Us patent application fee

The following table lists the patent fees charged by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. USPTO Trademark Fees are listed separately. A complete copy of the USPTO's fee schedule is available from their website.

• USPTO Fee changes : Fees increased effective January 16, 2018
• PCT Fee Changes:
  • Some International Stage and National Stage fees changed January 16, 2018
  • PCT Fee for search by EPO and Rospatent changed as of December, 2017
  • PCT Fee for search by IPO Singapore changed as of November 1, 2017
  • PCT Fee for sarch by ILPO changes as of July 1, 2017
  • PCT Fees for search by JPO and KIPO changed as of March 1, 2017
  • WIPO fees and International Fees changed January 1, 2017

  PCT Fees - International Stage

  PCT Fees - National Stage

  PCT Fees - to WIPO or EPO

  Note on Fees for Filing PCT Applications

  • Basic Application Fee (from this WIPO section)
  • Transmittal Fee (from PCT Fees - International Stage)
  • Search Fee - depends on which search authority is chosen (US, EP, KR, AU or RU) see PCT Fees - International Stage
  • Basic National Stage Fee
  • National Stage Examination Fee
  • National Stage Search Fee

  Patent Trials and Appeals Board Fees

  Hague Convention Fees

  • For further information regarding fee amounts or to request a copy of the PTO fee schedule, please contact the USPTO General Information Services Division by phone at (800) 786-9199 [PTO-9199] or (703) 308-4357 [308-HELP], or by fax at (703) 305-7786.
  • PTO fees are subject to change. Usually, new fees take effect in the Fall, typically October-December. Be sure to check for the latest fees before filing anything.
  • PCT fees change more or less quarterly, as exchange rates change. See note above in "PCT Fees to WIPO or EPO"

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