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1 January 2021: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 January 2021.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 16 November 2020
• Last updated: 1 January 2021 — See all updates

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 January 2021 and are as follows.

Transmittal fee:

• £75

Search fee:

• £1,613

International fee:

• for the first 30 sheets: £1,120
• for each sheet over 30: £13

Restoration for restoration of priority:

• £150

Reductions for e-filing

• electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £168
• electronic filing (being in character coded format): £253

Fees for preparation of priority document:

• £20

Published 16 November 2020
Last updated 1 January 2021 + show all updates

1. 1 January 2021

   A new fee structure for PCT applications is in effect from today 1 January 2021.

2. 16 November 2020

   First published.