PCT NEWSLETTERPATENT COOPERATION TREATY

May 2011 | No. 05/2011

www.wipo.int/pct/en

New PCT Contracting State
Qatar (country code: QA)
On 3 May 2011, Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT, and on 3 August 2011,
will become bound by the PCT. Consequently, any international application filed on or after
3 August 2011 will automatically include the designation of Qatar.
Also, because Qatar will be bound by Chapter II of the PCT, it will automatically be elected inany demand filed in respect of an international application filed on or after 3 August 2011.
Furthermore, nationals and residents of Qatar will be entitled, as from 3 August 2011, to fileinternational applications under the PCT.
Note that Qatar has, like a number of other States, made a declaration that, pursuant to PCT
Article 64(5), it does not consider itself bound by PCT Article 59 (relating to the bringing before
the International Court of Justice of disputes between two or more Contracting Statesconcerning the interpretation or application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty or Regulations).

Budapest Treaty
Accession by Morocco
On 20 April 2011, Morocco deposited its instrument of accession to the Budapest Treaty on theInternational Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent
Procedure, thus bringing the total number of States party to that Treaty to 74. The Budapest
Treaty will enter into force with respect to Morocco on 20 July 2011.
Information about the Budapest Treaty
A document containing a summary of the Budapest Treaty and Regulations, as well as an
explanation of the main advantages of the Treaty (WO/INF/12 Rev.18), has recently been
updated and is available at:
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/wo_inf_12_e.pdf

ePCT – Launch of Initial Pilot Phase in Production
Following the launch in January 2011 of a pilot version of the new ePCT system containing test
data only (see PCT Newsletter No. 01/2011), the International Bureau (IB) is pleased toannounce that the ePCT pilot system was launched with live production data on 2 May 2011.
This initial production version of the system is still a closed pilot exercise in cooperation with arestricted group of users who file international applications electronically at the IB as receiving
Office (RO/IB). Congratulations to Béatrice Orès (Cabinet Orès, Paris, France) who was thevery first PCT user to register in the new ePCT system and access an unpublished international
application securely online. This was an important milestone in the history of the PCT.

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The timing of wider participation in the system will be strongly dependent on the feedback fromthe pilot users in the coming weeks and months, and there will be opportunities for other PCT
users to participate in later pilot phases as the project progresses. This pilot phase offers
pre-publication online secure file inspection for international applications filed electronically with
the RO/IB as of 1 January 2009, using the PCT-SAFE software and a WIPO digital certificate.
As the pilot progresses, participation will gradually be extended to applications filed with other
PCT receiving Offices using other types of electronic filing software. Ultimately, when sufficientexperience has been gained with electronic filings, the system will be extended to include
international applications filed on paper or filed electronically on physical media without the useof digital certificates.
The IB will publish regular updates on the progress of the ePCT project in subsequent issues of
the PCT Newsletter.

Electronic Filing and Processing of International Applications
Austrian Patent Office to begin receiving and processing international applications inelectronic form
On 11 April 2011, the Austrian Patent Office, in its capacity as receiving Office, notified WIPO
under PCT Rule 89bis.1(d) that it is prepared to receive and process international applications
in electronic form with effect from 1 June 2011. The notification containing the Office’s
requirements and practices with regard to the filing of international applications in electronic
form will be published on 19 May 2011 in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices/index.html

Withdrawal of Notifications of Incompatibility of Certain Modified PCT Rules with
National Laws
HU Hungary (PCT Rules 20.8(a), 20.8(b), 26bis.3(j), 49ter.1(g), 49ter.2(h), 51bis.2(c) and51bis.3(c))
The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) in its capacity as receiving Office, and whereapplicable, designated Office, has notified the International Bureau that it has withdrawn, witheffect from 21 December 2010, its notifications of incompatibility under the following PCT Rules
with its national law:
– PCT Rule 26bis.3(j) — restoration of right of priority by receiving Office– PCT Rule 49ter.1(g) — effect of restoration of right of priority by receiving Office– PCT Rule 49ter.2(h) — restoration of right of priority by designated Office

and it has withdrawn, with effect from 28 February 2011, its notifications of incompatibility under
the following PCT Rules with its national law:
– PCT Rule 20.8(a) and (b) — incorporation by reference of missing parts or elements– PCT Rule 51bis.2(c) — certain circumstances in which documents or evidence may not

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PCT NEWSLETTER | May 2011 | No. 05/2011– PCT Rule 51bis.3(c) — opportunity to comply with national requirements

The following PCT Rules therefore apply to the Office with effect from 21 December 2010:
26bis.3(a) to (i), 49ter.1(a) to (d) and 49ter.2(a) to (g), and the following PCT Rules apply witheffect from 28 February 2011: 20.3(a)(ii) and (b)(ii), 20.5(a)(ii) and (d), 20.6, 51bis.2(a)(ii) and51bis.3(a).
The table of “PCT Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Incompatibilities” has been
updated accordingly at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/reservations/res_incomp.html

WIPO Digital Access Service: Finland Commences Services
The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) has notified the International
Bureau that on 15 April 2011, it started offering services as both a depositing Office andaccessing Office under the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS).
As a depositing Office, applicants filing a Finnish national patent application or an international
application at the NBPR in its capacity as receiving Office (RO/FI) on or after that date may
request the NBPR to make their application available to the service by sending a letter clearlystating the relevant application number and that the application should be made available to
DAS. The applicant will then receive a code allowing him/her to set the Offices which arepermitted access to the priority document, using the applicant portal at:https://webaccess.wipo.int/priority_documents/en/
As an accessing Office, applicants with a Finnish national application, where the period forproviding a priority document from another participating Office has not yet expired by that date
and where that document is available through DAS, may request the NBPR to retrieve thedocument by sending a letter to that Office.
Applicants who would like the NBPR to retrieve a copy of the document should ensure that they
have already gone to the applicant portal and added FI to the list of Offices permitted to accessthe document or else the retrieval attempt will fail.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/priority_documents/offices.html
as well as in PCT Newsletter No. 03/2010, page 1, and in the “practical advice” in PCT
Newsletter No. 12/2010, page 7, at, respectively:
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pctndocs/en/2010/pct_news_2010_03.pdf andhttp://www.wipo.int/edocs/pctndocs/en/2010/pct_news_2010_12.pdf

PCT Statistics
PCT Yearly Review (2010)“The International Patent System – PCT Yearly Review: Developments and Performance in2010” reviews PCT activities and developments in 2010 and contains statistics relating to PCT
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national phase entries, as well as statistics on the performance of the international patent
system. This edition contains a special theme, entitled “The Changing Geography of the PCT
System”, which discusses how the shift in the world economy has shaped the geography of the
PCT system. It is now available in English, in PDF format, at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/activity/index.html
French and Spanish translations of the review are under preparation and will be available
shortly.
Printed versions will also be available shortly, free of charge, from the Outreach Services
Section at WIPO:
Fax:(41–22) 740 18 12

E-mail:publications.mail@wipo.int

Electronic bookshop:

http://www.wipo.int/ebookshop

Mailing address:

34, chemin des Colombettes
P.O. Box 18, CH-1211 Geneva 20,
Switzerland

PCT Information Update
EG Egypt (time limit for entry into national phase; fees)
Further to the information published in PCT Newsletter No. 02/2010 concerning the notificationby the Egyptian Patent Office of the possibility of extending the 30-month time limit under PCT
Articles 22 and 39(1) for entry into the national phase by three months, subject to the paymentof a late filing fee, that Office has notified the International Bureau that it has withdrawn its
notification of extension. The 30-month time limit for entry into the national phase under PCT
Articles 22 and 39(1) may therefore not be extended.
There has been a change in the amount of the following national fee, payable to the Office as
designated (or elected) Office:Examination fee:........................................................................

EGP

7,000

Note that students are exempt from paying this fee.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter, Summary (EG))
HU Hungary (criterion applicable for requests for restoration of the right of priority)
The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, in its capacity as receiving Office and designated (orelected Office) has notified the International Bureau (IB) under PCT Rule 26bis.3(i) and
49ter.2(g) that, in respect of requests for the restoration of the right of priority, it applies the “duecare” criterion. Also, the Office does not charge a fee for requesting the restoration of the rightof priority.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (HU) and National Chapter, Summary (HU), andthe table of “Restoration of the right of priority”)

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IS Iceland (fees)
There has been a change, with effect from 1 April 2011, in the amounts of the following fees,
payable to the Icelandic Patent Office as receiving Office:Transmittal fee:........................................................................

ISK

15,000Fee for priority document:........................................................

ISK

4,000

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IS))
TR Turkey (filing of PCT-EASY requests together with PCT-EASY physical media)
For the purposes of filing PCT-EASY requests together with PCT-EASY physical media, theOffice, in its capacity as receiving Office, has notified the IB that it accepts the following
PCT-EASY physical medium: 3.5 inch diskette.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (TR))
Search fee (Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Japan Patent Office)As from 1 August 2011, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in USD for aninternational search carried out by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and in CHF for aninternational search carried out by the Japan Patent Office, as indicated in Fee Table I(b).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (CA and JP))PCT Update Webinars
WIPO will broadcast a series of PCT update webinars (live presentations via the Internet) overthe next few weeks in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The first one will be in English and will take place on
Monday, 30 May 2011, from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm, central European time. Details about all the
upcoming PCT webinars are published in the PCT Seminar Calendar in this issue, and will beavailable shortly at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars.html
It is recalled that there is no charge for PCT webinars, and that registration is simple.
The registration link for the webinar in English is as follows:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/870629010

New/Updated PCT Resources on the Internet (http://www.wipo.int/pct/en)
Portuguese version of the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Regulations
The Patent Cooperation Treaty and Regulations under the PCT, as in force from 1 July 2011,
are now available in Portuguese, in PDF format, at, respectively:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/pt/texts/pdf/pct.pdf
http://www.wipo.int/pct/pt/texts/pdf/pct_regs2011.pdf
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PCT Time Limit Calculator
The PCT Time Limit Calculator, a web-based resource for computing essential PCT time limits,
is now available in Arabic, in addition to English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/ar/calculator/pct-calculator.html
Documents for the PCT Working Group
Documents which have so far been published for discussion at the next session of the PCT
Working Group, which will take place from 6 to 10 June 2011, are available on the WIPO
website at:
http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=22683

PATENTSCOPE Search Service
National patent collections
The PATENTSCOPE search service now includes the national patent collection of the
Dominican Republic. This brings to 25 the number of national or regional Offices whose data
are available in the PATENTSCOPE search service at:
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/search.jsf
It is recalled that, by accessing the above-mentioned page, you will be able to carry out
searches in nearly 7.8 million patent documents, including nearly 1.9 million published PCTapplications. Detailed information about data coverage for each Office can also be found at theabove-mentioned web page in the “Help” menu.
CLIR: Searching by keyword in descriptions and claims written in Chinese, Korean,
Russian and Portuguese
Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Russian have recently been added to WIPO’s Cross-Lingual
Information Retrieval (CLIR) facility, which is already available in English, French, German,
Japanese and Spanish, at:
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/clir/clir.jsp
It is recalled that this tool allows PATENTSCOPE users to enhance the power of their searches
in the PCT and national patent collections (http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en). By
using this tool, search queries in one language are translated into several other languages byspecial software developed by WIPO. Note, however, that the use of Korean, Russian andPortuguese is, for the moment, in a test phase.
A user guide on CLIR is available at:
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/help/CLIR_DOC.pdf
and information on the provision of feedback about CLIR is available at:
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/news/pctdb/2011/news_0005.html

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Practical Advice
Actions which can be taken to maximize the chances of an international application
being processed without delay during the international phase
Q: I am acting as agent on behalf of an inventor who wishes to be granted a patent as quickly
as possible in a large number of countries. Filing a PCT application would therefore be moreadvantageous than filing separately in each country under the Paris Convention. In order toaccelerate the granting of the patent, I plan on making use of the PCT-PPH upon entry into thenational phase. Is there anything I can do to accelerate obtaining an international search report
and written opinion to make use of them for PCT-PPH purposes?
A: In general, there is no provision under the PCT to enable accelerated processing during theinternational phase, whether before the International Bureau (IB), the receiving Office (RO), theInternational Searching Authority (ISA) or the International Preliminary Examining Authority(IPEA) (subject to a few exceptions which will be discussed below) given that the time limits
under the PCT are too tight for that to be feasible. There are, however, a number of actions thatyou can take to maximize the chances of your application being searched without delay,increasing the likelihood of you entering the national phase as soon as possible with a written
opinion on which you may be able to base a PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) request for
fast-track examination. It should be noted that these are good business practice indications
only, and cannot guarantee quicker processing.
Filing strategies that will favor accelerated processing in the international phase(1) If you have not filed an earlier national application, start with a PCT application
You do not say whether you already filed a national application, but in the case where there isno earlier application and it is your intention to file an international application under the PCT,
you could start with an international application rather than a regular national application. Using
the PCT in this manner will allow you to obtain the international search report (ISR) and written
opinion as early as possible. This is because, according to PCT Rules 42 and 43bis, the ISR
and written opinion should be established nine months from the priority date or three months
from the receipt of the international application by the ISA (that is the search copy), whichever isthe latest. For example, if you were to file your first application under the PCT on 1 June 2011,
the ISR and written opinion would be due on 1 March 2012. If you were to file a national
application on 1 June 2011, and then filed your international application, say, ten months later,on 1 April 2012, the ISR and written opinion would only be due on 1 July 2012 at the earliest.
(2) Choice of RO and ISA
Requesting accelerated processing in the national phase under the PCT-Patent Prosecution
Highway (PCT-PPH) program can only be done once a (positive) written opinion has been
issued. Since no international application can be searched until the ISA has received a copy of
the international application from the receiving Office (the “search copy”), you could reduce thepossibility of delays in the transmission to the ISA of the search copy by the receiving Office byfiling your international application with a receiving Office which also acts as an ISA.
If your choice of receiving Office(s) does not include one that also acts as an ISA, you could
choose a receiving Office which has a good record for transmitting the search copy to the ISA
quickly. Statistics on the timeliness of selected receiving Offices to transmit copies of theinternational application to the IB (and thus presumably also to the ISA) are available on pages
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8 to 9 of the document entitled “The International Patent System: Performance Indicators” (seetable entitled: “Timeliness of Receiving Offices (RO) to transmit copies of PCT application to
the International Bureau: Selected Receiving Offices”) on the WIPO website at:
http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/pct/pdf/performance_indicators.pdf
It should be noted here that although the International Bureau as RO (RO/IB) is among thequickest to transmit the search copy where there are no problems with the international
application (shown by the very steep initial rise of the curve), they do, however, receive asignificant number of problem cases which can take a long time to resolve, including some verylate transfers from non-competent ROs under PCT Rule 19.4 (shown by the very long tail end of
the curve).
If you have a choice of more than one ISA (your choice of ISA is, in accordance with PCT
Rule 35, determined by the receiving Office with which you file the international application), you
could choose an ISA which has a tendency to deliver the ISR more rapidly, and thereby
increase your chances of receiving an ISR and written opinion earlier (the written opinion isnormally established at the same time as the ISR). The timeliness statistics which are available
in the above-mentioned document may be helpful for determining this; see the table on
pages 16 to 21 entitled “Timeliness of International Searching Authorities (ISAs) to transmit
International Search Reports (ISRs) to the International Bureau”. Note, however, that suchstatistics may be biased by any delays which may occur at the various receiving Offices fromwhich the ISAs receive the search copies with which they work, and also, the time that it takes
for an ISA to establish a written opinion might depend on the technical field of the invention.
(3) Formality requirements
In order to minimize delays in processing, you should, before filing, ensure that the international
application meets all the necessary requirements under PCT Article 11, and you should checkthe application carefully to ensure that it does not contain any defects under PCT Article 14, toavoid loss of time through correction. If you file the international application electronically, youwill be able to benefit from e-filing software validations that will possibly prevent some formality
errors. Moreover, if you e-file the international application with RO/IB, the step of scanning theinternational application is bypassed, which could potentially speed up RO processing. Where
you are notified that the international application needs to be corrected before the receiving
Office (whether filed electronically or on paper), you should respond quickly, sending
documents by fax rather than post, or, in the case of filings with the RO/IB, take advantage of
the PCT Online Document Upload service (https://webaccess.wipo.int/pctservice/en/). Using
Online Document Upload further reduces the processing time as the IB can omit the scanningstep and automatically route the document in question to the correct person.
If the international application contains sequence listings, it is preferable for them to be filed asa text file as part of the electronically-filed international application – in addition to being
cheaper to file them in this way (see Section 707(a-bis) of the Administrative Instructions under
the PCT), it eliminates the risk that there will be problems relating to a second copy needed forthe purposes of international search.
Ensure that you file the international application in a language that is accepted by the ISA (aswell as the RO), or else supply the required translation at the time of filing – if the international
application is not in a language accepted by the ISA, the ISA will not be able to start theinternational search until it has received the necessary translation (for further information on thelanguage of the international application, see PCT Rule 12).
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PCT NEWSLETTER | May 2011 | No. 05/2011(4) Unity of invention
To avoid delays in the carrying out of the international search (and, where applicable, thepreliminary examination), ensure that your application does not lack unity of invention (see PCTRules 40 and 68). If it does lack unity of invention, this will lengthen the procedure as aninvitation to pay additional fees will have to be issued and the applicant will have to pay the fees
before further processing can take place.
(5) Prompt payment of fees
You should pay the transmittal fee, international filing fee and search fee at the time of filing andmake sure that you have paid the currently applicable amounts. Note, in particular, that the
search copy will only be sent to the ISA once the search fee has been paid (PCT Rule 23.1(a)).
Take special care with fees that you will be paying in currencies in which the fees were notestablished, as fluctuations in exchange rates result in fairly frequent changes in the equivalentamounts of those fees. (For the latest fees, see the PCT Fee Tables in the PCT Newsletter, or
contact the receiving Office directly.) If filing at RO/IB, payment by credit card (PCT E-payment)
accelerates the fee payment process; as does payment by charging a deposit or current
account, provided that there are sufficient funds in the account.
Specific actions for “accelerated processing” in the international phase
You may initiate some actions that permit certain aspects of the international phase to beprocessed more rapidly:– If you intend to file a demand for international preliminary examination (which may be ofparticular interest to you if the written opinion of the ISA does not provide a positive
report on a sufficient number of claims and you want to make use of the possibility ofamending the claims under PCT Article 34), it is possible to make use of one form ofacceleration – you can check item number 4 of Box No. IV of the demand(Form PCT/IPEA/401) (“The applicant expressly wishes the international preliminary
examination to start earlier than at the expiration of the applicable time limit under
Rule 54bis.1(a)”). If you do not check this box, the IPEA may wait until 22 months fromthe priority date before starting work, and you will want to be in possession of theinternational preliminary report on patentability (Chapter II of the PCT) before entry into
the national phase.
– It is possible to request early publication of the international application under PCT

Article 21(2)(b) and Rule 48.4. However, this will not affect the time at which thenational processing can commence under PCT-PPH if the ISR and written opinion are
not yet available. Note also that where the ISR is not available for publication at thesame time as the international application, the request for early publication will be
subject to a special publication fee, as indicated in the PCT Applicant’s Guide,
Annex B2 (IB).
– Once the ISR and written opinion have been issued, you could consider alreadyentering the national phase by making an express request to the designated (or elected)
Office(s) concerned for early national processing, provided that you have performed theacts prescribed in PCT Article 22 (or 39) (see PCT Article 23(2)). Note that normally,
the IB transmits the written opinion to the designated Office (in the form of the“international preliminary report on patentability by the International Searching Authority”(IPRP Chapter I)) only after the expiration of 30 months from the priority date (see PCT
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Rule 44bis.2(a)). However, if you request early national processing under PCT
Article 23(2), the IB will transmit the IPRP (Chapter I) promptly to the designated Office
if requested to do so by either you or the designated Office (see PCT Rule 44bis.2(b)).
(Please refer to PCT Rule 44bis.3 in the case where translations into English arerequired by the designated Office.)
For further information on PCT-PPH, see the “practical advice” published in PCT Newsletter
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PCT Seminar Calendar(http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/seminar.pdf)(situation on 1 May 2011)

Dates andlocation

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

Organizer andcontact numbers

9-10 May 2011
San Diego (La Jolla),
CA (US)

EnglishComprehensive PCT Seminar
WIPO speakers: Mrs. Bidwell and
Mr. Reed

PCT Learning Center(Ms. Frimmel Smith)Tel: (1-571) 212 38 68
Fax: (1-703) 636 89 74
E-mail: contact@pctlearningcenter.org
Internet: www.pctlearningcenter.org

11 May 2011
Hachioji, Tokyo (JP)Japanese

PCT seminar for patentadministrators at universities
WIPO speaker: Mr. Shiomi

University Technology Transfer
Association, Japan (UNITT)(Mr. Fukuda)
Tel: (81–3) 54 02 18 57
Fax: (81–3) 54 02 18 59
Internet: www.jauiptm.jp

11-12 May 2011
Orange County, CA(US)EnglishComprehensive PCT Seminar
WIPO speakers: Mrs. Bidwell and
Mr. Reed

PCT Learning Center(see San Diego (La Jolla), above)

12 May 2011
Waseda, Tokyo (JP)Japanese

PCT seminar for patentadministrators at universities
WIPO speaker: Mr. Shiomi(See Hachioji, above)

16 May 2011
Nagoya (JP)Japanese

PCT seminar for patentadministrators at universities
WIPO speaker: Mr. Shiomi(See Hachioji, above)

17 May 2011
Shizuoka (JP)Japanese

PCT seminar for patentadministrators at universities
WIPO speaker: Mr. Shiomi(See Hachioji, above)

18–19 May 2011
Stockholm (SE)EnglishSeminar on the PCTWIPO speakers: Mr. Reischle and
Mr. Sim

IP Akademin (The Swedish IP Academy)(Mr. David Holm)
E-mail: david.holm@ipakademin.se

19–20 May 2011
Munich (DE)GermanBasic PCT seminar
WIPO speakers: Ms. Coeckelbergs
and Mrs. Fourné-Godbersen

Forum Institut für Management GmbH
Tel: (49-6221) 500 660
Fax: (49-6221) 500 666
E-mail: c.weber@forum-institut.de
Internet (for information andregistration): www.foruminstitut.de/veranstaltungen/gewerblicherrechtsschutz/category/patentrecht

23 May 2011
Zurich (CH)

GermanTraining course on the PCTWIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle

Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété industrielle (CEIPI)(Mr. Pieter Spierenburg)
Tel: (41–56) 485 94 94
Fax: (41–56) 485 94 95
E-mail: ceipi@patent-anwalt.ch

23–24 May 2011
Muscat (OM)

EnglishPCT seminar
WIPO speakers: Ms. Trpkovska and
Mr. RoyIntellectual Property Department (IPD)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry(Mrs. Fatima Al-Ghazali, Permanent
Mission of the Sultanate of Oman)
Tel: (41-22) 758 96 64
Fax: (41-22) 758 13 59

24 May 2011
Brussels (BE)FrenchPCT presentation within theframework of the “Cours deformation de base en droit européendes brevets”
WIPO speaker: Ms. Bonvallet

Centre d’études internationales de la
propriété industrielle (CEIPI)(Ms. Christiane Melz)
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PCT Seminar Calendar [continued](situation on 1 May 2011)

Dates andlocation

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

Organizer andcontact numbers

30–31 May 2011
Bangkok (TH)EnglishNational Seminar on the PCTWIPO speakers: Mr. Reischle and
Ms. AeriIntellectual Property Promotion andDevelopment Division, Department ofIntellectual Property, Ministry ofCommerce (DIP) and WIPO
(Mr. Thanit Ngansampantrit,
International Cooperation Section 2(Europe))Tel: (66-2) 547 46 52
Fax: (66-2) 547 46 51

31 May 2011
Paris (FR)FrenchPresentation on the PCTWIPO speaker: Ms. Bonvallet

Fédération Nationale pour le Droit del’Entreprise (FNDE)(Mrs. Heuzé)
Tel: (33–1) 42 66 18 19
Fax: (33–1) 42 66 17 37
E-mail: pheuze@fnde.asso.fr

1 June 2011
Munich (DE)GermanSeminar on the PCT for paralegals
WIPO speaker: Ms. Coeckelbergs

6–7 June 2011
Dusseldorf (DE)GermanPCT advanced course
WIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle
Other speaker: Mr. Wolff (European
Patent Office)European Patent Institute (EPI)(Ms. Martina Fromm)
Tel: (49–89) 24 20 52 15
Fax: (49–89) 24 20 52 20
E-mail: info@patentepi.com
Monika Huppertz Seminars & Trainings(Ms. Monika Huppertz)
Tel: (49-202) 97 47 93 22
Fax: (49-202) 7 99 06 00
E-mail: info@monika-huppertz.de
Internet: www.monika-huppertz.de

16 June 2011
Prein an der Rax (AT)EnglishTraining course on the PCTWIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle

EPI/CEIPI HU-Seminar-Group(Mrs. Noémi Rosenich-Markó)
E-mail: marko@rosenich.com

28 June 2011
Würzburg (DE)GermanPresentation on the PCT in theframework of the “Patentforum
Nordbayern”
WIPO speaker: Ms. Giffo-Schmitt

Technologie- und Gründerzentrum
Würzburg(Ms. Nadja Ludwig)
Tel: (49–931) 419 43 50
Fax: (49–931) 419 42 05
E-mail: nadja.ludwig@wuerzburg.ihk.de

1 July 2011
Weimar (DE)GermanPresentation on the PCTWIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle

Sächsischen Patentanwaltvereins e.V.
(SPAV)(Patentanwaltskanzlei Dr. Steiniger)
Tel: (49-371) 464 00 66
Fax: (49-371) 464 00 67
Email: office@steiniger-patent.de

28–29 September 2011
Dusseldorf (DE)GermanAdvanced PCT seminar
WIPO speaker: Ms. Coeckelbergs
Other speaker: Mr. Wolff (European
Patent Office)Forum Institut für Management GmbH
Tel: (49-6221) 500 660
Fax: (49-6221) 500 666
E-mail: c.weber@forum-institut.de

29–30 September 2011
San Francisco (US)EnglishAdvanced PCT seminar
WIPO speakers: Mrs. Bidwell and
Mr. ReedIntellectual Property International(Ms. Virginia H. Meyer)
Tel: (1-415) 381 26 15
Fax: (1-415) 389 89 38
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PCT Seminar Calendar [continued](situation on 1 May 2011)

Dates andlocation

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

Organizer andcontact numbers

6 October 2011
Mannheim (DE)GermanPCT presentation
WIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle

AH Akademie für Fortbildung Heidelberg
GmbH(Mr. Stephen Haas)
Fax: (49-6221) 650 33 29
E-mail: s.haas@akademie-heidelberg.de

14 October 2011
London (GB)EnglishPCT presentation in the framework of
the 10th Annual Conference for Senior
Patent Administrators
WIPO speaker: Mr. Reischle

Management Forum Ltd
Tel: (44-1483) 73 00 71
Fax: (44-1483) 73 00 08
E-mail: josephine.leak@managementforum.co.uk

17–18 October 2011
Atlanta (GA) (US)EnglishComprehensive PCT Seminar
WIPO speakers: Mrs. Bidwell and
Mr. Reed

PCT Learning Center(Ms. Frimmel Smith)Tel: (1-571) 212 38 68
Fax: (1-703) 636 89 74
E-mail: contact@pctlearningcenter.org
Internet: www.pctlearningcenter.org

17–18 October 2011
Geneva (CH)EnglishSeminar on the Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT) for patent administratorsand paralegals on the procedural
aspects of the international phase, andelectronic filing and processing. Notethat attendance is limited to 45 people.
No registration fee.

Organized by the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) at its
Geneva Headquarters.
On-line registration and information:
http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/registrat
ion/form.jsp?meeting_id=23222

WIPO speakers: to be announced
20–21 October 2011
GermanMunich (DE)[previously announced as
5-6 October]

Basic PCT seminar
WIPO speaker: Ms. Coeckelbergs andMrs. Fourné-Godbersen

Monika Huppertz Seminars & Trainings(Ms. Monika Huppertz)
Tel: (49-202) 97 47 93 22
Fax: (49-202) 7 99 06 00
E-mail: info@monika-huppertz.de
Internet: www.monika-huppertz.de

26–27 October 2011
Munich (DE)GermanAnnual conference
WIPO speakers: Mr. Reischle

Forum Institut für Management GmbH
Tel: (49-6221) 500 660
Fax: (49-6221) 500 666
E-mail: c.weber@forum-institut.de

7–8 December 2011
Lille (FR)FrenchBasic PCT seminar
WIPO speaker: Ms. Bonvallet

Institut national de la propriété
industrielle (INPI)(Ms. Françoise Chauvin)
Tel: (33-1) 53 04 55 76
Fax: (33-1) 53 04 52 52
E-mail: fchauvin@inpi.fr

8–9 December 2011
London (GB)EnglishAdvanced PCT Formalities course
WIPO speakers: to be announced

Management Forum Ltd
Tel: (44-1483) 73 00 71
Fax: (44-1483) 73 00 08
E-mail: josephine.leak@managementforum.co.uk

9 December 2011
Paris (FR)FrenchAdvanced PCT seminar
WIPO speaker: Ms. Bonvallet

Institut national de la propriété
industrielle (INPI)(Ms. Françoise Chauvin)
Tel: (33-1) 53 04 55 76
Fax: (33-1) 53 04 52 52
E-mail: fchauvin@inpi.fr

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PCT Webinars(http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars.html)(situation on 1 May 2011)

Date and time

Language Nature of webinar;of
WIPO speakers
webinar

Registration

30 May 2011
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm,
central European time

EnglishPCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Mr. Sim

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/870629010

14 June 2011
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm,
central European time

FrenchPCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Ms. Bonvallet

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/604282451

15 June 2011
9.00 am to 10.00 am,
central European time

ChinesePCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Mr. Yu

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/706650210

15 June 2011
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm,
central European time

SpanishPCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Ms. Largo

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/806785818

21 June 2011
8.00 am to 09.00 am,
central European time

Japanese

PCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Mr. Shiomi

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/850271210

24 June 2011
9.00 am to 10.00 am,
central European time

KoreanPCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Mr. Parkhttps://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/551736187

24 June 2011
3.00 pm to 04.00 pm,
central European time

ArabicPCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Mr. Abdulaziz

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/429545891

27 June 2011
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm,
central European time

Portuguese

PCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Mr. Storni

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/558744603

29 June 2011
11.00 am to 12.00 noon,
central European time

Russian

PCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Mr. Gavrikov

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/958063675

30 June 2011
3.00 pm to 04.00 pm,
central European time

GermanPCT webinar on latest
developments and 1 July 2011 rulechanges
WIPO speaker: Ms. FournéGodbersen

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/624982803

PCT Events Without WIPO Speakers
Dates andlocation

Language Nature of seminar;of event
Speakers

Organizer andcontact numbers

21 July 2011
Dusseldorf (DE)GermanIP for IP GmbH
(Ms. Monika Huppertz and Ms. Annette
Kapeller)
Tel: (49-6201) 844 37 30
Fax: (49-6201) 98 62 10
E-mail: info@ipforip.de
Internet: www.ipforip.de

Basic PCT Seminar
Speaker: Ms. Monika Huppertz

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PCT Fee Tables(amounts on 1 May 2011, 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 theInternational 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 tochange 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), (c)and (d) of the Schedule of Fees (annexed to the Regulations under the PCT) and the PCT Applicant’s Guide, paragraph 202(A). A 90%
reduction in the international filing fee (including the fee per sheet over 30) 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. (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 –IPEA International Preliminary
Examining Authority
ISA
International Searching
AuthorityRO
receiving Office
Currencies:
AED
ALL
AMD
AUD
AZN
BAM
BGN

United Arab Emirates
dirhamAlbanian lek
Armenian dram
Australian dollar
Azerbaijani manat
Convertible markBulgarian lev

BHD
BRL
BYR
BZD
CAD
CHF
CLP
CNY
COP
CUC
CZK
DKK
DZD
EUR
GBP
GHS
GTQ

Bahraini dinar
Brazilian real
Belarussian rouble
Belize dollar
Canadian dollar
Swiss franc
Chilean peso
Yuan renminbi
Colombian peso
Cuban convertible peso
Czech koruna
Danish krone
Algerian dinarEuro
Pound sterling
Ghanaian cedi
Quetzal

HRK
HUF
IDR
ILS
INR
ISK
JPY
KES
KGS
KPW
KRW
KZT
LSL
LTL
LVL
LYD
MAD

Croatian kuna
Hungarian forint
Indonesian rupiah
New Israeli sheqel
Indian rupee
Icelandic krona
Japanese yen
Kenyan shilling
Kyrgyz som
KP wonKR wonKazakh tenge
Lesotho loti
Lithuanian litas
Latvian lat
Libyan dinar
Moroccan dirham

MKD
MWK
MXN
MYR
NOK
NZD
PEN
PGK
PHP
PLN
RON
RSD
RUB
SDG
SEK
SGD
SKK

Macedonian denar
Malawian kwacha
Mexican peso
Malaysian ringgit
Norwegian krone
New Zealand dollar
Nuevo sol
Kina
Philippine peso
Polish zloty
New leu
Serbian dinar
Russian rouble
Sudanese pound
Swedish krona
Singapore dollar
Slovak koruna

THB
TJS
TND
TTD

Baht
Tajik somoni
Tunisian dinar
Trinidad and Tobago
dollar
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
USD US dollar
VND Vietnamese dong
XAF CFA franc BEAC
ZAR South African rand
ZWD Zimbabwe dollar

Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees(amounts on 1 May 2011, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

Transmittal fee 1

AG

Information not yet available

AL

ALL

9,000

AMD

32,000

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU

USD
50
(or eq in local currency)

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT EP SE

50

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

AM
AP

International
filing fee1, 2(CHF 1,330)

E-filing reductions according to
Fee per
Schedule of Fees:
sheetover 301, 2, 3 Items 4(a) 5 Item 4(c) 7 Item 4(d) 8(CHF 15)and (b) 6 (CHF 200) (CHF 300)
(CHF 100)Competent
ISA(s) 4

CA

CHF

1,330

15

–

–

–

EP

AT

EUR

AU

AUD

150

AUD

1,414

16

106

213

319

AU KR

AZ

AZN

55,000

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

EP RU

BA

BAM

50

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

BE

EUR

40

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

BG

BGN

80

BGN eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100

–

–

EP RU

BH

BHD

70

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

AT EP US

BR

BRL

305

BRL eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100––

AT BR EP SE US

BW

USD

–

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP

BY

BYR eq USD

70

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

EP RU

BZ

BZD

300

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

CA EP

9

D

CA

CAD

300

CAD

1,398

16

105

210

315

CA

CH

CHF

100

CHF

1,330

15

100

–

–

EP

CL

CLP eq USD

130

CLP eq USD

–

–

CN

CNY

500

CNY eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100

CO

COP

–

COP eq USD 1,367

eq USD 15

eq USD 103

9

10

10

1,367

10

eq USD10

15 eq USD103

eq CHF 200 eq CHF 300––

EP ES KR US
CN
AT, EP, ES, RU[continued on next page]

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Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees [continued](amounts on 1 May 2011, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

Transmittal fee1

CR

USD

CU
CY

International
filing fee1, 2

Fee per
E-filing reductions according to
sheet
Schedule of Fees:
over 301, 2, 3 Items 4(a)5 Item 4(c)7 Item 4(d)8and (b)6Competent
ISA(s)4

250

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP ES

CUC

200

CUC

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT EP ES RU

EUR

128.15

EUR

999

11

–

–

–

EP

CZ

CZK

1,500

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

DE

EUR

90

EUR

999

11

75

150

225

EP

1,500

DKK

7,450

80

560

1,120

1,680

DK

DKK

DM

Information not yet available

EP SE XN

DO

USD

275

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP ES US

DZ

DZD

None

CHF

1,330

15

100

–

–

AT EP

EA

RUB

1,600

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU

EC

USD

–

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP ES

EE

EUR

115.04

CHF

1,330

15

100

–

–

EP

EG

USD

142

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT EP US

EP

EUR

115

EUR

999

11

–

150

225

EP

ES

EUR

72.06

EUR

999

11

75

150

225

EP ES

9

FI

EUR

135

EUR

999

11

–

150

225

EP FI SE

FR

EUR

60

EUR

999

11

75

150

225

EP

GB

GBP

75

GBP

864

10

–

130

195

EP

GD

Information not yet available

GE

USD

100

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU
AT AU CN EP SE

11
12

GH

GHS

2,500 or 5,000

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

GR

EUR

115

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

GT

GTQ eq USD

250

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT BR EP ES US

HN

USD

200

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP ES

HR

HRK

200

HRK eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100

–

–

EP

HU

HUF

10,700HUF eq CHF 1,330

EP RU

IB

CHF
13
or EUR
13
or USD

ID

IDR

IE
IL
IN

13

100
75
103

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100

–

–

1,330
999
1,367

15
11
15

100
75
103

200
150
206

300
225
308

See footnote 14

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100––

AU EP KR RU

1,000,000

IDR

EUR

76

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

ILS

546

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP US

INR
8,000
(filing by indiv: 2,000)

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT AU CN EP SE US

ISK
153,800(from 1.6.11: 168,800)

1,700(1,900)11,600(12,700)

23,100(25,400)

34,700(38,100)

–

–

IS

ISK

15,000

IT

EUR

30.99

JP

JPY

13,000KE

CHF
or EUR
or USD

USD 250 (or KES equiv)
plus cost of mailingKG

KGS eq USD

KM

Information not yet available

100

KN

Information not yet available

KP

KPW eq CHF

KR

KRW

50
45,000

EUR

999

11

–

EP SE XNEP

JPY

114,000

1,300

8,600

–

25,700

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT AU CN EP SE

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU

KPW eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100––

AT CN RU

17,000115,000–

346,000

AT AU JPKRW

1,535,000

EP JP

15

KR

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Table I(a) — Transmittal and international filing fees [continued](amounts on 1 May 2011, unless otherwise indicated)

RO

Transmittal fee1

KZ

KZT

LR

USD

LS

7,360

International
filing fee1, 2

16

Fee per
E-filing reductions according to
sheet
Schedule of Fees:
over 301, 2, 3 Items 4(a)5 Item 4(c)7 Item 4(d)8and (b)6Competent
ISA(s)4

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

45

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

AT AU CN EP SE

LSL

–

LSL

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

AT EP

9

EP RU

LT

LTL

320

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP RU

LU

EUR

19

EUR

999

11

–

–

–

EP

LV

LVL

48.80

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP RU

LY

LYD9

–

CHF

1,330

15

100

–

–

AT EP
AT EP RU SE

None

CHF

1,330

15

–

–

–

MC

MA
EUR

54 17

EUR

999

11

–

–

–

EP

MD

EUR

100

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU

MK

MKD

2,700

MKD eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100

–

–

EP

None

CHF

15

100

–

–

EP KR RU

MN

1,330

MT

EUR

55

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

MW

MWK

6,000

MWK

210,800

2,400

15,800

–

–

EP

MX

MXN eq USD 323.70

MXN eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100––

EP ES SE US

MY19
MYR 500 (e-filing)
19

MYR eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–

eq CHF 200

NI

USD

200

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

NL

EUR

50

EUR

999

11

75

150

225

NO

NOK

NZ

NZD

OA

XAF

–

PE

PEN

233.35

PG

PGK

250

USD

PH

PHP

3,500

PL

PLN

PT

EUR

RO

18

eq CHF 300 AU EP KR

550 (paper filing)

550

EP ES
EP

NOK

8,030

90

600

–

–

EP SE XN

NZD

1,844

21

139

–

–

AU EP KR US

XAF

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15–––

AT EP RU SE

PEN eq USD 1,367

eq USD 15

eq USD 103––

AT EP ES US

1,367

15

103

–

–

USD

1,367

15

103

206

308

300

PLN

eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

20

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

RON

300,000

CHF

1,330

15

100

200

300

RSD eq CHF 1,330

180

9

20

eq CHF 200 eq CHF 300

AUAU EP JP KR US
EP
EP
EP RU

RS

RSD

5,34021eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100

–

–

EP

RU

RUB

600

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU

SC

USD

–

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

EP

SD

SDG

50

SDG eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

–

–

–

EP

9

SE

SEK

1,200

SEK

9,250

100

700

1,390

SG

SGD

150

SGD

1,797

20

135

–

–

SI

EUR

91

EUR

999

11

75

–

–

EP

SK

EUR

66

EUR

999

11

75

150

225

EP

SM

EUR

50

EUR

999

11

–

–

–

EP

SV

USD

200

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP ES

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT EP RU

THB eq CHF 1,330

eq CHF 15

eq CHF 100––

CN EP JP KR US

SY

USD9

–

TH

THB

3,000

TJ

TJS

TM

USD

TN

TND

9
9

9

TR
TT
UA

TTD

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

EP RU

–

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU

–

CHF

1,330

15

–

–

–

EP

None

CHF

1,330

15

100

–

–

EP

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

AT EP SE US

USD (oreq UAH or EUR) 1,367

15

103

–

–

750

USD

UZ

USD

VN

VND eq USDZAAT AU EP KR–

UAH or22
eq EUR or USD 1,300

US

2,090 EP SE

EP RU

240

USD

1,367

15

103

206

–

AU EP KR US

–

USD

1,367

15

103

–

–

EP RU

150

VND eq CHF 1,330

Eq CHF 15–––

AT AU EP KR RU SE

ZAR

500

ZAR

9,570

110

720

–

–

AT AU EP US

ZM

USD

50

USD

1,367

15

–

–

–

AT SE

ZW

ZWD

6,000

ZWD eq USD 1,367

Eq USD 15

eq USD 103––

AT AU CN EP RU

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Table I(b) — Search fees(amounts on 1 May 2011, unless otherwise indicated)

Search fee1

ISA
AT 23

EUR

1,785

CHF

2,376

KRW 2,166,000

SGD

3,210

USD

2,443

ZAR

17,380

AU

AUD
USD

1,900
1,837

CHF
ZAR

1,787
12,860EUR

1,461

KRW 2,063,000

NZD

2,478

SGD

2,410

BRL

1,900

CHF

1,092

EUR

820

USD

1,122

CAD
1,600
*
(from 1.8.11:

CHF
USD

1,522
1,687)

EUR

1,143

USD*

1,564

CNY

2,100

CHF

305

EUR

229

USD

314

EUR
MWK
ZAR

1,785
377,000
17,380

CHF
NOK

2,376
14,350

DKK
NZD

13,310
3,295

GBP
SEK

1,543
16,530

ISK
SGD

275,000
3,210

JPY
USD

203,700
2,443

ES

EUR

1,785

CHF

2,376

USD

2,443

KRW 1,306,000

USD

1,163

BR

24

CA
CN
EP

25

25

FI

EUR

1,785

CHF

2,376

USD

2,443

JP

JPY
97,000*(from 1.8.11:

CHF*
CHF

1,132
1,034)

EUR

850

KR

For searches carried out in English:
KRW 1,300,000
AUD
1,197
USD
1,157
For searches carried out in Korean:
KRW
450,000
AUD
414
USD
401

CHF

1,126

EUR

846

NZD

1,562

SGD

1,520

CHF

390

EUR

293

NZD

541

SGD

530

NOK

14,350

USD

2,443

RU

RUB
13,500*(from 1.6.11)

CHF
USD

431
477)

EUR

324

USD*

443

SE

SEK
USD

16,530
2,443

CHF

2,376

DKK

13,310

EUR

1,785

ISK

275,000

US

USD

2,080

CHF

2,023

EUR

1,520

NZD

2,810

ZAR

14,550XN

DKK

13,310

CHF

2,376

EUR

1,785

ISK

275,000

NOK

14,350

Table I(c) — Supplementary search fees(amounts on 1 May 2011, unless otherwise indicated)

ISA
AT

Supplementary search fee– for a search of the Germanlanguage documentation:– for a search of the European
and North American documentation:– for a search of the PCT minimum
documentation:

Supplementary search handling fee

CHF

1,132

CHF

1,584

CHF

2,263

CHF

200

EP

CHF

2,376

CHF

200

FI

CHF

2,376

CHF

200

CHF

200

RU

Eq in CHF of RUB

26

9,450

(13,500)

27

SE

CHF

2,376

CHF

200

XN

CHF

2,376

CHF

200

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Table II — Preliminary examination fees(amounts on 1 May 2011, unless otherwise indicated)

Preliminary examination fee 28

IPEA
23

AT

AU

EUR

Handling fee2, 28 (CHF 200)

1,675

EUR

150

AUD

550

AUD

213

BR

BRL

710

BRL

348

CA

CAD

800

CAD

210

CN

CNY

1,500

CNY eq CHF

200

EP

EUR

1,760

EUR

150

ES

EUR

566.49

EUR

150

FI

EUR

600

EUR

150

JP

JPY

36,000JPY

17,100KR

KRW

450,000

KRW

231,000

24

25

5,400

30

RU

RUB

SE

SEK

5,000

US

USD

600

XN

DKK

5,000

780

29

8,100
750

31

32

USD

206

SEK

1,390

USD

206

DKK

1,120

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
Resources page at: www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf
3 Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should preferably be furnished in accordancewith Annex C, paragraph 40, of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.25 text format; noadditional 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: http://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 international application is filed on paper together with a copy in electronic form, in character coded format, of the request and the abstract.
6 If the international application is filed in electronic form, the request not being in character coded format.
7 If the international application is filed in electronic form, the request being in character coded format.
8 If the international application is filed in electronic form, the request, description, claims and abstract being in character coded format.
9 The amounts are not yet known or, where known, are subject to periodical revision. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the latest
applicable schedule of fees.
10 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.
11 This fee is reduced by 70% where the applicant is a natural person.
12 The first amount of the transmittal fee is applicable to individuals or entities employing less than 25 persons. The second amount is applicable toentities employing 25 persons or more.
13 This fee is not payable in respect of international applications filed by applicants fulfilling the conditions indicated on the PCT Resources page at:www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf
14 The competent International Searching Authority(ies) for an international application filed with the International Bureau as receiving Office is (are) the
Authority(ies) which would have been competent if the international application 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 The Japan Patent Office is competent only for international applications in Japanese.
16 This fee is subject to value added tax (VAT). Applicants may consult the receiving Office or a registered patent attorney for the latest applicable VAT
rate.
17 Plus EUR 1.50 for the preparation of additional copies, for each page and each copy.
18 This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
19 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.
20 Plus Goods and Services Tax for New Zealand residents.
21 This fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is a natural person.
22 This fee is reduced by 95% where all applicants are also inventors and by 90% 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 90%.
23 The fee will be 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 andresides 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).
24 This fee is reduced by 60% where the international application is filed by a natural person, a small or medium enterprise or an academic institution.
25 The search fee payable to the EPO and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, as well as the preliminary examination fee payable to the EPO, arereduced by 75% under certain conditions. For further information, see the relevant footnote in the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annexes D (EP and ES)
and E (EP) at: http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/index.html
26 This amount refers to the equivalent amount in Swiss francs, at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, applicable on thedate of payment.
27 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).
28 Payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority in the currency or one of the currencies prescribed by it.
29 Payable when the international search report was not issued by the Australian Patent Office.
30 Payable when the international search report was established by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (RussianFederation).
31 In all cases where footnote 30 does not apply.
32 Payable when the international search was not carried out by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (provided that the USPTO is acompetent 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 (143 on 1 May 2011)

MK The former Yugoslav SE Sweden (EP)CR Costa Rica
IL Israel
AE United Arab
SG Singapore
Republic of
CU Cuba
IN India
Emirates
SI Slovenia (EP)3
Macedonia (EP)5
IS Iceland (EP)AG Antigua and Barbuda CY Cyprus (EP)33
31,2
SK Slovakia (EP)
ML
Mali
(OA)
CZ Czech Republic (EP) IT Italy (EP)
AL Albania (EP)SL Sierra Leone (AP)MN Mongolia
DE Germany (EP)JP Japan
AM Armenia (EA)SM San Marino (EP)7
MR Mauritania (OA)3
DK Denmark (EP)KE Kenya (AP)AO Angola
SN Senegal (OA)3MT Malta (EP)3DM Dominica
KG Kyrgyzstan (EA)
AT Austria (EP)ST Sao Tome and
MW Malawi (AP)DO Dominican Republic KM Comoros
AU Australia
PrincipeMX
MexicoDZ Algeria
KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
AZ Azerbaijan (EA)SV El Salvador
MY
Malaysia
EC Ecuador
KP Democratic People’s
BA Bosnia and
SY Syrian Arab Republic
MZ Mozambique (AP)EE Estonia (EP)
Republic of Korea
Herzegovina2
SZ Swaziland (AP)3
NA Namibia (AP)EG Egypt
KR Republic of Korea
BB Barbados
3
TD Chad (OA)3
NE
Niger
(OA)
ES Spain (EP)KZ Kazakhstan (EA)
BE Belgium (EP)3
TG Togo (OA)3NG Nigeria
LA Lao People’s DemoBF Burkina Faso (OA)3 FI Finland (EP)TH Thailand
NI Nicaragua
FR France (EP)3
cratic Republic
BG Bulgaria (EP)TJ Tajikistan (EA)NL Netherlands (EP)3
3
GA Gabon (OA)LC Saint Lucia
BH Bahrain
TM Turkmenistan (EA)NO
Norway(EP)
TN Tunisia
GB United Kingdom (EP) LI Liechtenstein (EP)BJ Benin (OA)3NZ New Zealand
TR Turkey (EP)GD Grenada
LK Sri Lanka
BR Brazil
OM
Oman
TT Trinidad and Tobago
GE Georgia
LR Liberia (AP)4
BW Botswana (AP)PE Peru
TZ United Republic of
GH Ghana (AP)LS Lesotho (AP)BY Belarus (EA)PG Papua New Guinea
Tanzania (AP)GM Gambia (AP)LT Lithuania (EP)BZ Belize
PH Philippines
UA Ukraine
GN Guinea (OA)3
LU Luxembourg (EP)CA Canada
PL Poland (EP)UG Uganda (AP)GQ Equatorial Guinea (OA)3 LV Latvia (EP)3
CF Central African
PT Portugal (EP)US United States of3
3
GR Greece (EP)LY Libyan Arab
Republic (OA)
QA Qatar (fromAmerica
GT Guatemala
Jamahiriya
CG Congo (OA)33 August 2011)
UZ Uzbekistan
GW Guinea-Bissau (OA)3 MA Morocco
CH Switzerland (EP)RO Romania (EP)VC Saint Vincent and
HN Honduras
MC Monaco (EP)3
CI Côte d’Ivoire (OA)3
RS Serbia (EP)2,6
the Grenadines
HR Croatia (EP)MD Republic of
CL Chile
RU Russian
VN Viet Nam
3
HU Hungary (EP)
Moldova (EA)
CM Cameroon (OA)
Federation (EA)ZA South Africa
ID Indonesia
ME Montenegro2
CN China
SC Seychelles
ZM Zambia (AP)3
IE Ireland (EP)MG Madagascar
ZW Zimbabwe (AP)CO Colombia
SD Sudan (AP)1
Only international applications filed on or after 1 May 2010 include the designation of this State for a European patent.
2
Extension of European patent possible; in the case of Albania and Serbia, only for international applications filed before
1 May 2010 and 1 October 2010, respectively.
3
May only be designated for a regional patent (the “national route” via the PCT has been closed).
4
Only international applications filed on or after 24 March 2010 include the designation of this State for an ARIPO patent.
5
Only international applications filed on or after 1 January 2009 include the designation of this State for a European patent.
6
Only international applications filed on or after 1 October 2010 include the designation of this State for a European patent.
7
Only international applications filed on or after 1 July 2009 include the designation of this State 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 bolditalics has adhered to the PCT but will only become bound by the PCT on the date shown in parentheses; it will not be considered tohave been designated in international applications filed before that date.
Note that even though the filing of a request constitutes under PCT Rule 4.9(a) the designation of all Contracting States bound by the
PCT on the international filing date, for the grant of every kind of protection available and, where applicable, for the grant of both regionaland national patents, applicants should always use the latest versions of the request form (PCT/RO/101) and demand form
(PCT/IPEA/401)(the latest versions are dated January 2010 and July 2010, respectively) or, if filing the request using the PCT-EASY
features of the PCT-SAFE software, the latest version of that software (which is available at: http://www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/). The
request and demand forms can be printed from the website, in editable PDF format, at: http://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.
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