The Patents and Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2017

Amendments to the Fees Rules

8.  After rule 3A insert—

“Excess claims fee

3B.   The fee specified in Schedule 1 in respect of a request for a search under section 17(1) in accordance with rule 27 of the 2007 Rules shall increase by £20 for the 26th and each subsequent claim contained in the application.

Excess pages fee

3C.   The fee specified in Schedule 1 in respect of a request for a substantive examination of an application under section 18(1) in accordance with rule 28 of the 2007 Rules shall increase by £10 for the 36th and each subsequent page of the description contained in the application.

Fee for the grant of a patent

3D.— (1) Where rule 30A(1) of the 2007 Rules applies, the fee for the grant of a patent is the sum of the following amounts—

(a) £20 for each qualifying claim, and

(b) £10 for each qualifying page.

(2) For the purposes of this rule—

(a) a “qualifying claim” means any of the 26th or subsequent claims contained in the application which exceed the number of claims contained in the application as at the date when the applicant made a request for a search under section 17(1)(c) as referred to in rule 30A(1)(a)(ii) of the 2007 Rules; and

(b) a “qualifying page” means any of the 36th or subsequent pages of the description contained in the application which exceed the number of pages of the description contained in the application as at the date when the applicant made a request for a substantive examination under section 18(1) as referred to in rule 30A(1)(b)(ii) of the 2007 Rules.”.