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Office Code	Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase
Office Code	National fees:	Fee for substantive examination	Annual fees for the first three years, per year	Exemptions, reductions or refunds of fees:	Basic national fee	For every 50 sheets or fraction thereof of the specification and drawings that exceeds 100 sheets (excluding any sequence listing or computer program listing filed in an electronic medium)	Additional fee for each claim in independent form in excess of three	Additional fee for each claim, independent or dependent, in excess of 20	In addition, if the application contains one or more multiple dependent claims, per application	Surcharge for paying any of the search fee, the examination fee, or filing the oath or declaration after the date of commencement of the national stage	Processing fee for filing English-language translation after the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)	— submission of sequence listing of 300 MB to 800 MB	— submission of sequence listing of more than 800 MB	Additional fee for pages in excess of 35 for the 36th and each subsequent page	Extension fee for each extension State (extension of the European patent to Bosnia and Herzegovina)	— Cambodia	— Morocco	— Tunisia	— for the 51st and each subsequent claim	Search fee for (international applications):	— for (international) applications for which no supplementary European search report is drawn up	Renewal fee for the 3rd year	The search fee is	The examination fee is	Furthermore, in certain cases the examination fee is	Designation fee	Re-examination fee:	Additional fee for each page in excess of 30:	Additional fee for claims in excess of 10, the 11th and each subsequent claim:	Filing fee (including examination)	Additional fee for each independent claim in excess of one	Additional fee for each dependent claim in excess of ten	Annual fee for the 3rd year	— where all applicants are natural persons	2nd annual fee	Examination fee, including search	— in case of filing by companies, institutions and research entities	— in case of filing by individuals	Annual fees for the first three years	Additional fee for publication of claims in excess of 10	Basic fee, including examination fee	— where an international preliminary examination has been carried out	— where no international preliminary examination has been carried out	First annual fee	Unitary procedural fee (for filing, search, publication and other processing)	Claim fee for each claim:	— additional fee for the 2nd independent claim:	Annual fee for the 4th year	Entry fee	Annual fee for the first two years	Annual fees for the 2nd and the 3rd year, per year	— For each additional priority, multiple of:	— For each claim in addition to 10:	Annual fee for the period from the 1st to the 5th year	National fees (Electronic or Paper Filing):	— for the 1st and the 2nd year	Renewal fee:	— for the 7th to the 9th year	— for the 10th to the 20th year	Annual fee for the first three years	Annual fee for the 2nd year	Filing fee (includes publication and examination):	Annual fee for the 6th year	— for patents	— for utility models	Reinstatement of rights	— Where the following preferred means for specific transactions are used: Online Services (eServices) or Business to Business (B2B).	— Where other means such as mail or at a counter are used for specific transactions.	Filing fee/Grant fee	Additional fee for late payment under sub-section 154(4) of the Canadian Patent Rules	Maintenance fee in respect of each one-year period due at the time of entry into the national phase where that entry is effected on or after the 2nd or possibly 3rd anniversary of the international filing date	Applicable in case of late payment within a grace period of six months from the due date (refer to Procedure, paragraph CO.09):	Filing fee and maintenance fee for the 1st year:	— Surcharge for each set of 5 pages in excess of 10:	Maintenance fee:	Excess claims fee for each claim in excess of 25	Excess pages fee for each page of description over 35	— where a search has already been made by an International Searching Authority in accordance with the PCT	— when search/substantive examination is requested electronically	— for the 11th to the 20th claim	— for the 21st to the 30th claim	National processing fee:	Annual fee for the 2nd year:	Additional fee for late furnishing of the translation, per month	Annual fees from the 1st to the 3rd year	Filing fee and publication fee up to 15 claims	For each claim over 15	If grant of a national patent by the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina is desired:	— for each page of the application over 30	— for each claim over 10	Annual fee for the 1st year	3rd annual fee	Annual fee for the 1st to the 5th year, per year	Filing fee, including the fee for grant and publication	— for 11 to 20 sheets	— for 21 to 30 sheets	— for 31 to 40 sheets	— after 40 for each set of 10 sheets	— for the 2nd to the 3rd year, per year	Maintenance fee for patent (limited patent), for the 1st year	Additional fee for each 50 sheets in excess of 150:	Additional fee for each claim, dependent or independent, in excess of three:	Additional fee for each independent claim in excess of one:	Examination fee for each independent claim in excess of one	Fee for each dependent claim in excess of 10	Fee for each dependent claim in excess of 20	Maintenance fee for the first three years	Fee for requesting formality and substantive examination	Additional fee for each sheet in excess of six	Additional fee for each drawing in excess of one
AE	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
AG				None
AL	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
AM				National fees relating to obtaining and maintaining of patents and short-term patents are reduced by 75% if the applicant is a physical person or a legal entity with less than 25 employees, and by 50% for legal entities with 25 to 100 employees.																																															20,000 AMD
AO	Must be paid within 21 days from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None																																																																																		13,464 AOA	plus 792 AOA
AP				For applications filed on or before 1 January 2017, no search or examination fee is payable, if an international search report or preliminary examination report has been established for the international application.																						per country 20 USD
AT	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			No fee for entry into the national phase is payable if the international application was filed with the Austrian Patent Office as receiving Office
AU				None																																																															400 AUD	600 AUD
AZ				None																										Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 20 AZN	7 AZN	7 AZN	50 AZN	10 AZN
BA				The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is also the inventor																																																																																					plus 3 BAM	plus 11 BAM
BB				None																																								Due to the new time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office should be consulted for the time limit applicable for the payment of this fee. 200 BBD
BG				For patents and utility models: The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is the inventor, a State educational institution, an academic research organization, a budgetary organization or a small or medium-sized enterprise
BH	The amount in parentheses is payable in case of filing by an individual.			None																															200 BHD (100 BHD)	According to actual cost
BN				None
BR	These fees are reduced by 50% under certain conditions. For further details, refer to Official Ordinance of the National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) No. 10/25 of 9 May 2025.			None																																								This fee is due within three months from the expiration of 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within three months from the date of entry into the national phase if that three-month time limit expires later. This fee is doubled if it is not paid within the prescribed time limit. 240 BRL
BW	The first amount is applicable in case of filing by individuals and small entities whose number of employees does not exceed 100 persons. The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by companies other than small entities.			Reductions of the national fee are indicated under “National fee” above.																																																																																							50 BWP (100 BWP)
BY	For residents of Belarus, the payment of fees shall be effected in Belarusian rouble in accordance with the rate of the base value. For non-residents of Belarus the payment of fees shall be effected in US dollar, euro, Swiss franc or Russian rouble, unless otherwise provided for by international agreements with the Republic of Belarus, in accordance with the rate of the base value and the exchange rate established by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus applicable on the date of payment.			The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an international search report or an international preliminary examination report has been established and submitted to the Office																													110.25 BYN
BZ				None																																			600 BZD																														Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 600 BZD
CA	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The amount in parentheses is applicable only if the applicant is entitled to pay fees at the “small entity” level. In order to be entitled to pay the reduced fee, a signed “small entity” declaration compliant with subsection 44(3) of the Canadian Patent Rules must, within the applicable time limit set out in subsection 154(1)(c)(i), 154(2)(a), 154(3)(a)(iii)(A), 154(3)(b)(i)(A) and 154(3)(b)(ii)(A) of the Canadian Patent Rules, be made by the applicant or the agent on the applicant’s behalf. A “small entity” declaration can be provided as an attached document through MyCIPO Patents and should follow the form of the declaration set out at: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-intellectual-property-office/en/patents/small-entity-declaration-tool.			Some fees in the national phase are reduced for applicants who qualify as small entities.	595.06 CAD (241.24 CAD)																																																																	150 CAD	Where PCT Article 22 or 39(1) applies, this fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date or within 30 months from the priority date if that time limit expires later or, provided the applicant pays the fee for reinstatement of rights for late entry into the national phase, within 12 months after the 30-month deadline. 134.02 CAD (60.26 CAD)
CH	Must be paid within three months from the date of filing.			None
CL	UTM means “Unidad Tributaria Mensual”. The rate of exchange between the CLP and the UTM is updated on a monthly basis and may be consulted at: http://www.sii.cl.			None
CN				The filing fee and the additional filing fee for an international application entering the national phase shall be exempted when the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) acts as the Receiving Office and the International Searching Authority. No examination fee is payable if the international search report and the international preliminary report on patentability have been issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) A refund of 50% of the examination fee may be requested where the application has entered the substantive examination stage and the application is voluntarily withdrawn prior to the expiration of the time limit for responding to the first examination opinion (except when a response has already been submitted)
CO	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The Office or the agent should be consulted for the latest applicable fee amount.			Please refer to the Office for details. Certain fees are reduced where the applicant is a national of Colombia
CR	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). Refer to Law No. 6867 on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models, Article 33(a) and Regulations to the Law on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models, Article 47.			Refunds of up to 50% may be possible Refer to Regulations to the Law No. 6867 on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models, Article 14. It is possible to reuse the fee already paid for an application that was subsequently abandoned for the payment of the national fee in respect of a new application with the same subject matter
CU	The Office may also require payment of the third annual fee at the time of filing, depending on the date of entry into the national phase. Fees are reduced by 40% where the applicant is a natural person or a public university. Annual fees from the third annuity are reduced by 50% where the applicant is a natural person or a public university.			Fees are reduced by 40% where the applicant is a natural person or a public university. Annual fees from the third annuity are reduced by 50% where the applicant is a natural person or a public university. Fees are reduced by 1,200 CUP where applications are filed both on paper and in electronic form
CV	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			The fees are reduced by up to 90% where the applicant is the inventor and he provides a declaration indicating that his economic situation prevents him from paying the full amount of the fees.
CZ	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is also the inventor
DE				No filing fee is payable if the international application was filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as receiving Office. The fee for requesting examination is reduced where an international search report has been established.																													It is due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date. If the applicant does not initiate early entry into the national phase, he does not have to pay the third annual fee before the expiration of the 31-month time limit under PCT Article 22(3) in conjunction with national law or 39(1)(b). In that case, the third annual fee shall be paid without surcharge before the expiration of the second month after the expiration of the 31-month time limit. If the third annual fee is not paid within this two-month time limit, the fee may still be paid with a surcharge before the expiration of the sixth month after the expiration of the 31-month time limit. 70 EUR
DJ	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
DK				None																																			These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. 660 DKK
DO	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			The fees are reduced by up to 90% where the applicant is the inventor and he provides a declaration indicating that his economic situation prevents him from paying the full amount of the fees
DZ	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). For fees related to patents, a 19% VAT must be added to the amount of the fee, taking into account the changes to the categories of applicants.			None
EA	Must be furnished or paid within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) or within two months from the date on which the applicant files a special request for early entry into the national phase. Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). This fee is reduced by 90% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person who is a national or resident of any of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention, by 70% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a state science or a state educational organization of any of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention, by 10% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a legal person with a principal place of business in any of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention and by 50% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person who is a national or resident of any of the states listed on the Office’s website at: https://www.eapo.org/en/document/list-of-states-party-to-the-paris-convention-for-the-protection-of-industrial-property-whose-applicants-are-eligible-for-reductions-in-fees/html/.			The unitary procedural fee is reduced by: — 40% where an international search report has been established by the EAPO —25% where an international search report has been established by an Office acting as an International Searching Authority under the РСТ																																									70,000 RUB		40,000 RUB
EC	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
EE	The amount in parentheses is applicable where all applicants are natural persons. Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation has been paid within those two months.			The filing fee is reduced where all applicants are natural persons																																			These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. 116 EUR
EG	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			Reductions of the national fee are indicated under “National fee” above.																													40 EGP filing by students 4 EGP filing by individuals 20 EGP																												20 EGP filing by students 2 EGP filing by individuals 10 EGP
EP				No search fee is payable: — where the international search report has been established by the EPO										17 EUR	The designation, extension and validation fees are payable within 31 months from the priority date or six months after the date of publication of the international search report, whichever expires later. 102 EUR	Validation of the European patent in Cambodia is only available for international applications filed on or after 1 March 2018. Refer to OJ EPO 2/2018, A16. (It should be noted that under the Law on Patents in force in Cambodia, pharmaceutical products are excluded from patent protection). 180 EUR	Validation of the European patent in Morocco is only available for international applications filed on or after 1 March 2015. Refer to OJ EPO 2/2015, A18-A20. 240 EUR	Validation of the European patent in Tunisia is only available for international applications filed on or after 1 December 2017. Refer to OJ EPO 10/2017, A85. 180 EUR	720 EUR	1,595 EUR	2,240 EUR	This fee is due before the expiration of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; it is due within 31 months from the priority date if that 31-month time limit expires later. 725 EUR	reduced by 1,365 EUR for international applications for which the international search report or a supplementary international search report has been established by the Austrian Patent Office, or in accordance with the Protocol on Centralisation by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), the Nordic Patent Institute, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV), the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Turkpatent) or the Visegrad Patent Institute The search fee is refunded fully or in part where the supplementary European search report is based on an earlier search report prepared by the Office	reduced by 75% where the international preliminary report on patentability (Chapter II) has been established by the EPO	Refer also to paragraph EP.14 of National Chapter EP and OJ EPO 2024, A8. reduced by 30% for language reasons Under certain conditions, applicants that are microenterprises, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities or publich research organisations may be entitled to a 30% fee reduction on the most common fees (EP: Refer to National Chapter, Procedure par. 14 and 14a)
ES				Fee reductions are available to Spanish public universities and entrepreneurs. For further information, refer to Invention fees, available at: https://www.oepm.es/en/tasas-y-precios-publicos/tasas-de-invenciones/ Where the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office benefits from an earlier international search or examination, refund of search report fee and substantive examination fee can be applicable. For more information, refer to the Instruction on the refund of search report fee and substantive examination fee, available at: https://www.oepm.es/export/sites/portal/comun/documentos_relacionados/PDF/2019_03_06_Reembolso_Tasas_IET_Resolucion.pdf
FI	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None																																			The renewal fees for an international application in respect of fee years which have begun before the date on which the application was pursued under section 31 of the Patents Act or was taken up for processing under section 38 of the same Act or which begin within two months of such date become in no event due until the last day of the month that falls two months after the date on which the application was pursued or otherwise prosecuted. 220 EUR
GB				Refer to http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property-office for further details of the methods of electronic filing accepted by the Office. Search fee: reduced fee payable where an international search report has been established (refer above). 40 GBP reduction in search fee or examination fee where request for search or substantive examination is filed in electronic form using a method of electronic communication accepted by the Office . Refund of whole fee where the application does not proceed to substantive examination and no search has been made in the Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)																																																																								Excess claims and excess pages fees are payable at the same time as the search fee/substantive examination fee; they may also be payable at grant if the number of claims and pages increase during the processing of the application. If this is the case the Office will invite the applicant to pay a grant fee by filing a Form 34. 27 GBP	Excess claims and excess pages fees are payable at the same time as the search fee/substantive examination fee; they may also be payable at grant if the number of claims and pages increase during the processing of the application. If this is the case the Office will invite the applicant to pay a grant fee by filing a Form 34. 13 GBP	200 GBP	130 GBP
GE				Fees are reduced: — by 70% where the applicant is the inventor, a higher educational institution or an independent scientific research unit — by 90% where the applicant is a student, pupil or retiree — by 20% for applications filed electronically
GH	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual or by an entity employing less than 25 persons.			None
GM	The amounts in USD are applicable only for applicants who are not residents of Gambia. Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
GT	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
HN				The fees are reduced by 90% where the applicant is the inventor and he provides a declaration indicating that his economic situation prevents him from paying the full amount of the fees.
HR				Refer to: http://www.dziv.hr/files/file/obrasci/patent/Tehnicke_specifikacije_prijava_patenta.pdf Filing fee, examination fee, publication and maintenance fees are reduced by 50% where the applicant is also the inventor The filing fee is reduced by 50% if the application is filed by electronic means; the same reduction applies where the text of the patent application filed on paper has been furnished additionally on an electronic carrier in accordance with the technical specifications published on the Office’s website
HU	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None																																																																												per claim, plus 1,250 HUF	per claim, plus 2,500 HUF
ID	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
IL				None
IN	The Office’s fee schedule is available at: https://ipindia.gov.in/frontend/pdf/forms_and_official_fees/Schedule_1.pdf.			Refer to Summary above and Annex IN.I																																																Natural person(s) or startup(s) or small entity(ies) or educational institution(s): electronic filing 1,600 INR paper filing 1,750 INR Other(s), alone or with natural person(s) or startup(s) or small entity(ies) or educational institution(s): electronic filing 8,000 INR paper filing 8,800 INR	Natural person(s) or startup(s) or small entity(ies) or educational institution(s) electronic filing 320 INR paper filing 350 INR Other(s), alone or with natural person(s) or startup(s) or small entity(ies) or educational institution(s) electronic filing 1,600 INR paper filing 1,750 INR
IQ	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
IR	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			Reductions of the national fee are indicated above and in Annex IR.I.
IS				None																																			These fees are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase. 36,000 ISK
IT				No filing fee is payable if the application is filed by universities, public research institutions, defense or agricultural, food or forestry policies administrations
JM	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
JO	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
JP	If not already paid within the applicable time limit under PCT Article 22(1) or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the national fee within a time limit fixed in the invitation. Where the translation of the international application is submitted in paper form, a special fee for conversion into electronic format is required.			The fee for request for examination is reduced where an international search report has been established. Moreover, reductions are available to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, micro enterprises, academic institutions and certain other entities (refer to Annex JP.I)
KE	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). This fee is payable in USD if the person paying the fee or on whose behalf the fee is being paid does not reside in Kenya and does not have a principal place of business in Kenya.			None																																																																														1,000 KES 50 USD	Late payment of annual fees is permitted in certain circumstances subject to the payment of a surcharge. 2,000 KES 300 USD
KG	For non-residents of Kyrgyzstan, the equivalent amount of the fees can be paid in EUR or USD in accordance with the exchange rate established by the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan and applicable on the date of payment.			Fees are reduced by 90% where the applicant is a natural person or a non-commercial organization. Participants in the Great Patriotic War or persons equated to them, as well as persons with “Group 1” disabilities are exempted from the payment of fees.																		8,500 KGS
KH				None
KN	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
KP	If not already paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the national fee within two months from the date of invitation			None																																																																																Equivalent in KPW of 30 EUR
KR	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			Filing fee, fee for request for examination, annual fees from the 1st to the 3rd year and fee for request for scope confirmation trial are reduced by 70% where the applicant is a natural person and is also the inventor. However, if the number of applications per year by the applicant exceeds 20, the application fee will be reduced by 30% only The fee for request for examination is reduced by 70% where the international search report and/or the international preliminary examination report has been established by the Ministry of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Korea (MOIP)																																																																																	per year 12,000 KRW
KW	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is a student
KZ		69,350.60 KZT	17,038.08 KZT	The examination fee is reduced by 20% where an international search report or an international preliminary examination report has been established.
LA	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
LK	If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. This fee is subject to value added tax (VAT) of 15%			Reductions of the national fee are indicated under the national fee listed above and in Annex LK.I
LR	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
LS	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by individuals or “small entities.” The Registrar General will determine whether an entity is eligible as a small entity, in accordance with the definition in the First Schedule of Fees.			None
LU				No filing fee is payable if the international application was filed with the Intellectual Property Office (Luxembourg) as receiving Office.																																																																																								Must be paid before the 2nd anniversary of the date of filing. 33 EUR
MA	The complete list of the Office’s national fees is available at: http://www.ompic.ma/en/content/patent/tariffs Fees are subject to value added tax (VAT) of 20%. The amount in parentheses is applicable to applications filed online. For further information on the online filing of patent applications with the Office, please contact the Office at: pct@ompic.ma			Refer to Summary and Annex MA.I																																				per claim 400 MAD per claim 160 MAD This amount is applicable for natural persons (whether nationals or foreigners, from countries benefiting from the PCT reduction) and for national applicants (MA) in the following categories: very small enterprises, small or medium-sized enterprises (in accordance with the criteria of the SME charter), self-employed entrepreneurs, craftsmen, universities and educational establishments, institutions with a research and development mission (public establishments, foundations, research centers and associations).
MD				Refer to: http://agepi.gov.md/en/inventions/fees																																400 EUR																																																									100 EUR
MG	The amount in parentheses is applicable if the applicant is a natural person who resides in, or a legal entity whose head office is in, one of the States specified in the schedule of fees attached to Order No.12285/2013 (refer to http://www.omapi.mg/taxes_brevet.html). If there are two or more applicants, each applicant must satisfy these criteria.			Reductions to the national fees are indicated in Annex MG.I																																																																																										If not already paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the filing fee within a time limit of four months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 180,000 MGA (144,000 MGA)
MK	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
MN	If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation			None																																																		40,000 MNT
MW	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
MX	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.			Applicants which are inventors, small or medium-sized enterprises, public or private institutions of higher education or public sector scientific or technological institutions may pay 50% of the applicable fees in accordance with Title II of the Industrial Property Law as well as 50% of those related to technical information.
MY				None
MZ	If not furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), may still be furnished or paid within a further time limit of 90 days			Applicants may, if the Director of the Office so orders, be entitled to a reduction or exemption of certain fees. Such requests must be made prior to entering the national phase (IPC, Articles 233 and 234)																																																				per year 1,275 MZM
NA	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None																																																						per year 12 NAD	per year 20 NAD
NG	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
NI	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			The national fee is reduced by 75% where the application is filed by a natural person
NO	The amount in parentheses is applicable where the applicant is a natural person or a legal entity with 20 permanent employees or less.			None																																			These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. per year 910 NOK		Must be paid within 30 days from the date of the invitation to pay that fee. 6,050 NOK (1,100 NOK)
NZ	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
OA				None																																																																																											120,000 XAF	300,000 XAF	600,000 XAF	80,000 XAF	270,000 XAF
OM	The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual.			For further details, refer to Ministerial Resolution No. 206/2018 of 18 October 2018. For a period of five years from the date of submission of the application, fees for industrial property rights services are reduced by 90% where the international application is filed by a researcher in a research center or a student of a school, college or university, and by 50% where the application is filed by a small enterprise
PA				Please refer to the Office for further details. Where the applicant is also the inventor and his economic situation prevents him from paying the full amount of the fees, he may be entitled to only pay 10% of the filing fee
PE				None
PG				None																																																									170 PGK
PH	Must be paid at the time of entry into the national phase or within one month from the time of entry into the national phase. Where the national phase is entered after 30 months but not later than 31 months from the priority date, a surcharge will have to be paid. The amount in parentheses is applicable in cases of filing by a “small entity”. A small entity is any natural or legal person whose assets are worth 100 million PHP or less; or any entity, agency, office, bureau or unit of the Philippine government including government-owned or controlled corporations, state universities and colleges and government-owned or government-run schools. At the time of payment, any natural or legal person is presumed to be a big entity unless a written statement to the contrary is submitted by such natural person or the duly authorized representative of such legal person.			No filing fee is payable if priority of an earlier national application is claimed.
PL				None																																						350 PLN	550 PLN
PT	If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the applicant may still file the translation and/or pay the fee within one month from the expiration of the applicable time limit, subject to the payment of a surcharge equal to 50% of the filing fee Includes publication and examination			None
QA	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The applicant may still furnish the translation within six months after the expiration of the applicable time limit.			Reductions of the national fee are indicated above																																	5,000 QAR	2,500 QAR
RO	For further details on the fee structure and applicable time limits, refer to Annex RO.I of the National Chapter RO.			For international applications entering the national phase the search fee is reduced by 50%																																																								150 EUR
RS	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			Fees are reduced by 50% where the international application is filed by a natural person (refer to Annex I).																																																								This fee is reduced by 50% where the international application is filed by a natural person. 14,470 RSD
RU				The examination fee shall be reduced by : — 50% where the international search report has been established by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation), or — 10% where the international search report has been established by any of the other International Searching Authorities The annual fees shall be reduced by: — 50% where a notice about an open license is filed with the Office The reduction shall apply as from the year following the year of publication of information on the notice																																																											3,000 RUB
SA	Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by individuals.			Reductions of the national fee are indicated under “National fee” above.
SC	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
SD	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
SE				None																													This fee is due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 22 or 39(1) applies, it is payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. 1,600 SEK																500 SEK	None
SG				None
SK	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) or, if not paid within that time limit, within 15 days from the receipt of the invitation to pay the filing fee			The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the application is filed by electronic means, however, the fee shall be reduced by a maximum of 50 EUR
SL	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The amounts of the fees are not yet known. They will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts of fees.			None
SV	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
SY	The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by a natural person.			None																							5,000 SYP (500 SYP)	50 SYP (10 SYP)	500 SYP (250 SYP)
TH				None
TJ				The examination fee is reduced by 20% where an international search or an international preliminary examination report has been established																													50 USD
TM				Fees are reduced by 90% for applicants who are individuals permanently residing in Turkmenistan (citizens of Turkmenistan, foreign citizens and stateless persons). Additional fee exemptions or a 50% reduction of certain fees may be available upon request for citizens of Turkmenistan belonging to specific socially protected categories (war veterans, disabled persons, students, etc.) Overpaid fees, or fees paid for an action that was not performed, may be refunded upon request made within three years from the date of payment																																																																																																50 USD
TN	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). Fees are subject to value added tax (VAT) of 19%.			None
TR	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). However, the national fee may still be paid within three months from the date of entry into the national phase, provided that an additional fee is paid with the national fee within that period.			None																																																												3,800 TRY	3,250 TRY	29,070 TRY
TT				None																																																								1,000 TTD
TZ	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None
UA				For patents: All fees are reduced by 90% where all applicants are also inventors and by 80% where all applicants are also non-profit institutions and/or organizations. When the fees are payable with relation to an application made by both types of applicant, and all applicants are either also inventors, or non-profit institutions and/or organizations, the fees are reduced by 80% For utility models: All fees are reduced by 80% where all applicants are also inventors and by 60% where all applicants are also non-profit institutions and/or organizations. When the fees are payable with relation to an application made by both types of applicant, and all applicants are either also inventors, or non-profit institutions and/or organizations, the fees are reduced by 60%.																																																																																																	online 960 UAH or equivalent in EUR or USD on paper 1,200 UAH or equivalent in EUR or USD	160 UAH or equivalent in EUR or USD	6,000 UAH or equivalent in EUR or USD
UG	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). Natural persons or legal entities not having their residence or principal place of business in Uganda must effect payment in US dollar.			None																																																									This fee is due, where PCT Article 22 applies, within 30 months from the priority date; where Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 months from the priority date. Late payment of annual fees is permitted subject to the payment of a surcharge 50,000 UGX 50 USD
US	The amounts of these fees change periodically. The United States Patent and Trademark Office or the current USPTO Fee Schedule should be consulted for the applicable amounts at: https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/uspto-fee-schedule. For information on “small entity” and “micro entity” filings, refer to paragraphs US.19-21.			Reductions of the national fees are indicated under the national fees listed above	Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 350 USD Small entity (140 USD) Micro entity (70 USD)	If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time period fixed in the invitation. 450 USD Small entity (180 USD) Micro entity (90 USD)	If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time period fixed in the invitation. 600 USD Small entity (240 USD) Micro entity (120 USD)	If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time period fixed in the invitation. 200 USD Small entity (80 USD) Micro entity (40 USD)	If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time period fixed in the invitation. 925 USD Small entity (370 USD) Micro entity (185 USD)	If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time period fixed in the invitation. 170 USD Small entity (68 USD) Micro entity (34 USD)	If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time period fixed in the invitation 150 USD Small entity (60 USD) Micro entity (30 USD)	1,140 USD Small entity (456 USD) Micro entity (228 USD)	11,290 USD Small entity (4,516 USD) Micro entity (2,258 USD)
UY	The Office's fees are established in Indexed Units (UI) (Art. 117 of Law on Patents No. 17164, as amended by Art. 279 of Law No. 20446, dated 1 January 2026), however they are payable in UYU and are updated monthly, according to the value of the UI on the first day of each month. Refer to https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria/comunicacion/publicaciones/tasas-precios-direccion-nacional-propiedad-industrial.			Fees are reduced by up to 90% for public institutions, small and medium-sized companies, associations and groups of producers, cooperatives, independent inventors and research centers (Art. 338 of Law 19355)
UZ				The examination fee is reduced where an international search or an international preliminary examination report has been established as follows.																																																																																																				840 USD	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 84 USD	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 42 USD	840 USD
VC	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None																																												200 XCD
VN	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). For patent for invention or patent for utility solution.			None																																																																																																								900,000 VND	10,000 VND	60,000 VND
WS				None
ZA	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None																																								The first annual fee is due within three years from the international filing date. 130 ZAR
ZM	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None																																								The first annual fee is due within four years from the international filing date. 50 USD
ZW	Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).			None

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