32

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

EP

BY

BYN

90.65

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

EA EP RU

BZ

BZD

300

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

CA EP

CA

CA

315.77

CAD

1,956

22

–

294

441

CA

300

EP

CH

CHF

100

CHF

1,330

15

–

CL

CLP eq USD 9130

CLP eq USD9 1,435

eq USD9 16

–

CN

CNY

none

CNY

10,350

120

–

1,560

2,340

CO

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

COP eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

CR

USD online:
on paper:

USD

16

–

216

324

237
289

1,435

200
eq USD9 216

eq USD9 324 BR CL EP ES KR US
CN EP 10
AT BR CL EP ES KR
RU
CL EP ES[continued on next page]17

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Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees [continued](amounts on 1 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

International
filing fee1, 2

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2

CUP eq CHF 1,330

Transmittal fee1

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)4 Item 4(b)5 Item 4(c)6Competent
ISA(s)3
AT BR CL EP ES RU

CU

CUP

2,400

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

CV

EUR

– 11

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

CY

EUR

191

EUR

1,378

16

–

–

–

BR EP KR
EP

CZ

CZK

1,500

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP XV

DE

EUR

90

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP

DJ

USD
or eq DJF

none

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

AT EG EPEP SE XN

DK

DKK

1,500

DKK

10,250

120

–

1,540

2,310

DO

USD

360

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

DZ

DZD

10,000

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

AT EP

EA

RUB

2,000

USD
or EUR

1,435
1,378

16
16

–
–

216
207

324
311

EA EP RU

EC

USD

300

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

CL EP ES

EE

EUR

120

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP

EG

USD

142

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

AT EG EP US

EP

EUR

145

EUR

1,378

16

104

207

311

EP

ES

EUR

75.75

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP ES

FI

EUR

135

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP FI SE

FR

EUR

62

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP

GB

GBP

75

GBP

1,200

14

–

181

271

EP

GD

Information not yet available

GE

USD 12

100

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

AT EP IL RU US

GH

GHS 132,500 or 5,000

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

AT AU CN EP SE

CL EP ES US

GR

EUR

115

EUR

1,378

16

–

–

–

EP

HN

USD

200

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

EP ES

HR

EUR

26.54

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

HU

HUF

11,800

HUF

518,700

5,900–

78,000117,000

IB

CHF 14or EUR14
or USD14

100
104
108

CHF
or EUR
or USD

1,330
1,378
1,435

15
16
16

100
104
108

200
207
216

300
311
324

Refer to footnote 15

ID

IDR

1,000,000

IDR

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

AU EP JP KR RU SG

IE

EUR

76

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP

IL

ILS

596

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

EP IL USIN

Paper filings:

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

AT AU CN EP IN JP
SE US

77,075
55

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

AU CA EG EP TR

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

IRR

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

INR3,500 16INR

17,600 17

EP
EP XV

No fee for e-filings
IQ

IQD
or USD

IR

IRR

IS

ISK

18,200ISK

195,300

2,200–

29,40044,100

IT

EUR

30.99

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

JM

JMD

8,500

JMD eq USD 1,435

JO

JOD

100

JP

JPY

17,000 18

KE

USD 250 or KES 5,000
plus cost of mailing

KG

KGS

4,000 19KH

KHR

420,000

CN EP IN RU

EP SE XNEP

eq USD 16–

eq USD 216

eq USD 324

1,435

16

–

216

324

AT AU EP US

JPY
195,000(from 1.9.23: 214,200)

2,200(2400)

–
(–)

–
(–)

44,000(48,300)

EP IN JP SG

1,435

16

–

216

324

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

USD

USD

AT AU CA EP

AT AU CN EP SE
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Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees [continued](amounts on 1 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

International
filing fee1, 2

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2

50

XCD eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

EP US

50

KPW eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–––

AT CN RU

15

–

–

300

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

RO

Transmittal fee1

KN

XCD

KP

KPW eq CHF

KR

KRW

45,000

CHF

KZ

KZT

10,264.80

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

EP RU

LR

USD

50

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

AT AU CN EP SE

LS

LSL

– 21

LSL

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

AT EP

LT

EUR

92

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP XV

LU

EUR

19

EUR

1,378

16

–

–

–

EP

LV

EUR

70

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

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

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

EP RU

MK

MKD

2,700

MKD eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

200

300

EP

None

CHF

1,330

15

–

–

–

EUR

MN

1,330

AT AU JP 20 KR SGEP KR RU

MT

EUR

55

1,378

16

–

–

–

EP

MU

MUR

5,000

MUR eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

AU EP

MW

MWK

6,000

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

EP

MX

USD
93.87 22(natural persons)

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

MYR eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

16

–

216

324

EP ES
EP

AT CL EP ES KR SE
SG US

USD
375.5021(legal persons)MY

MYR

550 23

NI

USD

200

USD

1,435

AU EP JP KR

NL

EUR

50

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

NO

NOK

800

NOK

15,950

180

–

2,400

3,600

NZ

NZD

207

NZD

2,387

27

–

359

539

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 1,435

eq USD 16–

eq USD 216

eq USD 324

AT AU EG EP US

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

PEN eq USD 1,435

eq USD 16–

eq USD 216

eq USD 324

PA

USD

240

PE

PEN

233.35

PG

PGK

250

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

PH

PHP

4,200

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

300

PLN

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

10.91
21.82

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP SE XN

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

PL

PLN

PT

EUR online:
on paper:

QA

QAR

400

QAR eq USD 1,435

eq USD 16–

eq USD 216

eq USD 324

RO

RON

495

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP RU

RS

RSD

8,21024

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP XV

1,700

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

EA EP RU

16

–

216

324

CA CN EG EP JP KRRU SG USEP XVEPEG EP US

RU

RUB

RW

Information not yet available

SA

USD

100

USD

1,435

SC

USD

–21

USD

1,435

16

–

–

–

SD

SDG

50

SDG eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

SE

SEK

1,200

SEK
15,010(from 1.10.23: 15,840)

170
(180)

–
(–)

2,260
(2,380)3,390(3,570)

SG

SGD

150

SGD

1,932

22

–

291

436

SI

EUR

91

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP

SK

EUR on paper:

6625

EUR

1,378

16

–

207

311

EP XV

SV
SY

SYP

EP
EG EP
EP SE XNAT AU EP JP KR SG

none26

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

CL EP ES

5,000

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

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International
filing fee1, 2

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2

THB eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

1,435

16

–

216

USD

1,435

16

–

CHF

1,330

15

–

none

CHF

1,330

15

–

750

USD

1,435

16

–

eq EUR or USD) 27 2,600 eq UAH or EUR) 1,435

16

–

RO

Transmittal fee1

TH

THB

3,000

TJ

TJS

–21

USD

TM

USD

–21

TN

TND

100

TR
TT

TTD

UA

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

eq CHF 300 AU CN EP JP KR SGUS324

EA EP RU––

EA EP RU

200

300

EP

200

300

EP TR

216

324

AT CL EP SE SG US––

USD (or
EP UA

UG

UGX

refer to Office

UGX

eq USD 1,435

eq USD 16

–

US

USD
260 28small entity 29: 10428
micro entity29: 5228

USD

1,435

16

108

216

–

UZ

UZS

245,000 30

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

EP RU

VN

VND

300,000

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

AT AU EP JP KR RU
SE SG

WS

SAT

200

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

EP PH

eq USD 216 eq USD 324

AT EP SGAU EP IL JP KR SG
US

ZA

ZAR

525

ZAR

28,990

330

–

4,360

6,540

AT AU EP US

ZM

USD

50

USD

1,435

16

–

216

324

AT SE

ZW

ZWD

6,000

ZWD eq USD 1,435

eq USD 16–––

AT AU CN EP RU

Table I(b) — Search fees(amounts on 1 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA

Search fee1

AT 31

EUR

1,775

CHF

1,713

KRW 2,572,000

SGD

2,488

USD

1,875

ZAR

36,760

AU

AUD
USD

2,200
1,523

CHF
ZAR

1,302
26,950EUR

1,345

KRW 1,864,000

NZD

2,340

SGD

2,036

BR7

Online:On paper:

BRL
BRL

1,685
2,525

CHF
CHF

307
461

EUR
EUR

319
477

USD
USD

334
500

CA

CAD

CHF

1,145

EUR

1,175

USD

1,226

CL

USD
2,000
CHF
1,853
EUR
In case of filing by a natural person or a legal entity2:
In case of filing by a university 32:

1,894
USD
USD

400
300

CHF
CHF

371
278

EUR
EUR

379
284

CN

CNY
2,100
*(from 1.9.23:

EUR*
EUR

283
265)

USD

294

EA

For searches carried out in Russian:
RUB
9,000
CHF
98
*(from 1.9.23:
For searches carried out in English:
RUB
40,000CHF
435*(from 1.9.23:

EUR*
EUR

109
98

USD*
USD

115
100)

EUR*
EUR

485
434

USD*
USD

512
447)
HUF
SGD

690,700
2,488

ISK
USD

1,684.12

CHF

270

EG 33

EGP

4,000

CHF

121

EUR

121

USD

132

EP 34

EUR
1,775
JPY*
251,100
ZAR
36,760*(from 1.9.23:

CHF
NOK

1,713
19,970

DKK
NZD

13,200
3,064

GBP
SEK*

1,546
19,330JPY

266,100

SEK

20,760)

ES34

EUR

1,775

CHF

1,713

USD

1,875

FI

EUR

1,775

CHF

1,713

USD

1,875

IL

ILS

3,820

CHF

934

EUR

948

USD

1,075

271,000
1,875[continued on next page]20

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Table I(b) — Search fees [continued](amounts on 1 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA
IN

JP 35

KR 36

Search fee1
INR
10,000
CHF*(from 1.9.23:
In case of filing by an individual:
INR
2,500
CHF
*(from 1.9.23:

113

EUR

114

JPY*
JPY

16,00017,200)

USD

121

28

EUR

28

JPY*
JPY

4,000
4,300)USD

30*

For IAs in Japanese:
JPY
143,000*(from 1.9.23:
For IAs in English:
JPY
169,000*(from 1.9.23:

CHF*
CHF

975
888

EUR*
EUR

1,011
953

KRW* 1,434,000
KRW 1,287,000

USD*
USD

1,080
988)

CHF*
CHF

1,153
1,049

EUR*
EUR

1,195
1,127

SGD

1,674

USD*
USD

1,277
1,167)For IAs in Korean:
SGD
456
For IAs in English:
SGD
1,215

KRW 450,000
USD
347
KRW 1,200,000
USD
924

AUD

531

CHF

315

EUR

312

NZD

547

AUD

1,416

CHF

840

EUR

831

NZD

1,460

561
USD

EUR
200

564
CHF

187

EUR

188

EUR*
EUR
EUR*
EUR

103
92
485
434

USD*
USD
USD*
USD

EUR

1,775

ISK

271,000

NOK

19,970KRW 2,218,000

USD

1,664

PH

USD
600
CHF
Small entity or government 37:

RU

For IAs in Russian:*(from 1.9.23:
For IAs in English:*(from 1.9.23:

RUB

8,500

CHF

92

RUB

40,000

CHF

435

SEK*
19,330USD
1,875(from 1.9.23:

CHF

1,713

DKK

13,200SEK

20,760)

SE

109
95)
512
447)

SG

SGD

2,240

CHF

1,542

EUR

1,598

JPY

226,000

TR

TRY

32,210

CHF

1,713

EUR

1,775

USD

1,875

UA

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

EUR
EUR

100
300

CHF
CHF

96
289

USD
USD

106
317

US

USD
2,180
For small entity29:
For micro entity29:

CHF
USD
USD

2,020
872
436

EUR
CHF
CHF

2,064
808
404

NZD
EUR
EUR

3,400
826
413

ZAR
NZD
NZD

42,250
1,360
680

ZAR
ZAR

16,900
8,450

XN

DKK
13,200USD
1,875*(from 1.9.23:

CHF

1,713

EUR

1,775

ISK

271,000

NOK

19,970SEK*

19,330SEK

20,760)

XV

EUR

CHF

1,713

HUF

690,700

USD

1,875

1,775

Table I(c) — Supplementary search fees(amounts on 1 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA
AT

Supplementary search fee

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

CHF

820

CHF

1,148

CHF

1,640

CHF

200

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

CHF

1,713

CHF

200

FI

CHF

1,713

CHF

200

RU

CHF

128

CHF

200

CHF

205 39

SE

CHF

1,713

CHF

200

SG

CHF

1,542

CHF

200

CHF

200

TR

34

– for a full search:

CHF

1,713

CHF

47

– for a search only of documents in Turkish
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Table I(c) — Supplementary search fees [continued](amounts on 1 August 2023, 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

68

– 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

1,713

CHF

519

CHF

1,713

CHF

531

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

XV– for a full search:– for searches only of documentation in
Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak:

Table II — Preliminary examination fees(amounts on 1 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

IPEA

Preliminary examination fee 41

Handling fee2, 41(CHF 200)

AT

EUR

1,74931

EUR

207

AU

AUD

590

820 42

AUD

338

BR

Online:

BRL

6307

BRL eq CHF

200

On paper:BRL

9457,8CA

CAD

842.06

CAD

294

CL

USD

1,500

USD

216

CNY

1,560

USD

216

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

USD

216

EP

EUR

1,84034

EUR

207

ES

EUR

595.3734

EUR

207

FI

EUR

600

EUR

207

IL

ILS

1,637

ILS

818

IN

If ISR prepared by ISA/IN:

USD

216

JPY

29,300KRW

286,000

USD

216

USD

216

INR 10,000; in case of filing by individual:

INR 2,500

If ISR not prepared by ISA/IN:
INR 12,000; in case of filing by individual:
JP35

JPY

34,000For IAs in English:

JPY

69,000KR

KRW

450,000

PH

USD

300
USD

Small entity or government37:
RU

INR 3,000

For IAs in Japanese:

For IAs in Russian:
For IAs in English:

RUB
RUB

(from 1.9.23:

JPY 32,200)

150

4,500 43 6,750 44
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Table II — Preliminary examination fees[continued](amounts on 1 August 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

IPEA
SE

Preliminary examination fee 45
SEK

Handling fee2, 41(CHF 200)
SEK

5,000

2,260

SG

SGD

830

SGD

291

TR

TRY

1,000

CHF

200

UA

If the ISR has been prepared by ISA/UA:

EUR

207

USD

216

– for IAs in English, French or German:

EUR

160

– for IAs in Russian or Ukrainian:

EUR

50

– for IAs in English, French or German:

EUR

180

– for IAs in Russian or Ukrainian:

EUR

70

(from 1.10.23:

SEK

2,380)

If the ISR has been prepared by another ISA:

US

USD

640

800 46For small entity29:

USD

256

32046

For micro entity29:

USD

128

16046

XN

DKK

5,000

DKK

1,540

XV

EUR

900

EUR

207

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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 for a duration of two years as apilot 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 by one
year until 30 November 2023.
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/guide/en/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 43 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 August 2023)

AE
AG
AL
AM
AO
AT
AU
AZ
BA

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)
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 Georgia
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
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 fi led 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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