Part A
(In this Part of this Schedule, any reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Patents Act 1977 and any reference to a rule is a reference to that rule of the Patents Rules 1982.)
| Number of corresponding Patents Form | Item | Amount |
|---|---|---|
* One half of these fees payable if entry in the register “Licences of Right”. | ||
| £ | ||
| 1/77 | On request for the grant of a patent (the filing fee) … | 10 |
| 2/77 | On reference under section 8(1), 12(1) or 37(1) … | 30 |
| 3/77 | On application under section 8(5) or 37(3) for authorisation by comptroller … | 30 |
| 4/77 | On request for directions under section 10 or 12(4) … | 30 |
| 5/77 | On reference under section 11(5) or 38(5) to determine the question of a licence … | 30 |
| 6/77 | On application to comptroller under section 13(1) and/or 13(3) … | 21 |
| 7/77 | Statement of inventorship and of right to the grant of a patent … | – |
| 8/77 | On request for comptroller’s certificate authorising the release of a sample from a culture collection … | 10 |
| 9/77 | On request for preliminary examination and search or request for further search … | 85 |
| 10/77 | On request for substantive examination … | 100 |
| 11/77 | On request to amend application before grant … | 24 |
| 12/77 | f1On payment of renewal fee– | |
| Before the expiration of the 4th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 5th year … | 78 | |
| Before the expiration of the 5th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 6th year … | 84 | |
| Before the expiration of the 6th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 7th year … | 92 | |
| Before the expiration of the 7th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 8th year … | 100 | |
| Before the expiration of the 8th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 9th year … | 112 | |
| Before the expiration of the 9th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 10th year … | 122 | |
| Before the expiration of the 10th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 11th year … | 134 | |
| Before the expiration of the 11th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 12th year … | 146 | |
| Before the expiration of the 12th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 13th year … | 164 | |
| Before the expiration of the 13th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 14th year … | 182 | |
| Before the expiration of the 14th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 15th year … | 200 | |
| Before the expiration of the 15th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 16th year … | 220 | |
| Before the expiration of the 16th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 17th year … | 240 | |
| Before the expiration of the 17th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 18th year … | 260 | |
| Before the expiration of the 18th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 19th year … | 290 | |
| Before the expiration of the 19th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 20th year … | 320 | |
| 13/77 | On extension of the period for payment of a renewal fee under section 25(4)– | |
| Not exceeding one month … | 17 | |
| Each succeeding month … | 17 | |
| (but not exceeding six months) | ||
| 14/77 | On application to amend specification after grant … | 50 |
| 15/77 | On notice of opposition to amendment of specification after grant … | 21 |
| 16/77 | On application for the restoration of a patent … | 100 |
| 17/77 | Additional fee on the application for restoration of a patent … | 100 |
| 18/77 | On offer to surrender a patent … | – |
| 19/77 | On notice of opposition to offer to surrender a patent.. | 21 |
| 20/77 | On request for alteration of name, address or address for service in the register, for each patent or application… | 3 |
| 21/77 | On application to register or to give notice of a transaction, instrument or event affecting the rights in a patent or application for a patent … | 21 |
| On each application covering more than one patent or application for a patent, the devolution of title being the same as in the first patent or application for a patent. For each additional request … | 2 | |
| 22/77 | On request for the correction of an error in the register or in any connected document … | 16 |
| 23/77 | On request for the furnishing of or access to miscellaneous information … Each | 2 |
| 24/77 | On request for certificate of the comptroller– | |
(a) by impressed stamp … | 3 | |
(b) sealed and attached to documents … | 10 | |
| 25/77 | On application for entry of order of court in the register… | – |
| 26/77 | On application for compensation by employee … | 29 |
| 27/77 | On application under section 41(8) in connection with an order made under section 40(1) or 40(2) … | 29 |
| 28/77 | On application by proprietor for entry to be made in the register to the effect that licences under the patent are to be available as of right … | 12 |
| 29/77 | On application for settlement of terms of licence of right … | 50 |
| 30/77 | On application by proprieter under section 47(1) for cancellation of entry in the register … | 21 |
| 31/77 | On application under section 47(3) by person interested for cancellation of entry in the register … | 21 |
| 32/77 | On notice of opposition to an application under section 47(1) or 47(3) for cancellation of entry in the register. | 21 |
| 33/77 | On application under section 48(1) for a compulsory licence or entry in the register … | 50 |
| 34/77 | On application by Crown in case of monopoly or merger… | 50 |
| 35/77 | On notice of opposition to application made under section 48 or 51 … | 21 |
| 36/77 | On reference to the comptroller of a dispute as to infringement … | 50 |
| 37/77 | On application for declaration of non-infringement … | 50 |
| 38/77 | On application for the revocation of a patent … | 21 |
| 39/77 | On application to register copy of entry made in European Register of Patents … | 9 |
| 40/77 | On payment of filing fee upon conversion of European patent application to an application under the Act … | 10 |
| 41/77 | On request for conversion of European patent application … | 10 |
| 43/77 | On payment of prescribed fee and request for publication of translation … | 9 |
| 44/77 | On application to the comptroller for an international application to be treated as an application under the Act … | 10 |
| 45/77 | On application for order for evidence to be obtained in the United Kingdom … | 29 |
| 46/77 | On notice that hearing before the comptroller will be attended … | 11 |
| 47/77 | On request for the correction of an error of translation or transcription, clerical error or mistake … | 30 |
| 48/77 | On notice of opposition to the correction of an error, clerical error or mistake … | 21 |
| 49/77 | On request for information relating to a patent or an application for a patent … | 8 |
| 50/77 | On request for extension of time or period under rule 110(3) … Each | 100 |
| 51/77 | On declaration of authorisation where agent appointed during progress of application or in substitution for another … | – |
| 52/77 | On request for extension of time or period under rule 110(3A) … | 100 |
| 53/77 | Additional fee for extension of time or period under rule 100(3C) … | 100 |
| 54/77 | On filing of translation of European Patent (UK) under section 77(6)(a) … | 25 |
| 55/77 | On filing of translation of amendment of European Patent (UK) under section 77(6)(b) … | 25 |
| 56/77 | On request for publication of translation of claims of application for European Patent (UK) filed under section 78(7) … | 25 |
| 57/77 | On request for publication of a corrected translation filed under section 80(3) … | 25 |
| – | National fee (rule 85(1)) | 10 |
| As Receiving Office or International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Co-operation Treaty– | ||
| – | Transmittal Fee (rule 118(1)) … | 10 |
| – | Preliminary Examination Fee (rule 120) … | 42 |
| – | Additional fee (rule 121) … Maximum | 42 |
Annotations
Footnotes
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One half of these fees payable if entry in the register “Licences of Right”.