{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-fees-rules-1996/schedule/part-A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-fees-rules-1996/schedule/part-A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2972",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Fees) Rules 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-fees-rules-1996",
  "path": "schedule/part/A",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(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 1995.)\nNumber of corresponding Patents Form\nItem\nAmount\n£\n*One half of these fees if entry in the register “Licences of Right”.\n1/77\nOn request for the grant of a patent (the filing fee)\n25\n2/77\nOn reference under section 8(1), 12(1) or 37(1)\n50\nOn application under section 8(5) or 37(3) for authorisation by comptroller\n50\nOn request for directions under section 10 or 12(4)\n50\nOn reference under section 11(5) or 38(5) to determine the question of a licence\n50\nOn application to comptroller under section 13(1) and/or 13(3)\n50\nOn offer to surrender a patent\n—\nOn application for compensation by employee\n50\nOn application under section 41(8)\n50\nOn application for settlement of terms of licence of right\n50\nOn application under section 47(3) by person interested for cancellation of entry in the register\n50\nOn application under section 48(1) for a compulsory licence or entry in the register\n50\nOn application by Minister in case of monopoly or merger\n50\nOn reference to the comptroller of a dispute as to infringement\n50\nOn application for declaration for non-infringement\n50\nOn application for the revocation of a patent\n50\n7/77\nStatement of inventorship and of right to grant of a patent\n—\n8/77\nOn request for a certificate authorising the release of a micro-organism sample\n—\n8A/77\nOn notice of intention to restrict the availability of micro-organism samples to experts\n—\n9/77\nOn request for preliminary examination and search, request for further search under section 17(6) or payment for a supplementary search under section 17(8)\n130\n10/77\nOn request for substantive examination\n70\n11/77\nOn request to amend application before grant\n40\nOn application to amend specification after grant of a patent\n40\nOn request for the correction of an error in the register or in any connected document\n40\nOn request for correction of error or mistake\n40\n12/77\nOn payment of renewal fee (and additional fee for late payment)\nBefore 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\n110\nBefore 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\n120\nBefore 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\n130\nBefore 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\n140\nBefore 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\n150\nBefore 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\n170\nBefore 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\n190\nBefore 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\n210\nBefore 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\n230\nBefore 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\n260\nBefore 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\n280\nBefore 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\n310\nBefore 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\n340\nBefore 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\n370\nBefore 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\n410\nBefore 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\n450\nAdditional fee for late payment of a renewal fee under section 25(4)\nNot exceeding one month\n24\nEach succeeding month (but not exceeding six months)\n24\n15/77\nOn notice of opposition to amendment of specification after grant\n50\nOn notice of opposition to offer to surrender a patent\n50\nOn notice of opposition to an application under section 47(1) or 47(3) for cancellation of entry in the register\n50\nOn notice of opposition to application made under section 48 or 51\n50\nOn opposition to request for correction of error or mistake\n50\n16/77\nOn application to restore a patent\n135\n20/77\nOn request to alter a name, for each patent or application\n—\n21/77\nOn application to register or to give notice of rights acquired in a patent or in an application for a patent\n50\n23/77\nOn request for certificate of the comptroller or certified copy from a file or the register—\n(a) rubber stamp impression\n16\n(b) signed and sealed certificate\n22\nOn request for uncertified copy from a file or the register\n5\n28/77\nOn 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\n—\n30/77\nOn application by proprietor under section 47(1) for cancellation of entry in the register\n—\n49/77\nOn request to be informed of future events relating to a patent or application for a patent (caveat)\n25\n51/77\nOn appointment or change of agent\n—\n52/77\nOn request for extension of time or period under rule 110(3) (Each)\n135\nOn request for extension of time or period under rule 110(4)\n135\n53/77\nAdditional fee for extension of time or period under rule 110(6)\n135\nAdditional fee on restoration of a patent under rule 41(4)\n135\n54/77\nOn filing of translation of European Patent (UK) under section 77(6) (a)\n35\nOn filing of translation of an amended European Patent (UK) under section 77(6)(b)\n35\nOn request for publication of translation of claims of application for European Patent (UK) filed under section 78(7)\n35\nOn request for publication of corrected translation of European Patent (UK) or application for European Patent (UK) filed under section 80(3)\n35\n58/77\nOn declaration that licences of right shall not extend to excepted uses\n—\nOn request for information about date of payment of any renewal fee under rule 48 and/or to inspect the register under rule 49\n5\nOn request to inspect documents filed or kept at the Patent Office, under rule 93\n—\nOn entry of an international application for a patent (UK) into the national phase (section 89A(3))\n25\nOn application for entry of order or direction of court in the register under rule 53\n—\nOn application to register copy of entry made in European Register of Patents under rule 79(2)\n—\nOn request for conversion of European patent application under rule 81\n—\nFiling fee upon conversion of European patent application to an application under the Act\n25\nOn request for publication of translation under rule 85(6)\n12\nOn application to the comptroller under rule 85(8) or 85(12) for an international application to be treated as an application under the Act\n25\nOn application for order for evidence to be obtained in the United Kingdom under rule 86\n—\nTransmittal fee to Receiving Office under the Patent Co-operation Treaty — rule 118(1)\n55",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "*One half of these fees if entry in the register “Licences of Right”."
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2972/schedule/part/A",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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