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1 January 2025: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 January 2025.
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 January 2025 and are as follows.
Transmittal fee
- £75
Search fee
- £1,548
International fee
- for the first 30 sheets: £1,189
- for each sheet over 30: £13
Restoration for restoration of priority
- £150
Reductions for e-filing
- electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £179
- electronic filing (being in character coded format): £268
Fees for preparation of priority document
- £20
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Published 2 December 2024Last updated 1 January 2025 + show all updates
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The fee structure has changed and comes into force from today 1 January 2025.
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First published.