Decrease in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

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Decrease in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) fee schedule was updated with the following changes, effective January 1, 2023:

PCT fees to foreign offices

• 1701: International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically without ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file) – fee decrease from $1,329 to $1,245
• 1710: International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically with ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file) – fee decrease from $1,221 to $1,144
• 1702: International filing fee (first 30 pages) – fee decrease from $1,437 to $1,346
• 1703: Supplemental fee (for each page over 30) – fee decrease from $16 to $15
• 1704: International search, European Patent Office (EPO) as International Searching Authority (ISA) – fee decrease from $1,816 to $1,734
• 1715: International search, Israel Patent Office (ILPO) as ISA – fee decrease from $1,065 to $1,014
• 1712: International search, IP Australia (IPAU) as ISA – fee decrease from $1,502 to $1,419
• 1717: International search, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as ISA – fee decrease from $1,652 to $1,561
• 1716: International search, Japan Patent Office (JPO) as ISA – fee decrease from $1,250 to $1,167
• 1709: International search, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) as ISA – fee decrease from $881 to $826
• 1705: Handling fee – fee decrease from $216 to $202
• 1706: Handling fee - 90% reduction, if applicant meets criteria specified on the WIPO table. – fee decrease from $21.60 to $20.20

The fee schedule provides information and fee rates for our products and services. For additional information, please call the USPTO Contact Center at 571-272-1000 or 800-786-9199, or visit the PCT Fees page of the USPTO website.

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