On 6 April 2018, the Government is introducing a number of changes to the fees for applying for patent protection and renewing granted patents. The current and new fees are summarised in the tables below. More detailed guidance can be found below the summary tables. Pre-grant and grant fees: e-filed
Patents feeFee before 6 April 2018Fee from 6 April 2018 Application Fee£20£60 25% surcharge for paying the application fee after filing the applicationN/A£15 Search Fee£130£150* Search Fee for an international application (UK)**£100£120* Substantive examination fee£80£100*** Excess claims feeN/A£20 for each claim over 25 Excess pages feeN/A£10 for each page of description over 35 Grant feeN/AFees for any further excess claims or excess pages - see “4.7 Grant fee” below *plus excess claims fee **where the international application has already been searched in the international phase ***plus excess pages fee Pre-grant and grant fees: paper filings
Patents feeFee before 6 April 2018Fee from 6 April 2018 Application Fee£30£90 25% surcharge for paying the application fee after filing the applicationN/A£22.50 Search Fee£150£180* Search Fee for an international application (UK)**£120£150* Substantive examination fee£100£130*** Excess claims feeN/A£20 for each claim over 25 Excess pages feeN/A£10 for each page of description over 35 Grant feeN/AFees for any further excess claims or excess pages - see “4.7 Grant fee” below *plus excess claims fee **where the international application has already been searched in the international phase ***plus excess pages fee Renewal fees
Patents renewal feesFee before 6 April 2018 (£)Fee from 6 April 2018 (£) Column AColumn B Year 57070 Year 69090 Year 7110110 Year 8130130 Year 9150150 Year 10170170 Year 11190190 Year 12210220 Year 13250260 Year 14290300 Year 15350360 Year 16410420 Year 17460470 Year 18510520 Year 19560570 Year 20600610
Transitional arrangements for renewal feesPayment made before 6 April 2018Payment made on or after 6 April 2018 Renewal due date before 6 April 2018See column A aboveSee column A above Renewal due date on or after 6 April 2018See column A aboveSee column B above