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PCT Fees

The PCT Request Form is available at the IPOS counter and also downloadable from the World Intellectual Property Organization website.

    PCT Fees Prescribed by the International Bureau
    Fee Amounts in Singapore Dollars (SGD)
    International Filing Fee
    (Rule 15.2)1 2
    (a) if the international application contains not more than 30 sheets

    1,835 (From 1 Sep 2010: 1,633)

    (b) if the international application contains more than 30 sheets
    1,835 plus 21 for each sheet in excess
    of 30 sheets (From 1 Sep 2010: 1,633 plus 18 for each sheet in excess of 30 sheets)

    1The international filing fee is reduced by SGD 138 (From 1 Sep 2010:123), if the international application is, as provided for in the Administrative Instructions, filed on paper together with a copy in electronic form, in character coded format, of the request and the abstract(i.e. using PCT-EASY).

    2From 1 July 2008, the international filing fee (including the fee for each sheet in excess of 30 sheets) is reduced by 90% if the international application is filed by an applicant who is a natural person and who is a national of and resides in Singapore. If the international application is, as provided for in the Administrative Instructions, filed on paper together with a copy in electronic form, in character coded format, of the request and the abstract, the 90% fee reduction will be applied after the SGD 138 (From 1 Sep 2010: 123) reduction. More information can be found at the WIPO website.



    Fees Precribed by PCT Singapore Receiving Office
    Matter or Proceeding Amount in Singapore Dollars (SGD) Form
    Transmittal Fee
    150
    Patents Form 48
    Priority Document
    50
    Patents Form 26
    Late Payment Fee
    50% of unpaid fee, but the amount shall not be less than $150 (transmittal fee) and not more than 50% of the total international filing fee (not taking into account any fee for each sheet of the international application in excess of 30 sheets).
     
    -
    Restoration of Right of Priority
    250
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    International Search Fees and their Equivalent Amounts
    International Searching Authority Currency & Amount fixed by Authority Amount in Singapore Dollars (SGD)
    AT-Austrian Patent Office
    EUR 1,7003
    3,160
    AU-Australian Patent Office
    AUD 1,900

    2,240

    EP-European Patent Office
    EUR 1,785 
    3,510 (From 1 Sep 2010: 3,070)
    KR-Korean Intellectual Property Office
    KRW 1,300,000

    1,530

    3 From 1 January 2010, this search fee is reduced by 75% if the international application is filed by an applicant, or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and who is a national of and resides in a State for which the Austrian Patent Office is an International Search Authority. More information can be found here.

       
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