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1 July 2020: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 July 2020.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 1 June 2020
• Last updated: 1 July 2020 — See all updates

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 July 2020 and are as follow.

Transmittal fee:

• £75

Search fee:

• £1,560

International fee:

• for the first 30 sheets: £1,085
• for each sheet over 30: £12

Reductions for e-filing

• electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £163
• electronic filing (being in character coded format): £245

Fees for preparation of priority document:

• £20

Published 1 June 2020
Last updated 1 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 1 July 2020

   A new fee structure for PCT applications is in effect from today 1 July 2020.

2. 1 June 2020

   First published.