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Fees for international (PCT) patent applications
Due to a change in the euro / Swiss franc rate, the WIPO has decided to adjust the fees. The fee adjustments will enter into force on 1 January 2013.
PCT-fee tables on WIPO web site
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PCT Phase I (filing and search) |
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| The fees in Phase I are paid into the bank account of the receiving Office, i.e. the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR), except for the supplementary search fee which is payable to WIPO. |
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| International filing fee |
€1,100 |
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- additional fee for each sheet over 30 |
€12 |
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Reductions in the international filing fee |
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a) application filed in electronic form: the text of the description, claims and abstract is in character coded format (PCT Safe or Epoline software, XML format) |
€-248 |
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b) application filed in electronic form: the text of the description, claims and abstract is not in character coded format (PCT Safe or Epoline software, PDF format) |
-€165 |
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Transmittal fee |
€135 |
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- The NBPR sends the original application to WIPO and a copy of the application to the International Searching Authority (ISA). |
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Search fee (PCT Rule 16.1(a)): Finnish applicants can have their international applications searched by the NBPR, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV), or the European Patent Office (EPO). |
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- National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR), Swedish Patent Office, European Patent Office |
€1,875 |
| Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2(a)) |
€1,875 |
| Supplementary search fee (PCT Rule 45bis.3); payable to WIPO in Swiss francs |
€1,875 |
| Refund of the search fee (PCT Rules 16.3 and 41.1) |
€300 |
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If the NBPR benefits from an earlier national search, international search, supplementary international search or international-type search (ITS) already carried out by the NBPR, a Nordic patent authority, or the European Patent Office (EPO) on an application whose priority is claimed, the NBPR will refund 300 euros of the international search fee to the applicant. |
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Fee for priority certificate for a patent |
€70 |
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Fee for priority certificate for a utility model |
€50 |
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Fee for the transmittal of a priority certificate to WIPO (Section 47 of the Finnish Patents Decree) |
€15 per certificate |
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Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3) |
€450 |
| Decision fee (PCT Rule 49ter.2d) | €450 |
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Late payment fee (PCT Rule 16bis. 2) The amount of the late payment fee is 50% of the amount of unpaid fees which is specified in the invitation, however not less than an amount equal to the transmittal fee. The amount of the late payment fee must not, however, exceed the amount of 50% of the international filing fee, not taking into account any fee for each sheet of the international application in excess of 30 sheets. |
€135 - 550 |
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Fee for late furnishing of translation (PCT Rule 12.3(e) or 12.4(e)) The late furnishing fee is equal to 25% of the international filing fee, not taking into account any fee for each sheet of the international application in excess of 30 sheets. |
€275 |
| Fee for late furnishing of sequence listing (PCT Rule 13ter.1(c) or 13ter.2) |
€200 |
| Fee for the transmittal of copies (PCT Rule 12.bis.1(c)) |
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| - PCT Rule 12.bis.1(b)(i) |
€20 |
| - PCT Rule 12.bis.1(b)(iv) |
€20 |
| Fee for copies of cited documents (PCT Rule 44.3(b), 45bis7(c), or 71.2(b)). Please note: no charge for the first set of copies. |
€20 |
| Copies (PCT Rule 94.2 ) |
€0.60 per page |
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PCT Phase II (preliminary examination) |
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The fees in Phase II are paid into the bank account of the Examining Authority, i.e. the office that you entrust to examine your application (see below). |
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| Preliminary examination fee |
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- National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) |
€600 |
| Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3(a)) |
€600 |
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Handling fee |
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- National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) |
€165 |
| Late payment fee (PCT Rule 58bis.2) The amount of the late payment fee is 50% of the amount of unpaid fees which is specified in the invitation, however not less than an amount equal to the handling fee. The amount of the late payment fee must not, however, exceed double the amount of the handling fee. |
€165 - €330 |
| Fee for late furnishing of sequence listing (PCT Rule 13ter.2) |
€200 |