November 2019 | No. 11/2019www.wipo.int/pct/enInternational Bureau to Retain Certain Fax Services
It is recalled that in January 2018, the International Bureau (IB) was obliged to move to adifferent and potentially less reliable technology for the provision of its fax services (see PCT
Newsletter No. 12/2017). In September 2018, the IB consulted Member States and user groups
on a proposed decommissioning of PCT fax services at the IB, and in May 2019, announced
that PCT fax services would end as of December 2019. Since that announcement, a number of
PCT users, user representatives and associations of user representatives have raised concerns
about the consequences of the proposed end of PCT fax services at the IB, in particular, in the
exceptional situation where the computer systems used by the applicant or agent are unable tobe used for transmitting PCT documents through established online mechanisms. In responseto those concerns, the IB will not end its fax services as of the end of December 2019, as
previously announced. However, only a limited fax service will be maintained with the intention
that applicants and Offices use it only in emergency situations, noting that:1–

the IB highly recommends that PCT applicants (and PCT Offices and Authorities) use
ePCT (https://pct.wipo.int) to communicate with the IB or, in cases where ePCT isunavailable, the Contingency Upload Service 1(https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/UploadDocument.xhtml);–

use of fax for transmitting documents to the IB is at the sender’s own risk, noting thetechnical unreliability of this means of transmission which has been described inprevious messages, and because PCT Rule 92.4(c) makes clear that documents
submitted via fax “shall be treated as not having been received to the extent that thereceived document is illegible or that the attempted transmission failed”;–

when fax transmission is considered to be indispensable, faxes should be sent to the IBat the numbers which can be found on the PCT website (see “Contacts” at:www.wipo.int/pct/en). No specific acknowledgement of receipt of faxes will be sent by
the IB but it will endeavor to process documents received by fax as soon as possible;–

if it is your intention to send a fax to the IB and/or IB as receiving Office (RO/IB) and if it
is during the regular business hours of the IB (9.00 to 18.00, Central European Time), it
is recommended that, before sending the fax, you contact by telephone the “authorized
officer” indicated on the PCT forms to inform them that you plan to send a fax (thetelephone number can be found at:https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/TeamLookup.xhtml). If it is outside of businesshours at the IB, you can leave a message on the answering machine so that theauthorized officer can follow up on receipt of the fax on the next working day. If you do,
exceptionally, send documents to the IB and/or RO/IB by fax, it will still be necessary toFurther information is available at : www.wipo.int/pct/en/faqs/contingency_upload_faq.html

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furnish the original of the document within 14 days from the date of transmission if the
document concerned is the international application or a replacement sheet containing
corrections or amendments of the international application; and–it will no longer be possible to send a fax to the PCT Information Service. Generalquestions or inquiries in relation to the PCT can be sent by e-mail to:
pct.infoline@wipo.int or you can call: (+41-22) 338 83 38.

In international applications in relation to which authorization to send notifications via e-mail has
not been given by the applicant, the practice of the RO/IB has been up to now to send the mosturgent and important receiving Office forms by fax. From 1 January 2020, the RO/IB will nolonger send these forms by fax, but only by postal mail, noting that, if you have access to yourinternational applications in ePCT, you can consult all forms as of the moment they are issued,
including also the forms issued by the IB.
We appreciate the constructive dialogue with, and engagement of, the PCT user community on
this issue.

WIPO 2019 PCT User Survey
In an effort to assess customer satisfaction with all aspects of the PCT, WIPO will shortly be
conducting its biennial survey of the user community. The input received from PCT users will
help determine which areas of the PCT services provided by the International Bureau could be
improved. We encourage you to take the time to provide us with your valuable feedback byparticipating in the survey, which will take approximately 10 to 20 minutes to complete. To
participate, please send an e-mail with the title “Participation in the 2019 PCT User Survey” to:survey@wipo.int
and you will receive a link to the survey as soon as it has been launched.

Electronic Filing and Processing of International Applications
Viet Nam, Republic of Moldova and Tunisia: Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam (IPViet Nam), State Agency on Intellectual Property (Republic of Moldova) and National
Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) (Tunisia) to begin
receiving and processing international applications in electronic form
The Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam (IP Viet Nam) (with effect from 1 December 2019),
the State Agency on Intellectual Property (Republic of Moldova) (with effect from 2 December2019) and the National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) (Tunisia)(with effect from 2 January 2020), in their capacities as receiving Offices (RO/VN, RO/MD and
RO/TN, respectively), have notified the International Bureau (IB) under PCT Rule 89bis.1(d) thatthey will be prepared to receive and process international applications in electronic form.
The Offices will accept international applications filed in electronic form using ePCT-Filing. The
applicable electronic filing fee reductions listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees are indicatedin Fee Table I(a).
The notifications containing the requirements and practices of RO/VN and RO/MD with regard
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PCT NEWSLETTER | November 2019 | No. 11/2019(PCT Gazette) on 31 October 2019, and the notification concerning RO/TN will be publishedshortly, at:www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices/index.html(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (MD, TN and VN))
Request form generated for e-filed applications
Please note that the request form generated for electronic filing (for example, using ePCT-Filingor PCT-SAFE) will contain the Check list item IX-6a “Sequence listing part of the description(also to be used for the purposes of international search)” for all applications. If the international
application does not contain a sequence listing, a dash ‘–’ will appear in the column “Electronic
file(s) attached”. If there is a sequence listing, a checkmark ‘’ will appear in that column.

PCT-SAFE Update
Release of new version of the PCT-SAFE Client software
A new version of the PCT-SAFE Client software (version 3.51.089.265, dated 1 October 2019)is now available and can be downloaded at:www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/download/download_client.html
Further details on this new version of PCT-SAFE are available in the “Release notes” and the“What’s new” document on the above-mentioned web page.

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, thenational/regional office with which the earlier application was filed must be a DAS
depositing Office, and not necessarily the receiving Office with which the international
application is filed. The “Practical Advice” in this issue contains further information on DAS.
IP Australia
IP Australia in its capacity as a depositing Office for certified copies of national patentapplications and PCT applications filed with the Office as PCT receiving Office has notified the
IB that, with effect from 1 November 2019, it has extended the scope of its DAS digital library toinclude trademarks and industrial designs.
For further information, see:www/wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices/details.jsp?id=10486

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Canadian Intellectual Property Office
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office, which is already a depositing and accessing Office
for industrial design applications as priority documents, has notified the IB that it hascommenced operation as an accessing Office for patent priority documents with effect from30 October 2019.
For further information, see:www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices/details.jsp?id=10739
A list of the DAS participating Offices is available at:www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices.html

Non-Working Days at the International Bureau and Publication Schedule at theEnd of this YearThe non-working days at the International Bureau (IB) during December 2019 and January
2020, in addition to the weekends, will be:
Wednesday, 25 December 2019
Tuesday, 31 December 2019 andWednesday, 1 January 2020
The IB will therefore be open for business over the holiday period on the following dates:
Thursday, 26 December 2019
Friday, 27 December 2019
Monday, 30 December 2019
and will then be open as usual from Thursday, 2 January 2020.
The dates of operation of the PCT Information Service, the PCT eServices Help Desk and the
PCT Operations Service, as well as information on the publication schedule, are given below.
PCT Information Service
The PCT Information Service will be closed from Wednesday, 25 December 2019 to
Wednesday, 1 January 2020, inclusive. It will reopen on Thursday, 2 January 2020 at
9:00 (Central European time (CET)). Please note, however, that if you call the PCT Information
Service (telephone number: (+41-22) 338 83 38) during the holiday period, there will be arecorded message providing a telephone number for cases requiring urgent attention.
It is recalled that the PCT Information Service answers general inquiries about the filing ofinternational applications and the procedure to be followed during the international phase of the
PCT (questions relating to specific applications should be addressed to the PCT Operations
Service). For further information, see:www.wipo.int/pct/en/infoline.html

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PCT eServices Help Desk and PCT Operations Service
The schedule for the PCT eServices Help Desk and the PCT Operations Service during theend-of-year holiday period will be as follows:
Wednesday, 25 December 2019:closedThursday, 26 December 2019 andFriday, 27 December 2019 andMonday, 30 December 2019:

open as usual, from 9:00 to 18:00 CET

Tuesday 31 December 2019 andWednesday, 1 January 2020:

closedThursday, 2 January 2020, onwards:

open as usual, from 9:00 to 18:00 CET

It is recalled that:–

the PCT eServices Help Desk responds to inquiries related to services for the purposeof preparing, filing and managing applications electronically: ePCT (https://pct.wipo.int),
PCT-SAFE (www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/index.html) and the WIPO Digital Access
Service (DAS) (www.wipo.int/das/en/);–the PCT Operations Service answers specific application-related inquiries. Please notethat the PCT Operations Service is under the responsibility of 10 teams. In order to findout the generic e-mail address and telephone number of the competent team, please
either check Form PCT/IB/301 or refer to:https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/TeamLookup.xhtml

Publication schedule
During the forthcoming holiday period, there will be no changes to the publication schedule for
PCT applications. They will be published, as usual, on Thursdays (that is, on Thursday,
26 December 2019 and Thursday, 2 January 2020).

PCT Information Update
International filing fee, search fee, supplementary search fee and handling fee (various
Offices)
On 1 January 2020, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts, in certain currencies, ofthe international filing fee, the fee per sheet over 30, the electronic filing reductions (whereapplicable) listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees, the search fee, the supplementary searchfee and the handling fee, as indicated in the PCT Fee Tables.
These changes will be reflected in the following annexes of the PCT Applicant’s Guide(www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/):5

PCT NEWSLETTER | November 2019 | No. 11/2019- Annex C (receiving Offices): AM, AP, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BH, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CL, CR,
CU, CY, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DO, EA, EC, EE, EG, EP, ES, FI, FR, GB, GE, GH, GR, GT,
HN, HU, IB, IE, IL, IN, IS, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KZ, LR, LT, LU, LV, MD, ME, MT, MW,
MX, NI, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, SA, SC, SE, SG, SI, SK,
SM, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TT, UA, US, UZ, ZA, ZM, ZW;- Annex D (International Searching Authorities): All;
- Annex SISA (International Searching Authorities (Supplementary Search)): All; and- Annex E (International Preliminary Examining Authorities): AT, AU, CA, CL, EG, EP,
ES, FI, IL, IN, JP, KR, PH, RU, SE, SG, UA, US, XN, XV.
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina (location and mailing address)
The location and mailing address of the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia andHerzegovina branch Office in Sarajevo has changed, as follows:
Bulevar Meše Selimovića 95
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (BA))
CA Canada (provisional protection; time limit for entry into the national phase; fees)
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has notified changes concerning the provisions
relating to provisional protection after international publication. The text should now refer tosubsection 55(2) of the Canadian Patent Act and section 157 of the Canadian Patent Rules.
The Office has also notified the International Bureau (IB) that, with effect from 30 October 2019,late national phase entry (12 months after the 30-month deadline) will still be permitted,
however, an applicant will be required to pay a fee for reinstatement of rights (formerly “fee forlate entry into the national phase”) and to meet the other requirements outlined in subsection
154(3) of the Canadian Patent Rules.
Furthermore, the Office has notified the following national fee, payable to it as designated (orelected) Office with effect from 30 October 2019:
Additional fee for late payment under subsection 154(4)of the Canadian Patent Rules: .................................................

CAD

150

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (CA) and National Chapter, Summary (CA))
CH Switzerland (means of telecommunication)
The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property has notified the IB that as from 1 January
2020, the Office will discontinue the use of its facsimile services and will no longer accept thefiling of documents by fax. It is recalled that the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing.
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CR Costa Rica (e-mail addresses)
One of the e-mail addresses of the Registry of Industrial Property (Costa Rica) has changed.
The e-mail addresses to be used are now as follows:
cmena@rnp.go.cr
kquesada@rnp.go.crdmarenco@rnp.go.cr(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (CR))
DO Dominican Republic (special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms
and other biological material)
The National Office of Industrial Property (Dominican Republic) has notified its requirements
concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material. For further information,please see the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex L, at:www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/annexes/annexl/anx_l.pdf
EA Eurasian Patent Office (provisional protection after international publication; fees)
The Eurasian Patent Office has notified the IB of an additional rule applicable to provisional
protection after international publication. In addition to Article 9(3) of the Eurasian Patent
Convention, Rule 10 of the Patent Regulations under the Eurasian Patent Convention may also
be consulted.
With effect from 1 January 2019, the unitary procedural fee (for filing, search, publication andother processing), the claim fee and the examination fee, payable to the Office as designated(or elected) Office, are reduced as follows:–by 90% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is anatural person who is a national or resident of any of the States party to the Eurasian
Patent Convention;–by 70% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is astate science or a state educational organization of any of the States party to theEurasian Patent Convention;–by 50% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is anatural person who is a national or resident of any of the States listed on the Office’s
website at: www.eapo.org/ru/documents/norm/prilposh_2019.html; and–by 10% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is alegal person with a principal place of business in any of the States party to the Eurasian
Patent Convention.

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B2 (EA) and National Chapter, Summary (EA))

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IB International Bureau (fees)
As from 1 January 2020, there will be a change in the equivalent amounts in EUR and USD of
the following fees payable to the IB as receiving Office, as follows:
Transmittal fee: .................................................................. EUR 92

USD 101

Fee for priority document: 2 ................................................ EUR 46

USD

50

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IB))
JP Japan (copies of documents cited in the international search and preliminary
examination reports; classification systems)
The Japan Patent Office (JPO), in its capacity as ISA and IPEA, has notified the IB of a change
concerning how applicants and designated (or elected) Offices can obtain copies of documents
cited in the international search report and the international preliminary examination report.
Requests for copies of documents should now be made using the relevant form available on the
Office’s website at:www.jpo.go.jp/system/patent/pct/tetuzuki/document/tokkyo_jyouyakujitumu/22.pdf#page=62(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes D and E (JP))
Furthermore, the JPO has notified the IB that, with effect from 1 January 2020, for the purposesof international search and preliminary examination, it will specify the File Index (FI)classification system, in addition to the International Patent Classification system. Annex E of
the Agreement between the Japan Patent Office and the International Bureau of the WorldIntellectual Property Organization will be updated accordingly at:www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/agreements/ag_jp.pdf
KG Kyrgyzstan (Internet address)
The Internet address of the State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under theGovernment of the Kyrgyz Republic has changed, as follows:
Internet:

http://patent.kg(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (KG))
MD Republic of Moldova (electronic filing)
For information on the acceptance, with effect from 2 December 2019, by the State Agency onIntellectual Property (Republic of Moldova) as receiving Office of international applications filedusing ePCT-Filing, as well as information on the electronic filing fee reductions listed in item 4 of
the Schedule of Fees that will be applicable, see “Electronic Filing and Processing ofInternational Applications”, above.

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Note that no fee is due where the priority document is established, in accordance with PCT Rule 17.1(b), for the
purposes of an international application, nor where the Office is requested to make priority documents available via the
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MG Madagascar (telephone numbers; means of telecommunication; who can act asagent)
One of the telephone numbers of the Industrial Property Office of Madagascar has changed.
The numbers to be used are now as follows:
Telephone: (261-20) 22 335 02, (261-34) 43 152 36
The Office has discontinued the use of its facsimile machine; as a result, it no longer accepts
the filing of documents by fax. The Office now accepts the submission of documents by e-mail(omapi@moov.mg).
It is recalled that any patent agent resident in Madagascar having the right to practice before the
Office can act as agent. The list of registered patent agents is now available on the website of
the Office at: www.omapi.mg/listes-des-mandataires.html(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (MG) and National Chapter, Summary (MG))
NI Nicaragua (e-mail address; language of filing)
The e-mail addresses of the Registry of Intellectual Property (Nicaragua) have changed, as
follows:
e-mail:ezuniga@mific.gob.ni
alarguello@mific.gob.ni

The Office, in its capacity as receiving Office, has notified the IB that it accepts request forms
filed in Spanish.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (NI) and Annex C (NI))
PT Portugal (Internet address; fees)
The Internet address of the National Institute of Industrial Property (Portugal) has changed, as
follows:
Internet:

https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/

The amounts of the following fees, payable to the Office as receiving Office, have changed witheffect from 1 July 2019:
Transmittal fee:
– where the international application is filed online: ........
– where the international application is filed on paper:....

EUR
EUR

10.77
21.53

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

EUR

43.05

EUR
EUR

161.43322.87

Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority:– where the request is filed online: ..................................
– where the request is filed on paper: .............................

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The amounts of the following national fees, payable to the Office as designated (or elected)
Office, have also changed with effect from the same date:
For patent (includes publication and examination):– online: ..........................................................................
– on paper: ......................................................................

EUR
EUR

107.62215.24

EUR
EUR

188.35376.67For utility model (includes publication and examination):– online: ..........................................................................
– on paper: ......................................................................

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes B1 and C (PT) and National Chapter,
Summary (PT))
RO Romania (electronic filing)
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania) has notified the IB that, with effectfrom 31 December 2019, it will no longer accept the filing of international applications via EPO
Online Filing. It is recalled that the Office has been receiving and processing international
applications filed using ePCT-Filing since 15 October 2019.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (RO))
TH Thailand (location and mailing address; means of telecommunication; time whenname and address of inventor must be given; number of copies)
There has been a change in the location and mailing address of the Department of Intellectual
Property (DIP) (Thailand), as follows:
Location andmailing address:

563 Nonthaburi Road
Bangkrasor, Muang
Nonthaburi 11000
Thailandand the Office has notified the IB that it has discontinued the use of its fax services.
Furthermore, the Office has notified a change in its requirements as to the time when the nameand address of the inventor must be given if Thailand is designated (or elected) – thisinformation may be in the request form or may be furnished later. If not already complied withwithin the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant
to comply with the requirement within a time limit of 90 days from the date of receipt of theinvitation.
The Office as receiving Office has notified the IB that it now requires two copies of theinternational application on paper, instead of three.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes B1 and C (TH))
TN Tunisia (electronic filing)
For information on the acceptance, with effect from 2 January 2020, by the National Institute forStandardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) (Tunisia) as receiving Office of international
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applications filed using ePCT-Filing, as well as information on the electronic filing fee reductions
listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees that will be applicable, see “Electronic Filing andProcessing of International Applications”, above.
TR Turkey (location and mailing address)
The location and mailing address of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Turkpatent) has
changed, as follows:
Location andmailing address:

Hipodrom Caddesi No. 13
06560 Yenimahalle
AnkaraTurkey(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (TR))
TT Trinidad and Tobago (telephone and fax numbers)
The telephone and fax numbers of the Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of the Attorney
General and Legal Affairs (Trinidad and Tobago) have changed, as follows:
Telephone:(1-868) 226 44 76

Fax:(1-868) 226 51 60(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (TT))
VN Viet Nam (electronic filing)
For information on the acceptance, with effect from 1 December 2019, by the Intellectual
Property Office of Viet Nam (IP Viet Nam) as receiving Office of international applications filedusing ePCT-Filing, as well as information on the electronic filing fee reductions listed in item 4 of
the Schedule of Fees that will be applicable, see “Electronic Filing and Processing ofInternational Applications”, above.

New/Updated PCT Resources
Materials for the European Qualifying Examination
In order to assist candidates in the preparation of materials for the European Qualifying
Examination (EQE) for prospective European patent attorneys, the International Bureau (IB),with the agreement of the Examination Board for the EQE, has made available on the PCT
website four PDF files containing the complete contents, as of 31 October 2019, of the“International Phase” and the “National Phase” of the PCT Applicant’s Guide in English andFrench. The files are available at, respectively:
www.wipo.int/pct/en/eqe/ip.pdf
www.wipo.int/pct/en/eqe/np.pdf
www.wipo.int/pct/fr/eqe/ip.pdf
www.wipo.int/pct/fr/eqe/np.pdf

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Request and Demand forms in Korean
The July 2019 versions of the request form (PCT/RO/101) and the demand
form (PCT/IPEA/401) are now available in editable PDF format in Korean (in addition to Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) at:
www.wipo.int/pct/en/forms/

World Intellectual Property Report 2019
The 2019 edition of WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Report – “The Geography of Innovation:
Local Hotspots, Global Networks” looks at how the geography of innovation has evolved overthe past few decades. Analyzing millions of patent and scientific publication records spanningover five decades, the 2019 edition of the report presents findings related to the creation of
innovative hot spots and the cross-border interplay among them. For further information, seepress release PR/2019/839 at: www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2019/article_0013.html.
The Report is available at:www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4467

European Patent Office – Updated Guidelines for Search and Examination
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that the Guidelines for Search andExamination at the EPO as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines), which give instructions on thepractice and procedure to be followed in various aspects of the handling of international
applications before the EPO as ISA and IPEA, have been amended with effect from
1 November 2019. The new edition of the PCT-EPO Guidelines now includes a chapter
dedicated to filing international applications and formal examination upon filing, as well as achapter dedicated to drawings. For further information, please refer to:www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2019/09/a81/2019-a81.pdf
The amended text is available in English, French and German at:www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/guidelines-pct.html

Practical Advice
Furnishing priority documents using the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) – Part I:
Requesting an Office of First Filing to make a priority document available in the DAS
systemQ: I am going to file a national patent application with my national patent Office, and would liketo make that application available as a priority document for a future international application
using DAS – do I specifically have to request the national Office to make the document
available, and if so, how do I do this?
A: DAS offers a secure, reliable and legally authentic electronic exchange of documents with allother Offices participating in the service, and can be used in many cases to meet priority
document requirements under the PCT in accordance with PCT Rule 17.1, as well as thoseunder other treaties and laws. Using DAS is particularly useful in cases where the PCT
application is not filed with the same Office with which the earlier application was filed, and PCT
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Rule 17.1(b) cannot be relied upon. If you are going to claim priority of an earlier-filed national
application in an international application, and are able to make use of the DAS system (seebelow for further information on eligibility), you can simply request the International Bureau (IB)to retrieve a copy of that earlier application from DAS, provided that the certified copy of theearlier application (priority document) has been made available in DAS (PCT Rule 17.1(b-bis)).
It is important to note that, in order for you to make your earlier application available as a priority
document under DAS, the Office with which you are filing it (known as the Office of First Filing(OFF)) must be a “depositing Office” under DAS.
The Offices of the following countries are currently depositing Offices for national or regional
applications, as the case may be, and PCT applications filed with them in their capacity as PCT
receiving Office: Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, India, Israel,
Morocco, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, as well as the following regional Offices: theEurasian Patent Office and the European Patent Office; the IB is a depositing Office for PCT
applications filed with it in its capacity as receiving Office.
The Offices of the following countries are currently depositing Offices for national applications
only: Estonia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the UnitedStates of America.
Other Offices are at various stages of preparation to join the DAS system and are expected tojoin in the future.
There are two main steps that you must take in order to arrange for the priority document to bemade available in DAS to the IB:
1. Request the OFF to deposit a copy of the earlier application in DAS.
2. When you later file your international application, request the IB to retrieve the priority
document from DAS.
This Practical Advice will concentrate on the first stage – requesting the OFF to make thepriority document available in the DAS system. The second stage will be explained in moredetail in the Practical Advice published in the next issue of the PCT Newsletter.
Some DAS depositing Offices will allow any patent application filed at their Office to be enteredinto the system, while other Offices offer the service only for a limited range of applications, forexample, for those which have been filed in electronic form. The relevant scope for eachparticipating Office is outlined in each Office's notification on WIPO’s DAS website at:www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices/
The exact means of requesting the OFF to deposit a copy of the earlier application to the DAS
digital library will also depend on the requirements of the OFF concerned, for example some
Offices require the applicant to complete a special form for this purpose. Many Offices haveprovided information on their particular requirements on their websites, and information on each
Office’s requirements, where available, can also be found on the above-mentioned WIPO
website. Where the Office concerned has provided the IB with the relevant link to their website,that link is published in the corresponding part of Annex B1 of the PCT Applicant’s Guide.
As far as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is concerned, applicantsshould be aware that applications filed with the USPTO, which acts as a DAS depositing Office,will systematically be made available in DAS and will therefore be accessible to participating
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USPTO’s Application Data Sheet (ADS) form (PTO/AIA/14) includes a section which authorizes
access to a copy of the application as-filed by participating Offices unless the applicant
specifically opts out of such authorization.
After you have requested the OFF to make the priority document available in DAS (where
necessary), the OFF will prepare an electronic copy of the priority document and register it with
DAS. You will receive an access code from either the IB or the OFF. Alternatively, a code thatwas given to you as part of the application process will become available for use as an accesscode. For example:–

in the case of an earlier application filed with the European Patent Office (EPO), if theapplicant files via Online Filing (EOLF) or new online filing (CMS), the EPO willautomatically generate a DAS access code and add it to the acknowledgement ofreceipt issued for the request for grant of a European patent or for the PCT request
form, in the case of an international application; otherwise, the code will be sent
automatically in a separate notification (further information is available at:www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2019/03/a27.html).

–

in the case of an earlier application filed with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) via
JPO PAS, the priority document will automatically be registered in DAS, and the accesscode will be indicated on the online filing receipt; otherwise, for paper filings theapplicant should send a written request to the JPO to issue the DAS access code
(further information is available at: www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/patent/shutugan/yusenepdx/e_das_first.html);–

in the case of an earlier application filed with the USPTO, the confirmation number
indicated on the original filing receipt and electronic acknowledgement receipt will
become available for use as an access code (further information is available at:www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/international-protection/electronic-prioritydocument-exchange-pdx).

The access code will enable you to request the Office of Second Filing, with which you file anapplication claiming priority of the earlier application, to retrieve a copy of the priority document.
Note that, in the case of a PCT application that claims the priority of an earlier filed PCTapplication, the DAS route can be used to retrieve a copy of the priority document, provided that
the Office that acted as receiving Office for the earlier application makes international
applications available to the DAS system. Even though, in this situation, the IB is already inpossession of the earlier filed PCT application, it is still necessary to request its transmission ina manner equivalent to a national application before the priority document requirements can beconsidered to have been met.
If the IB as receiving Office (RO/IB) is the OFF and the application is prepared usingePCT-Filing, the best practice is to check the box: “The receiving Office is requested to makethis international application available to the Priority Document Access Service (DAS)”. To
make such a request after filing, you can select in ePCT the Action “Make international
application available to DAS”. It is also possible to request RO/IB to register an application into
DAS by means of a letter, preferably uploaded via ePCT. Once the earlier application has beenregistered, RO/IB will send to the applicant a unique access code via Form PCT/RO/132.
For further information on using DAS with the PCT, please refer to the information published at:www.wipo.int/das/en/pdf/pct_and_das.pdf
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Please be aware that you should not use DAS in the following situations:–

if the OFF is not a DAS participating Office, or–if there is a limitation at the OFF excluding your application from the service (forexample, if the OFF requires that the application be filed in electronic form and yourapplication was not filed in electronic form).

If you are filing your international application at the receiving Office where the earlier application
was filed (whether as an earlier national or international application), you may prefer to simply
request the receiving Office to prepare and transmit a copy of the earlier application in the“conventional” way under PCT Rule 17.1(b).
Further information on providing priority documents through DAS will be published in PCT
Newsletter No. 12/2019.

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PCT Seminar Calendar(http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/seminar.pdf)(situation on 19 November 2019)

Dates andlocation

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

Organizer andcontact numbers

19 November 2019
Bogota (CO)SpanishPCT Workshop on the PCT andePCT
WIPO speakers:
Mr. Hernández Vigaud and Mr. Roy
Other speakers: Mr. Bogliolo (EPO),
Mr. Cadena (Brigard Castro)

WIPO and Asociación Interamericana de laPropiedad Intelectual (ASIPI)(Mr. Martín E. Torres)Tel: (571) 744 22 00 ext. 8241
mtorres@bc.com.co

19 November 2019
Tokyo (JP)Japanese

Seminar on the PCT System
WIPO speaker: Ms. Kurokawa

Japan Patent Office, IP Promotion Division
Tel: (81-3) 3502 5437
E-mail: apply@jitsumu2019-jpo.go.jp
Internet: www.jitsumu2019-jpo.go.jp/

21 November 2019
Mexico City (MX)SpanishPCT Workshop on the PCT andePCT
WIPO speakers:
Mr. Hernández Vigaud and Mr. Roy
Other speaker: Mr. Bogliolo (EPO)

WIPO and Asociación Interamericana de laPropiedad Intelectual (ASIPI)(Mr. Fernando Becerril)
Tel: (52-55) 52 63 87 30
fbecerril@bcb.com.mx

21-22 November 2019 English
London (GB)[cancelled]

Advanced PCT Formalities seminar,
including practical presentations on
ePCTManagement Forum Ltd.
(Ms. Angela Spall)E-mail: angela.spall@falconbury.co.uk

21-22 November 2019 English
Cary, NC (US)PCT seminar
Speaker on behalf of WIPO:
Mr. Oppedahl
Other speaker: Mr. Neas (UnitedStates Patent and Trademark Office)North Carolina Bar Association(Ms. Toyce Southern)E-mail: tsouthern@kilpatricktownsend.com

22 November 2019
Heidelberg (DE)GermanPCT presentation on latest
developments on the PCT within theframework of the Heidelberg
PAFA-FORUM conference
WIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle-Park

Forum Institut für Management GmbH
Tel: (49-6221) 500 660
Fax: (49-6221) 500 965
E-mail: s.schilling@forum-institut.de

25 November 2019
Ahmedabad (IN)

EnglishIndian Patent Office
Roving Seminar on the Patent(Mr. Rajesh Dixit)
Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT
E-mail: dixit.rajesh@nic.in
WIPO speakers: Mr. Abidine and
Mr. Yinghua Chen
Other speakers: Representatives of the
Indian Patent Office

26 November 2019
Brussels (BE)FrenchPCT seminar within the framework of
the basic CEIPI course
WIPO speaker: Ms. Bonvallet

Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété industrielle (CEIPI), International
Department(Ms. Christiane Melz)
E-mail: christiane.melz@ceipi.edu

27 November 2019
Bangkok (TH)EnglishPCT National Seminar
WIPO speaker: Ms. Aeri

Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)(Thailand)(Ms. Natchaya Ariyapuwong)
Tel: (66-2) 547 46 53
Fax: (66-2) 547 46 51
E-mail: Ariyapuwongn@gmail.com

27 November 2019
Visakhapatnam (IN)

EnglishIndian Patent Office
Roving Seminar on the Patent(Mr. Rajesh Dixit)
Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT
E-mail: dixit.rajesh@nic.in
WIPO speakers: Mr. Abidine and
Mr. Yinghua Chen
Other speakers: Representatives of the
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PCT Seminar Calendar [continued]
Dates andlocation

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

Organizer andcontact numbers

28 November 2019Basel (CH)EnglishPCT seminar within the framework of
the basic CEIPI course
WIPO speaker: Mr. Henninger

Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété industrielle (CEIPI), International
Department(Ms. Christiane Melz)
E-mail: christiane.melz@ceipi.edu

29 November 2019
Indore (IN)

EnglishIndian Patent Office
Roving Seminar on the Patent(Mr. Rajesh Dixit)
Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT
E-mail: dixit.rajesh@nic.in
WIPO speakers: Mr. Abidine and
Mr. Yinghua Chen
Other speakers: Representatives of the
Indian Patent Office

2 December 2019
Kochi (IN)

EnglishRoving Seminar on the PatentIndian Patent Office
Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT(Mr. Rajesh Dixit)
WIPO speakers: Mr. Abidine andE-mail: dixit.rajesh@nic.in
Mr. Yinghua Chen
Other speakers: Representatives of the
Indian Patent Office

17 December 2019
Busan (KR)

Korean/EnglishThe Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Best practices for filing international
applications
WIPO speakers: Mr. Reischle-Park and
Mr. Kim

Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)(Mr. Hyeonseok Lee)
Tel: (82-42) 481 57 41
E-mail: riceandwheat@korea.kr

4 May 2020
EnglishIstanbul (TR)(a limited number ofplaces are available tothe public)

PCT seminar within the framework of
the basic CEIPI course
WIPO speaker: to be announced

Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété intellectuelle (CEIPI)(Ms. Selda Arkan)
Tel: (90-212) 293 32 42
Fax: (90-212) 244 51 21
E-mail: selda.arkan@alfapatent.com.tr;
alfa@alfapatent.com.tr

9 July 2020
Lisbon (PT)

PCT seminar within the framework of
the basic CEIPI course
WIPO speaker: to be announced

Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété intellectuelle (CEIPI)(Mr. Luis Ferreira)E-mail: luis.ferreira@patents.pt

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

Date and time

Language Nature of webinar;of
WIPO speakers
webinar

Registration

19 November 201917:30–18:30 CET or
21 November 2019
8:30–9:30 CET
10 December 201917:30–18:30 CET or
12 December 2019
8:30–9:30 CETEnglishPATENTSCOPE webinar: Chemical
structure search
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann

https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/637036
9556748451587

EnglishPATENTSCOPE webinar:
Retrospective of 2019 and plans for
2020
WIPO speaker: Ms. Ammann

https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/384937
4112211650563

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PCT Fee Tables(amounts on 1 November 2019, 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 variations in
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—see footnotes 2 and 13. (Note that
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
Currencies:
ALL
Albanian lek
AMD Armenian dram
AUD Australian dollar
AZN Azerbaijani manat
BAM Convertible mark
BGN Bulgarian lev

BHD
BND
BRL
BYN
BZD
CAD
CHF
CLP
CNY
COP
CUC
CZK
DJF
DKK
DZD
EGP
EUR

Bahraini dinar
Brunei dollar
Brazilian real
Belarusian rouble
Belize dollar
Canadian dollar
Swiss franc
Chilean peso
Yuan renminbi
Colombian peso
Cuban convertible peso
Czech koruna
Djibouti francDanish krone
Algerian dinar
Egyptian pound
Euro

GBP
GHS
GTQ
HRK
HUF
IDR
ILS
INR
IRR
ISK
JOD
JPY
KES
KPW
KRW
KZT
LSL

Pound sterling
Ghanaian cedi
QuetzalCroatian kuna
Hungarian forint
Indonesian rupiah
New Israeli sheqel
Indian rupee
Iranian rial
Icelandic krona
Jordanian dinar
Japanese yen
Kenyan shilling
Won (KP)
Won (KR)
Kazakh tenge
Lesotho loti

LYD
MAD
MKD
MWK
MYR
NOK
NZD
OMR
PEN
PGK
PHP
PLN
QAR
RON
RSD
RUB
SDG

Libyan dinar
Moroccan dirham
Macedonian denar
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
Sudanese pound

SEK
SGD
THB
TJS
TND
TRY
TTD

Swedish krona
Singapore dollar
Baht
Tajik somoni
Tunisian dinar
Turkish Lira
Trinidad and Tobago
dollar
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
USD US dollar
UZS Uzbek sum
VND Vietnamese dong
XAF CFA franc BEAC
XCD East Caribbean Dollar
ZAR South African rand
ZWD Zimbabwe dollar

Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees(amounts on 1 November 2019, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

Transmittal fee 1

International
filing fee1, 2(CHF 1,330)

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:

Competent
ISA(s) 4

Item 4(a) 5 Item 4(b) 6 Item 4(c) 7(CHF 100) (CHF 200) (CHF 300)

AL

ALL

9,000

1,330

15

–

–

–

EP

AM

AMD

32,000

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU

USD
50
(or eq in local currency)

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT EP SEAP

CHF

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2, 3
(CHF 15)

AT

EUR

52

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

AU

AUD

200

AUD
(from 1.1.20:

2,005
1,984)

23
(22)

–
(–)

302
(298)

452
(448)

AU KR

AZ

AZN

30

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

EP RU

BA

BAM

50

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

BGN eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

BG

BGN

80

BH

BHD

70

BN

BND

150

BND eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

AU EP JP KR SG

BR

BRL 8

online: 175
on paper: 260

BRL eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

AT BR EP SE US

BW

USD

32

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

BY

BYN

89.25

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU

BZ

BZD

300

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

CA EP

CA

CAD

300

CAD
(from 1.1.20:

1,730
1,779)

20
(20)

–
(–)

260
(268)

390
(401)

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)EP RU
AT EP USCA[continued on next page]18

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Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees [continued](amounts on 1 November 2019, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

Transmittal fee1

CH

CHF

100

CL

CLP eq USD 9130

CLP eq USD9 1,352(from 1.1.20: 1,337)

International
filing fee1, 2
CHF

1,330

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2, 3
15
eq USD9 15(15)

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)5 Item 4(b)6 Item 4(c)7Competent
ISA(s)4

–

200

300

–
(–)

eq USD 203(201)

eq USD 305(302)

CL EP ES KR US

EP

CN

CNY

none 10

CNY eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

CNCO

COP online: 400,000
on paper: 480,000

COP eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

AT BR CL EP ES KR
RU

CR

USD

250

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

CL EP ES

CU

CUC

200

CUC
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AT BR CL EP ES RU

CY

EUR

191

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

CZ

CZK

1,500

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP XV

DE

EUR

90

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

DJ

USD
or eq DJF

100

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT EG EP

DK

DKK

1,500

DKK
(from 1.1.20:

8,710
9,090)

100
(100)

–
(–)

1,310
(1,370)1,970(2,050)EP SE XNDM

Information not yet available

DO

USD

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

316

USD
(from 1.1.20:
CHF

CL EP ES US

DZ

DZD

None

1,330

15

–

200

300

AT EP

EA

RUB

1,600

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

EP RU

EC

USD

300

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

CL EP ES

EE

EUR

120

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

EG

USD

142

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AT EG EP US

EP

EUR

130

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

88
(92)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

ES

EUR

74.25

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP ES

FI

EUR

135

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP FI SE

FR

EUR

62

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

GB

GBP

75

GBP
(from 1.1.20:

1,112
1,085)

13
(12)

–
(–)

167
(163)

251
(245)

EP

GD

Information not yet available

GE

USD 11

100

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AT EP IL RU US

GH

GHS 122,500 or 5,000

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT AU CN EP SE

GR

EUR

115

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

GT

GTQ eq USD

250

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT BR CL EP ES US

HN

USD

200

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP ES

HR

HRK

200

HRK eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

EP[continued on next page]

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Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees [continued](amounts on 1 November 2019, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

Transmittal fee1

HU

HUF

IB

11,800

CHF 13or EUR13(from 1.1.20:
or USD13(from 1.1.20:

100
88
92)
102
101)

International
filing fee1, 2

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2, 3

HUF
377,400(from 1.12.19:400,500)(from 1.1.20: 406,200)

4,300(4,500)(4,600)–(–)(–)

56,800(60,200)(61,100)

85,100(90,300)(91,600)

1,330
1,169
1,217)
1,352
1,337)

15
13
(14)
15
(15)

100
88
(92)
102
(101)

200
176
(183)
203
(201)

300
264
(275)
305
(302)

eq CHF 1,330

CHF
or EUR(from 1.1.20:
or USD(from 1.1.20:

Competent
ISA(s)4
EP XV

See footnote 14

ID

IDR

1,000,000

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

IE

EUR

76

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

IL

ILS

557

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

EP IL USIN

INR

17,600 (paper
filing) 15
No fee for e-filings

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AT AU CN EP IN SE
US

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

1,800(1,900)–(–)

24,600(25,000)

36,900(37,500)

IR

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

IDR

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)5 Item 4(b)6 Item 4(c)7

IRR

AU EP JP KR RU SG

CN EP IN RU

IS

ISK

17,300ISK
163,600(from 1.1.20: 166,200)

IT

EUR

30.99

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

JO

JOD

100

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AT AU EP US

JP

JPY

10,000 16

JPY145,000(from 1.1.20: 143,200)

1,600(1,600)

–
(–)

–
(–)

32,700(32,300)

KE

USD 250 or KES 5,000
plus cost of mailing

KG
KH

USD

EP SE XNEP JP SG

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AT AU CN EP SE

None

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU

100

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

CN EP JP 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

AT AU JP 17 KR

KZ

KZT

10,264.80

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU

LR

USD

45

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT AU CN EP SE

LS

LSL

– 18

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

AT EP

LT

EUR

92

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

LU

EUR

19

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

LV

EUR

70

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP RU
AT EP

CHF

LSL

LY

LYD

–18

CHF

1,330

15

–

–

–

MA

MAD

600 19

CHF

1,330

15

–

200

300

MD

EUR

100

1,352
1,337)

15(15)– (from 2.12.19: (from 2.12.19:
(–)
203)
305)

USD
(from 1.1.20:

EP RU XVEPAT EP RU SE
EP RU(from 1.1.20: (from 1.1.20:
201)
302)
ME

EUR

–18

MK

MKD

MN
MT

EUR

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

2,700

MKD eq CHF 1,330

None

CHF

55

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

EUR(from 1.1.20:

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

EP

1,330

15

–

–

–

EP KR RU

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

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RO

Transmittal fee1

MW

MWK

6,000

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

MX

USD

323.70 20

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AT CL EP ES KR SE SG
USMY

MYR 500 (e-filing) 21
550 (paper filing)21

MYR eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

NI

USD

200

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

EP ES

NL

EUR

50

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

NO

NOK

800

NOK
12,160(from 1.1.20: 12,210)

140
(140)

–
(–)

1,830
(1,840)2,740(2,750)

NZ

NZD

207

NZD
(from 1.1.20:

23
(24)

–
(–)

307
(320)

461
(479)

International
filing fee1, 2

2,044
2,126)

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2, 3

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)5 Item 4(b)6 Item 4(c)7Competent
ISA(s)4

AU EP JP KR

EP SE XNAU EP KR US

OA

XAF

–18

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–––

AT EP RU SE

OM

OMR

40

OMR eq USD 1,352(from 1.1.20: 1,337)

eq USD 15
(15)

–
(–)

eq USD 203(201)

eq USD 305(302)

AT AU EG EP US

PA

USD

240

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

PE

PEN

233.35

PEN eq USD 1,352(from 1.1.20: 1,337)

eq USD 15
(15)

–
(–)

eq USD 203(201)

eq USD 305
(302)

PG

PGK

250

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AU

PH

PHP

4,200

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

AU EP JP KR PH US

PL

PLN

300

eq CHF 1,330

PT

EUR
EUR 10.77 (online filing)
EUR 21.53 (paper filing) (from 1.1.20:

QA

QAR

RO

XAF

PLN

BR CL EP ES US
AT BR CL EP ES KR US

EP XV

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

eq CHF 300

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

400

QAR eq USD 1,352(from 1.1.20: 1,337)

eq USD 15
(15)

–
(–)

eq USD 203(201)

eq USD 305
(302)

RON

466

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP RU

RS

RSD

7,70022

EUR(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

RU

RUB

1,700

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

EP RU

RW

Information not yet available

SA

USD

100

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

203
(201)

305
(302)

CA EG EP KR RU

SC

USD

–18

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

EP
EG EP US

SD

SDG

50

SDG eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

SE

SEK

1,200

SEK
13,150(from 1.1.20: 13,240)

150
(150)

–
(–)

1,980
(1,990)2,970(2,990)

SG

SGD

150

SGD
(from 1.1.20:

1,854
1,847)

21
(21)

–
(–)

279
(278)

418
(417)

AT AU EP JP KR SG

SI

EUR

91

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP

SK

EUR

6623

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

176
(183)

264
(275)

EP XV

SM

EUR

100

EUR
(from 1.1.20:

1,169
1,217)

13
(14)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP

None 24

USD(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

CL EP ES

–18

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT EG EP RU

SV
SY

USD

EG EP
EP SE XN

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RO

Transmittal fee1

TH

THB

3,000

TJ

TJS

–18

USD
(from 1.1.20:

TM

USD

–18

USD
(from 1.1.20:

TN

TND

–18

CHF

None

CHF

TR
TT
UA

TTD

750

UAH (oreq EUR or USD) 25 2,600

International
filing fee1, 2

Fee per
sheetover 301, 2, 3

THB eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–––

AU CN EP JP KR SG
US

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU

1,330

15

–

E-filing reductions according to
Schedule of Fees:
Item 4(a)5 Item 4(b)6 Item 4(c)7Competent
ISA(s)4(from 2.01.20: (from 2.01.20: EP
200)
300)

1,330

15

–

200

300

EP TR

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT CL EP SE US

USD (oreq UAH or EUR) 1,352(from 1.1.20:
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU UA

USD
(from 1.1.20:

UG

Information not yet available

US

USD
small entity 27:
micro entity27:

240 26
12026
6026

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

102
(101)

203
(201)

–
(–)

AU EP IL JP KR RU
SG US

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

EP RU

1,330

15

–

UZ

UZS

306,830 28

VN

VND

300,000

ZA

ZAR

525

ZAR
19,200(from 1.12.19: 20,440)(from 1.1.20: 20,250)

220
(230)
(230)

–
(–)
(–)

2,890
(3,070)(3,050)4,330(4,610)(4,570)

ZM

USD

50

USD
(from 1.1.20:

1,352
1,337)

15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT SE

ZW

ZWD

6,000

ZWD eq USD 1,352(from 1.1.20:
1,337)

eq USD 15
(15)

–
(–)

–
(–)

–
(–)

AT AU CN EP RU

CHF(from 1.12.19: (from 1.12.19: AT AU EP JP KR RU
200)300) SE SG
AT AU EP US

Table I(b) — Search fees(amounts on 1 November 2019, unless otherwise indicated)

Search fee1

ISA
AT 29

EUR
1,775
*(from 1.1.20:

CHF*
CHF

2,020
1,939

AU

AUD
2,200
USD*
1,492
*(from 1.1.20:
USD
1,483

CHF*
ZAR*
CHF
ZAR

Online:*(from 1.12.19:**(from 1.1.20:
On paper:*(from 1.12.19:**(from 1.1.20:

CA

CAD
1,600
*(from 1.1.20:

CL

USD
2,000
CHF*
1,968
EUR*
*(from 1.1.20:
CHF
1,989
EUR
In case of filing by a natural person or a legal entity2:*(from 1.1.20:
CHF
398
EUR
In case of filing by a university 30: USD
300*(from 1.1.20:
CHF
298
EUR

BR8

KRW* 2,279,000
KRW 2,334,000

SGD*
SGD

2,820
2,693

USD*
USD

2,053
1,950

ZAR*
ZAR

29,16029,530)1,459
22,5701,475
22,460)

EUR*

1,374

KRW* 1,768,000

NZD*

2,403

SGD*

2,070

EUR

1,350

KRW 1,775,000

NZD

2,357

SGD

2,048

BRL
CHF
CHF
BRL
CHF
CHF

1,685
401
410
2,525
601
615

CHF*, **EUR
EUR
CHF*, **
EUR
EUR

452
375)
376
677
562)
563

EUR*, **

398

USD**

423

USD
EUR*, **

413)
596

USD**

634

USD

618)

CHF*
CHF

1,230
1,196

EUR*
EUR

1,081
1,095

USD*
USD

1,250
1,203)

400

CHF*

394

EUR*

295

EUR*

259

1,729
1,820)
USD
364)
CHF*
273)

CN

CNY
2,100
*(from 1.1.20:

CHF*
CHF

301
292

EUR*
EUR

264
267

USD*
USD

306
294)

EG 31

EGP
4,000
*(from 1.1.20:

CHF*
CHF

238
244

EUR*
EUR

217
223

USD*
USD

239
245)

346

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Table I(b) — Search fees [continued](amounts on 1 November 2019, unless otherwise indicated)

Search fee1

ISA
32

EUR
1,775
JPY**
209,000
ZAR**
29,160*(from 1.1.20:
JPY
208,800
ZAR
29,530)

CHF**
2,020
NOK*, ** 16,760*(from 1.12.19:
CHF
1,939
NOK
17,800

DKK**
NZD**
NOK
DKK
NZD

13,2302,921
17,730)13,260
3,099

GBP**
SEK**

1,576
18,380

HUF** 573,200
SGD**
2,820

ISK** 249,900
USD**
2,053

GBP
SEK

1,583
19,300

HUF
SGD

592,200
2,693

ISK
USD

242,300
1,950

ES32

EUR

1,775

CHF*

2,020

USD*

2,053

FI

EUR

1,775

CHF*

2,020

USD*

2,053

*(from 1.1.20:

CHF

1,939

USD

1,950)*(from 1.1.20:

CHF

1,939

USD

IL

ILS
3,567
*(from 1.1.20:

CHF*
CHF

1,007
1,011

EUR*
EUR

909
925

USD*
USD

963
1,016)

1,950)

IN

INR
10,000
CHF**(from 1.1.20:
CHF
In case of filing by an individual:
INR
2,500
CHF*
*(from 1.1.20:
CHF

144
140

EUR*
EUR

129
128

USD*
USD

144
141)

36
35

EUR*
EUR

32
32

USD*
USD

36
35)

CHF*
CHF

642
650

EUR*
EUR

594
595

KRW*
KRW

759,000
783,000

USD*
USD

660
654)

CHF*
CHF

1,431
1,449

EUR*
EUR

1,325
1,326

SGD*
SGD

2,043
2,012

USD*
USD

1,472
1,457)

KRW
USD*
AUD

450,000
381
558

AUD*

560

CHF*

359

EUR*

350

NZD*

577

CHF

374

EUR

342

NZD

598

SGD

519

KRW 1,200,000
USD
991
AUD
1,487

AUD

1,473

CHF

981

EUR

902

NZD

1,571

CHF

997

EUR

913

NZD

1,594

SGD

1,385

1,004
994
USD
398

EUR*
EUR
400
EUR

884
910)
CHF*
364)

402

EUR*

354

CHF*
CHF

128
130

EUR*
EUR

121
119

USD*
USD

130
131)

CHF*
CHF

602
613

EUR*
EUR

567
561

USD*
USD

612
616)

SEK**
18,380USD**
2,053**(from 1.1.20:
USD
1,950)

CHF**
2,020*(from 1.12.19:
SEK
19,300

DKK**
NOK
CHF

13,23017,730)
1,939

EUR

1,775

ISK**

249,900

NOK*, ** 16,760

DKK

13,260ISK242,300

NOK

SG

SGD
2,240
*(from 1.1.20:

CHF*
CHF

1,607
1,613

EUR*
EUR

1,412
1,476

JPY*
JPY

171,100
173,600

USD*
USD

1,633
1,622)

TR

TRY*
12,210*(from 1.1.20:

CHF*
CHF

2,020
1,939

EUR
TRY

1,775
11,300

USD*
USD

2,053
1,950)UA

For IAs in Ukrainian or Russian:*(from 1.1.20:
CHF
109
For IAs in English, French or German:*(from 1.1.20:
CHF
328

EUR
USD
EUR
USD

100
110)
300
330)

CHF*

114

USD*

116

CHF*

341

USD*

347

USD
2,080
*(from 1.12.19:**(from 1.1.20:
For small entity27:*(from 1.12.19:**(from 1.1.20:
For micro entity27:*(from 1.12.19:**(from 1.1.20:

CHF**
2,046
ZAR
31,660)
CHF
2,068
USD
1,040
ZAR
15,830)
CHF
1,034
USD
520
ZAR
7,920)
CHF
517

EUR**

1,798

NZD**

3,145

ZAR*,** 29,540

EUR
CHF**

1,893
1,023

NZD
EUR**

3,306
899

ZAR
31,500)
NZD**
1,573

ZAR*,** 14,770

EUR
CHF**

947
512

NZD
EUR**

1,653
450

ZAR
15,750)
NZD**
786

ZAR*,**

7,390

EUR

473

NZD

826

DKK
13,230USD**
2,053**(from 1.1.20:
USD
1,950)

CHF**
2,020*(from 1.12.19:
CHF
1,939

EUR
NOK
DKK

1,775
17,730)13,260ISK**249,900

NOK*,** 16,760

SEK**

18,380ISK242,300

NOK

SEK

19,300EUR
1,775*(from 1.1.20:

CHF*
CHF

HUF*
HUF

573,200
592,200

USD*
USD

2,053
1,950)

EP

JP 33

KR 34

PH

RU

SE

US

XN

XV

For IAs in Japanese:
JPY
70,000*(from 1.1.20:
For IAs in English:
JPY
156,000*(from 1.1.20:
For IAs in Korean:
SGD*
520*(from 1.1.20:
USD
376)
For IAs in English:
SGD
1,377
*(from 1.1.20:
USD
1,003)

USD
1,000
CHF*
*(from 1.1.20:
CHF
Small entity or government 35:*(from 1.1.20:
CHF
For IAs in Russian:
RUB
8,500
*(from 1.1.20:
For IAs in English:
RUB
40,000*(from 1.1.20:

2,020
1,939

23

ZAR

17,8007,870)

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Table I(c) — Supplementary search fees(amounts on 1 November 2019, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA
AT

Supplementary search handling fee2, 36

Supplementary search fee– for a search of German-language
documentation:(from 1.1.20:– for a search of European
and North American documentation:(from 1.1.20:– for a search of PCT minimum
documentation:(from 1.1.20:

CHF
CHF

967
929

CHF
CHF

1,354
1,300

CHF
CHF

1,935
1,857

EP

CHF

2,020

(from 1.1.20:

CHF

1,939)

CHF

FI

CHF

2,020

(from 1.1.20:

CHF

1,939)

CHF

200

RU

CHF
CHF

(from 1.1.20:(from 1.1.20:

CHF
CHF

181)
28937)

CHF

200
200

178
284 37

200

SE

CHF

2,020

(from 1.1.20:

CHF

1,939)

CHF

SG

CHF

1,607

(from 1.1.20:

CHF

1,613)

CHF

200

TR

– for a full search:(from 1.1.20:– for a search only of documents in Turkish
held in the search collection of the Authority(from 1.1.20:

CHF
CHF

2,020
1,939)

CHF

200

CHF
CHF

83
86)
CHF

200

CHF

200

CHF

200

UA

XN

XV

– for a search of the documents in the searchcollection of the Authority, including the PCT
minimum documentation:
CHF(from 1.1.20:
CHF– for a search of only the European andNorth American documentation:
CHF(from 1.1.20:
CHF– for a search of only the Russian language
documentation of the former USSR and the
Ukrainian language documentation:
CHF(from 1.1.20:
CHF– for a search where a declaration referred to in
PCT Article 17(2)(a) has been made because of
subject matter referred to in PCT Rule 39.1(iv): CHF(from 1.1.20:
CHF– for a full search:(from 1.1.20:– for searches only of documentation in
Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish:(from 1.1.20:– for a full search:(from 1.1.20:– for searches only of documentation in
Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak:(from 1.1.20:

102
98)
102
98)

80
76)

68
66)

CHF
CHF

2,020
1,939)

CHF
CHF

611
585)

CHF
CHF

2,020
1,939)

CHF
CHF

626
601)

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Table II — Preliminary examination fees(amounts on 1 November 2019, unless otherwise indicated)

Preliminary examination fee 38

IPEA
AT

EUR29

1,749

AU

AUD

590

BR

Online:On paper:

BRL8
BRL8

Handling fee2,38 (CHF 200)
EUR

176

(from 1.1.20: 183)820 39AUD

302(from 1.1.20: 298)

630
945

BRL eq CHF

200

CA

CAD

800

CAD

260

(from 1.1.20: 268)

CL

USD

1,500

USD

203

(from 1.1.20: 201)

1,500

CNY eq CHF

200

in case of filing by a natural person or a legal entity2: USD 400
in case of filing by a university30:
USD 300
CN

CNY

EG

EGP

3,000

USD

203

(from 1.1.20: 201)

EP

32

EUR

1,830

EUR

176

(from 1.1.20: 183)

ES

EUR32

583.65

EUR

176(from 1.1.20: 183)

FI

EUR

600

EUR

176

(from 1.1.20: 183)

IL

ILS

1,529

IN

if ISR prepared by ISA/IN:
INR 10,000; in case of filing by individual:
if ISR not prepared by ISA/IN:
INR 12,000; in case of filing by individual:

33

JP

For IAs in Japanese:
For IAs in English:

JPY
JPY

KR

KRW

PH

USD
500
Small entity or government:35
For IAs in Russian:
For IAs in English:

739(from 1.1.20: 706)

203

(from 1.1.20: 201)

JPY

21,800(from 1.1.20:21,500)

KRW

250,000(from 1.1.20:241,000)

USD

203

(from 1.1.20: 201)

USD

203

(from 1.1.20: 201)

INR 2,500
INR 3,000

26,00058,000450,000

RU

ILS
USD

USD 200

RUB
RUB

4,500 40
6,750 41
16,00040 24,00041

SE

SEK

5,000

SEK

1,980

(from 1.1.20:1,990)

SG

SGD

830

SGD

279

(from 1.1.20: 278)

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

176

(from 1.1.20: 183)

EUR
EUR

160
50

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
USD

203

(from 1.1.20: 201)

1,310(from 1.1.20: 1,370)

176(from 1.1.20: 183)

US

USD

600
27

For small entity :For micro entity27:

760 42
USD
USD

300
150

42

380
19042

XN

DKK

5,000

DKK

XV

EUR

900

EUR

[See over page for footnotes to fee tables]

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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 Where the IA contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should preferably be furnished in accordance with Annex C,
paragraph 40, of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.25 text format; no additional
fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format. Where, however, such sequence listings are filed in the form of an image file (e.g. PDF),
fees are due for each page (see PCT Newsletter No. 06/2009, page 2 at: www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2009/newslett_09.pdf).
4 For the search fee payable to the receiving Office, consult the entry in Table I(b) for the competent International Searching Authority.
5 If the IA is filed in electronic form, the request not being in character coded format.
6 If the IA is filed in electronic form, the request being in character coded format.
7 If the IA is filed in electronic form, the request, description, claims and abstract being in character coded format.
8 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, see Official Resolution of the National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil)
No. 129/14 of 10 March 2014.
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 collection of the CNY 500 transmittal fee was suspended by the Office as from 1 August 2018 and the applicant is not required to pay thisfee from that date.
11 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.
12 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.
13 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
14 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. See also PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IB).
15 For paper filings, the fee for a natural person and/or a startup is INR 3,500; the fee for a small entity, alone or with natural person(s) and/or astartup is INR 8,800.
16 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
17 The Japan Patent Office is competent only for IAs filed in Japanese.
18 The amount of this fee is not yet known. The Office should be consulted for the applicable fee amount.
19 This fee is reduced by 50% where the IA is filed by a public university, a small or medium enterprise (in accordance with the criteria of thecharter for small or medium enterprises) or a natural person who is a national of and resides in one of the States entitled to a reduction under
the PCT (for the list of States see: www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees).
20 This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
21 Plus MYR 60 for each sheet in excess of 30 for electronic filings, and MYR 70 for each sheet in excess of 30 for paper filings.
22 This fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is a natural person.
23 This fee is reduced by 50% if the IA is filed in fully-electronic form.
24 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.
25 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%.
26 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.
27 For further details about entitlement to and establishment of “small entity” status and “micro entity” status, see 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
28 Reductions may apply – for further details see the Office’s website at: http://ima.uz/ru/regulatory/tarify-i-poshliny/
29 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).
30 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, see: www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees
31 The search fee payable to the Office 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 and is 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”.
32 The search and preliminary examination fees payable to the European Patent Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office are reducedby 75% under certain conditions. For further information, see the relevant footnote in the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes D (EP and ES) andE (EP and ES) at: www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/index.html
33 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 see: https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/process/tesuryo/genmen/genmen20190401/document/index/leaflet_e.pdf
34 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: Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Viet Nam.
35 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.
36 Payable to the International Bureau in Swiss francs.
37 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).
38 Payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority in the currency or one of the currencies prescribed by it.
39 Payable when the international search report was not issued by the Australian Patent Office.
40 Payable when the international search report was established by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation).
41 In all cases where footnote 40 does not apply.
42 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—see PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (US)).

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PCT Contracting States and Two-letter Codes (153 on 1 November 2019)

AE United ArabEmirates
AG Antigua and Barbuda
AL Albania (EP)AM Armenia (EA)AO Angola
AT Austria (EP)AU Australia
AZ Azerbaijan (EA)BA 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
1
2
3
4
5
6

CU CubaCY 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
IR Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
IS Iceland (EP)IT Italy (EP)2
JO Jordan
JP Japan
KE Kenya (AP)KG Kyrgyzstan (EA)KH Cambodia3
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 ofMoldova4
ME Montenegro5
MG Madagascar

MK North Macedonia(EP)
ML Mali (OA)2
MN Mongolia
MR Mauritania (OA)2MT Malta (EP)2MW 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)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 Tunisia6
TR Turkey (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 (from2 January 2020)
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).
Validation of European patent possible for international applications filed on or after 1 March 2018.
Validation of European patent possible.
Only extension of European patent possible. Applicants wishing to obtain patent protection in Montenegro should enter the regional
phase before the European Patent Office (EPO) and seek the extension of the European patent application and the granted European
patent to Montenegro as there is no national phase before the Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro.
Validation of European patent possible for international applications filed on or after 1 December 2017.

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 boundby the PCT on the international filing date, for the grant of every kind of protection available and, where applicable, for the
grant of both regional and national patents, applicants should always use the latest version of the e-filing software used togenerate 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 July 2019). 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 to benefit
from the most up-to-date PCT data.

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