PCT Newsletter

May 2026 | No. 05/2026

PCT information update

DE Germany (power of attorney)

The German Patent and Trademark Office, in its capacity as receiving Office, has changed the particular instances in which it may require that a separate power of attorney or a copy of a general power of attorney under PCT Rules 90.4(b) and 90.5(a)(ii), respectively, be submitted.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (DE))

LV Latvia (Office contact details; fees)

The address, telephone number and email address of the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia have changed and are now as follows: 

Location and mailing address:    Citadeles iela 6A 
                                                           Riga, LV-1010 
                                                           Latvia

Telephone:                                       (371) 6709 96 00

Email:                                                pasts@lrpv.gov.lv

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B (LV))
With effect since 1 April 2026, the fee for the priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)) payable to the Office in its capacity as receiving Office has changed to EUR 30.74. 
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (LV))

RU Russian Federation (fees)

From 1 June 2026, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation) is changing the amounts of the review fee and the fees for copies of cited documents and documents contained in the file of the international application.

TR Türkiye (fees)

With effect since 1 January 2026, several components of the national fee payable to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) as designated (or elected) Office have changed:

Patents or utility models:

Filing fee:

For patents:.................................................. TRY    16,890
For utility models:........................................ TRY    10,560

Fee for certificate of grant:............................... TRY    3,800

Renewal fee for third year:

For patents:................................................. TRY    3,800
For utility models:....................................... TRY    3,250

Reinstatement of rights:.................................. TRY    29,070

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (DE) and National Chapter, Summary (DE))

US United States of America (representation by agent)

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is changing its special requirements, under PCT Rule 51bis.1(b), concerning representation by an agent. 
With effect from 20 July 2026, appointment of an agent registered to practice before the USPTO will be required for applicants whose domicile is not located within the United States of America or its territories.
For details, see the final rule published by the USPTO on 20 March 2026. 

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, National Chapter, Summary (US))

Search fee and other fees relating to international search (various Offices)

From 1 June 2026, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in the currencies specified below for international searches carried out by the following Offices:

Australian Patent Office............................................................................... NZD
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore................................................... KRW
Ministry of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Korea (MOIP).......... SGD

From 1 July 2026, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in the currencies specified below for international searches carried out by the following Offices:

Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO).................................................................................. CHF
Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation)....... CHF
Indian Patent Office................................................................................................... EUR
Japan Patent Office (JPO)........................................................................................... EUR

The new amounts are indicated in Fee Table I(b). 

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (AU, EA, IN, JP, KR, RU and SG))

Supplementary search fee (Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation))

From 1 July 2026, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in CHF for the supplementary search fee for a supplementary international search carried out by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation).

The new amounts are indicated in Fee Table I(c). 

(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (AU, EA, IN, JP, KR, RU and SG))

[1] The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the Patentanwaltskammer (Chamber of Patent Attorneys), Postfach 260108, 80058 München, Germany, and the list of attorneys-at-law from the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law), Littenstrasse 9, 10179 Berlin, Germany.

[2] Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office.

[3] The Office’s fees are established in UYI (Indexed Units (UI)) (Art. 117 of Law on Patents No. 17.164, as amended by Art. 279 of Law No. 20.446, dated 1 January 2026), but payable in UYU and are updated monthly according to the value of the UI on the first day of each month.

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