PCT Information Update
CR Costa Rica (e-mail address)
The Registry of Industrial Property (Costa Rica) has notified the International Bureau (IB) of a change to its e-mail addresses, which are now as follows:
E-mail: vcohen@rnp.go.cr
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex B1 (CR))
EP European Patent Office (fees)
As from 1 April 2023, there will be a change in the following fees payable to the European Patent Office (EPO) as receiving Office:
Transmittal fee:................................................................... EUR 145
Fee for priority document:................................................... EUR 115
Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority:.......... EUR 720
As from the same date, there will be a change in the amounts of the following fees, payable to the EPO as designated (or elected) Office (other fees not indicated will not change):
Filing fee:
– for online filings:........................................................................ EUR 135
– for non-online filings:................................................................. EUR 285
Additional fee for pages in excess of 35 for the 36th
and each subsequent page:................................................................ EUR 17
Designation fee for one or more EPO Contracting States
designated: ......................................................................................... EUR 660
Claims fee:
– for the 16th and each subsequent claim up to the limit of 50:.... EUR 265
– for the 51st and each subsequent claim:.................................... EUR 660
Search fee:
– for (international) applications filed before 1 July 2005:............. EUR 1,000
– for (international) applications filed on or after 1 July 2005:....... EUR 1,460
Fee for further processing:
– in the event of late payment of a fee:........................................ [No change]
– other cases:............................................................................... EUR 290
Fee for late furnishing of a sequence listing:....................................... EUR 255
Examination fee:
– for (international) applications filed before 1 July 2005:............ EUR 2,055
– for (international) applications filed on or after
1 July 2005, for which no supplementary European
search report is drawn up:......................................................... EUR 2,055
– for all other (international) applications filed on or after
1 July 2005:............................................................................... EUR 1,840
Renewal fee for the third year:............................................................ EUR 530
There will also be a change in the amount of the reduction in the search fee payable in the following situation (other reductions not indicated will not change):
The search fee is reduced by EUR 1,245 for international applications for which the international search report or a supplementary international search report has been established by the Austrian Patent Office, or in accordance with the Protocol on Centralization by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), the Nordic Patent Institute, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV), the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Turkpatent) or the Visegrad Patent Institute.
Please note that changes to certain fees relating to the international search, the supplementary international search and the international preliminary examination are published under those categories, below.
For further information about the changes that will enter into force on 1 April 2023 in respect of fees payable to the EPO, please refer to the Decisions of the EPO’s Administrative Council of 14 December 2022 and 17 January 2023 at, respectively:
https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2023/01/a2.html
https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2023/01/a3.html
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (EP) and National Chapter, Summary (EP))
HU Hungary (fees)
As from 1 April 2023, there will be a change in the equivalent amounts of the international filing fee and the fee per sheet over 30, payable in HUF to the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) as receiving Office, as well as a change in the equivalent amount in HUF of the applicable fee reductions listed in item 4 of the Schedule of Fees, as indicated in Fee Table I(a).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (HU))
IQ Iraq (fees)
The amount of the following fees, payable to the Office as receiving Office, have changed as follows:
Fee for priority document:............................ IQD 27,500 USD 21
Plus, for each page:............................... IQD 100 USD 0.08
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (IQ))
JP Japan (applicable criteria for requests for restoration of the right of priority)
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has notified the International Bureau under PCT Rules 26bis.3(i) and 49ter.2(g) that, in its capacity as receiving Office and designated (or elected) Office, as from 1 April 2023 it will apply the “unintentional” criterion instead of the “due care” criterion in respect of requests for restoration of the right of priority, for any international application in respect of which the priority period expires on or after that date.
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (JP) and National Chapter, Summary (JP))
Search fee and other fees relating to the international search (Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, Egyptian Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), European Patent Office, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation), United States Patent and Trademark Office)
As from 1 April 2023, 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....................................................... USD
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)................................ CHF
Egyptian Patent Office........................................................ CHF, EUR, USD
Korean Intellectual Property Office..................................... CHF, EUR
Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent)
(Russian Federation).......................................................... CHF
United States Patent and Trademark Office....................... CHF, EUR, NZD, ZAR
As from 1 April 2023, there will also be a change in the amounts of the following fees payable to the European Patent Office (EPO) as International Searching Authority (ISA):
Protest fee:........................................................................... EUR 980
Review fee:.......................................................................... EUR 980
Late furnishing fee:.............................................................. EUR 255
As from 7 April 2023, there will be a change in the amounts of the following fees payable in USD to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines as ISA (the amount in parentheses is applicable in the case of a filing by a “small entity”):
Search fee:.......................................................................... USD 600 (200)
Additional search fee:.......................................................... USD 600 (300)
Protest fee:.......................................................................... USD 400 (200)
Late furnishing fee:.............................................................. USD 200 (100)
Fee for copies of documents contained
in the file of the international application............................... USD 20 (10)
The above-mentioned amounts are indicated in Fee Table I(b).
Furthermore, as from the same date, there will also be changes in the equivalent amounts payable in CHF and EUR for an international search carried out by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, as indicated in Fee Table I(b)
As from 1 May 2023, there will be a change in the equivalent amount payable in ZAR for international searches carried out by the Austrian Patent Office and the EPO, as indicated in Fee Table I(b).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex D (AT, AU, EA, EG, EP, KR, PH, RU and US))
Supplementary search fee (Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation))
As from 1 April 2023, there will be a change in the amount payable in CHF for a supplementary international search carried out by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation), as indicated in Fee Table I(c).
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex SISA (RU))
Preliminary examination fee and other fees relating to international preliminary examination (European Patent Office, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines)
The amounts of the following fees, payable to the EPO as International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), will change with effect from 1 April 2023:
Preliminary examination fee:..................................... EUR 1,840
Additional preliminary examination fee:..................... EUR 1,840
Protest fee:................................................................ EUR 980
Late furnishing fee:.................................................... EUR 255
As from 7 April 2023, there will be a change in the amounts of the following fees payable in USD to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines as IPEA (the amount in parentheses is applicable in the case of a filing by a “small entity”):
Preliminary examination fee:............................................... USD 300 (150)
Additional preliminary examination fee:............................... USD 400 (200)
Protest fee:.......................................................................... USD 400 (200)
Late furnishing fee:.............................................................. USD 200 (100)
Fee for copies of documents cited
in the international preliminary examination report:............. USD 20 (10)