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PCT Filing Fees- US as RO for WIPO (Official Fee)
The official filing fees must be paid within 30 days after the filing of the PCT application, otherwise a 50% late fee may be due to avoid abandonment/withdrawal of the PCT application. Generally, the PCT office will mail you an invoice usually a 2-3 weeks after filing; however, you should not rely upon that if you do not get one you should pay the fee due to the receiving office or directly to WIPO, and get official confirmation of the payment being received and honored by the patent office.
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PCT fees - international stage | Back to top | ||||
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| Fee code | 37 CFR § | Description | Fee | Small entity fee | Micro entity fee |
| 1601/2601/3601 | 1.445(a)(1)(i)(A) | Transmittal fee | 285.00 | 114.00 | 57.00 |
| 1690/2690/3690 | 1.445(a)(1)(ii) | Non-electronic filing fee (additional fee for applications filed in paper) | 400.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 1602/2602/3602 | 1.445(a)(2)(i) | Search fee - regardless of whether there is a corresponding application (see 35 U.S.C. 361(d) and PCT Rule 16) | 2,400.00 | 960.00 | 480.00 |
| 1604/2604/3604 | 1.445(a)(3)(i) | Supplemental search fee when required, per additional invention | 2,400.00 | 960.00 | 480.00 |
| 1621/2621/3621 | 1.445(a)(4) | Transmitting application to Intl. Bureau to act as receiving office | 285.00 | 114.00 | 57.00 |
| 1605/2605/3605 | 1.482(a)(1)(i) | Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was the ISA | 705.00 | 282.00 | 141.00 |
| 1606/2606/3606 | 1.482(a)(1)(ii) | Preliminary examination fee - U.S. was not the ISA | 880.00 | 352.00 | 176.00 |
| 1607/2607/3607 | 1.482(a)(2) | Supplemental examination fee per additional invention | 705.00 | 282.00 | 141.00 |
| 1619/2619/3619 | 1.481(a)(1) | Late payment fee | variable | variable | variable |
| 1627/2627/3627 | 1.445(a)(5) and 1.482(c) | Late furnishing fee for providing a sequence listing in response to an invitation under PCT rule 13ter | 345.00 | 138.00 | 69.00 |
| 1628/2628/3628 | 1.17(m)(3) | Petition for the extension of the twelve-month (six-month for designs) period for filing a subsequent application | 2,260.00 | 904.00 | 452.00 |
PCT fees to foreign offices** | Back to top | ||||
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| Fee code | 37 CFR § | Description | Fee | Small entity fee | Micro entity fee |
| 1701 | International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically without ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file) | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,347.00 | |
| 1710 | International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically with ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file) | 1,237.00 | 1,237.00 | 1,237.00 | |
| 1702 | International filing fee (first 30 pages) | 1,456.00 | 1,456.00 | 1,456.00 | |
| 1703 | Supplemental fee (for each page over 30) | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | |
| 1704 | International search (EPO) | 1,905.00 | 1,905.00 | 1,905.00 | |
| 1709 | International search (KIPO) | 825.00 | 825.00 | 825.00 | |
| 1712 | International search (IPAU) | 1,383.00 | 1,383.00 | 1,383.00 | |
| 1715 | International search (ILPO) | 1,118.00 | 1,118.00 | 1,118.00 | |
| 1716 | International search (JPO) | 1,075.00 | 1,075.00 | 1,075.00 | |
| 1717 | International search (IPOS) | 1,719.00 | 1,719.00 | 1,719.00 | |
| 1718 | International search (IPOPHL) | 600.00 | 600.00 | 600.00 | |
| 1705 | Handling fee | 219.00 | 219.00 | 219.00 | |
| 1706 | Handling fee - 90% reduction, if applicant meets criteria specified on the WIPO table. | 21.90 | 21.90 | 21.90 | |
NOTE: the above fees should be valid as of the date indicated above; however, they may not be up to date, and you are responsible to remit to us the actual fees due, for us to pay on your behalf. Click on the following link: for the USPTO's current fee schedule. If the above listed fees for this item do not match current fees, please promptly notify us to update this shopping cart item with the proper current fees for you to add to your shopping cart. Be sure to provide us the URL link for this web page so that we may easily identify the exact shopping cart item at issue. Thank you.
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