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Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Fees 

Changes in fees payable under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

Notice is given that the fees (chapter 1) payable in connection with applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty at the UK Intellectual Property Office (RO/GB) are changed with effect from 01 January 2022.

Transmittal Fee: £75

Search Fee: £1,518                                                                                     

International Fee: 

(a) For the first 30 sheets: £1,056

(b) For each sheet over 30: £12

Restoration for Restoration of Priority: £150

Reductions for E – FILING	

Electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £159

Electronic filing (being in character coded format): £238

Fees for preparation of Priority Document: £20		 

New biological sequence listings requirements for patent applications

From 1 July 2022 a new global standard will apply to all new patent applications containing biological sequence listings. The new standard, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) ST.26, applies to biological sequences with ten or more defined nucleotides or with four or more defined amino acids. This change is being adopted by all WIPO contracting states including the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). Details of WIPO ST.26 are available. 

New software, WIPO Sequence, is available for applicants to compile sequence listings. It is available to download.

Details of the IPO’s new requirements and procedures for Changes for patent applications with biological sequence listings are available.

If you currently file, or plan to file, this type of patent at the IPO, we’d value your feedback via this survey.

UK Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office