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

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

PCT fees

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

Transmittal Fee:

Search Fee:

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:

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

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

  2. First published.