Increase in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

[[VIEW_THIS]]

Patent Alert

Increase in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

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

PCT fees to foreign offices

• 1704: International search, European Patent Office (EPO) as International Searching Authority (ISA) – fee increase from $1,734 to $1,875
• 1709: International search, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) as ISA – fee increase from $826 to $924

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.

​​​

Stay connected with the USPTO by subscribing to regular email updates.

Visit our subscription center at www.uspto.gov/subscribe to update or change your email preferences.

This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. To contact us, please visit our website www.uspto.gov/about/contacts. To ensure that you continue to receive our news and notices, please modify your email filters to allow mail from subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov.