Fees for search services
The fees for our search services and other products subject to VAT are based on decisions taken by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) under a decree of the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
The search services are paid against invoice. Therefore, give an invoicing address and your personal identity code, Finnish Business ID or VAT number in your order.
Read more about our search services.
These commercial fees include VAT 25.5 %.
Hourly charged searches
Novelty search, report on the state of the art, validity search, competitor monitoring and information search, with an hourly charge.
Service | Basic price (€) | VAT 25.5 % | Selling price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
Basic fee | 215.00 | 54.83 | 269.83 |
Fee for work per hour | 175.00 | 44.63 | 219.63 |
Fixed-price searches and additional services
Service | Basic price (€) | VAT 25.5 % | Selling price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
Fixed-price novelty search | 1265.00 | 322.58 | 1587.58 |
Patentability report | 1265.00 | 322.58 | 1587.58 |
Comment on the contents of cited documents | 440.00 | 112.20 | 552.20 |
Freedom to operate search | 2670.00 | 680.85 | 3350.85 |
Online preliminary examination of the invention | 440.00 | 112.20 | 552.20 |
Copies of documents, per file | 5.00 | 1.28 | 6.28 |
Invoicing and delivery charge
Invoicing charge is added to the price of all services.
Service | Basic price (€) | VAT 25.5 % | Selling price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
Invoicing charge | 6.50 | 1.66 | 8.16 |
Delivery charge (for delivery by post) | 5.50 | 1.40 | 6.90 |