The Patents (Fees) Rules 1998

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 1995.)

Number of corresponding Patents Form	Item	Amount £
1/77	On request for the grant of a patent (the filing fee)	—
2/77	On reference under section 8(1), 12(1) or 37(1)	50
	On application under section 8(5) or 37(3) for authorisation by comptroller	50
	On request for directions under section 10 or 12(4)	50
	On reference under section 11(5) or 38(5) to determine the question of a licence	50
	On application to comptroller under section 13(1) and/or 13(3)	50
	On offer to surrender a patent	—
	On application for compensation by employee	50
	On application under section 41(8)	50
	On application for settlement of terms of licence of right	50
	On application under section 47(3) by person interested for cancellation of entry in the register	50
	On application under section 48(1) for a compulsory licence or entry in the register	50
	On application by Minister in case of monopoly or merger	50
	On reference to the comptroller of a dispute as to infringement	50
	On application for declaration for non-infringement	50
	On application for the revocation of a patent	50
7/77	Statement of inventorship and of right to grant of a patent	—
8/77	On request for a certificate authorising the release of a micro-organism sample	—
8A/77	On notice of intention to restrict the availability of micro-organism samples to experts	—
9/77	On request for preliminary examination and search, request for further search under section 17(6) or payment for a supplementary search under section 17(8)	130
10/77	On request for substantive examination	70
11/77	On request to amend application before grant	40
	On application to amend specification after grant of a patent	40
	On request for the correction of an error in the register or in any connected document	40
	On request for correction of error or mistake	40
12/77	On payment of renewal fee(1) (and additional fee for late payment)—
	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	50
	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	70
12/77	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	90
	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	110
	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	130
	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	150
	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	170
	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	190
	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	210
	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	230
	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	250
	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	270
	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	300
	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	330
	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	360
	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	400
	Additional fee for late payment of a renewal fee under section 25(4)—
	Not exceeding one month	—
	Each succeeding month (but not exceeding six months)	24
15/77	On notice of opposition to amendment of specification after grant	50
	On notice of opposition to offer to surrender a patent	50
	On notice of opposition to an application under section 47(1) or 47(3) for cancellation of entry in the register	50
	On notice of opposition to application made under section 48 or 51	50
	On opposition to request for correction of error or mistake	50
16/77	On application to restore a patent	135
20/77	On request to alter a name, for each patent application	—
21/77	On application to register or to give notice of rights acquired in a patent or in an application for a patent	—
23/77	On request for certificate of the comptroller or certified copy from a file or the register—
	(a) rubber stamp impression	16
	(b) signed and sealed certificate	22
	On request for uncertified copy from a file or the register	5
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	—
30/77	On application by proprietor under section 47(1) for cancellation of entry in the register	—
49/77	On request to be informed of future events relating to a patent or application for a patent (caveat)	25
51/77	On appointment or change of agent	—
52/77	On request for extension of time or period under rule 110(3) (each)	135
	On request for extension of time or period under rule 110(4)	135
53/77	Additional fee for extension of time or period under rule 110(6)	135
	Additional fee on restoration of a patent under rule 41(4)	135
54/77	On filing of translation of European Patent (UK) under section 77(6)(a)	—
	On filing of translation of an amended European Patent (UK) under section 77(6)(b)	—
	On request for publication of translation of claims of application for European Patent (UK) filed under section 78(7)	—
	On request for publication of corrected translation of European Patent (UK) or application for European Patent (UK) filed under section 80(3)	—
58/77	On declaration that licences of right shall not extend to excepted uses	—
	On request for information about date of payment of any renewal fee under rule 48 and/or to inspect the register under rule 49	—
	On request to inspect documents filed or kept at the Patent Office, under rule 93	—
	On entry of an international application for a patent (UK) into the national phase (section 89A(3))	—
	On application for entry of order or direction of court in the register under rule 53	—
	On application to register copy of entry made in European Register of Patents under rule 79(2)	—
	On request for conversion of European patent application under rule 81	—
	Filing fee upon conversion of European patent application to an application under the Act	—
	On request for publication of translation under rule 85(6)	12
	On application to the comptroller under rule 85(8) or 85(12) for an international application to be treated as an application under the Act	—
	On application for order for evidence to be obtained in the United Kingdom under rule 86	—
	Transmittal fee to Receiving Office under the Patent Co-operation Treaty rule 118	55

(1)

One half of these fees if entry in the register “Licences of Right”.