Something For Everyone This Week!
This week, we have a variety of IP fee updates, including updated Singapore PCT fees and Madrid updates for Syria, Colombia, and Turkey. There are also some updates on the EP validation and Unitary front – let’s get into it!
Singapore PCT Fee Updates Effective January 1
Highlights:
- Annex C – Receiving Office
- International filing fee: From 2,052 SGD to 1,995 SGD.
- Electronic filing (the request): From 309 SGD to 300 SGD.
- Electronic filing (request, description, claims, abstract). From 463 SGD to 450 SGD.
- Annex D – International Searching Authorities
- Search fee (PCT Rule 16):
- From 1,452 CHF to 1,493 CHF.
- From 1,598 EUR to 1,550 EUR.
- From 242,200 JPY to 244,300 JPY.
- From 1,664 USD to 1,633 USD.
- Annex SISA – International Searching Authority (Supplementary Search)
- Supplementary search fee (PCT Rule 45bis.3):
- From 1,452 CHF to 1,493 CHF.
- Supplementary search fee (PCT Rule 45bis.3):
- Annex E – International Preliminary Examining Authority
- Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):
- From 309 SGD to 300 SGD.
- Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):
Colombia Madrid Fee Updates - Effective July 3rd
Application or Subsequent Designation Fee
- Trademark application costs for the first class of goods and services will increase from 274 CHF to 288 CHF.
- Trademark application costs for each additional class of goods and services will increase from 137 CHF to 144 CHF.
Renewal Fees
- Renewal fees for the first class of goods and services will increase from 149 CHF to 157 CHF.
- Renewal fees for each additional class of goods and services will increase from 73 CHF to 77 CHF.
Syrian Arab Republic Madrid Fee Updates - Effective June 26th
Application or Subsequent Designation Fee
- Trademark application costs for each class of goods and services will increase from 41 CHF to 134 CHF.
Renewal Fees
- Renewal fees for each class of goods and services will increase from 41 CHF to 134 CHF.
Turkey Madrid Fee Updates - Effective June 16th
Application or Subsequent Designation Fee
- Trademark application costs for the first class of goods and services will decrease from 90 CHF to 76 CHF.
- Trademark application costs for the second class of goods and services will decrease from 25 CHF to 21 CHF.
- Trademark application costs for each class of goods and services will decrease from 29 CHF to 24 CHF.
Renewal Fees
- Renewal fees (independent of the number of classes of foods and services) will decrease from 81 CHF to 69 CHF.
EP Validation and Unitary Membership Updates
Laos Joining EP Validation System
Laos has signed an agreement to join the EPO’s Validation system. Once it has entered into force, the agreement will streamline market access into Laos for European patent applicants, facilitating foreign direct investment, trade, and technology transfer.
Laos will be the EPO’s second validation partner from Southeast Asia and the sixth country signing a Validation Agreement with the EPO, after Morocco, Tunisia, Moldova, Cambodia, and Georgia. The EPO and Laos have yet to announce fees or a timeline for the implementation of the new system.
Romania joining the UPC
Romania ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) Law in April, paving the way for its becoming the 18th member state of the UPC Agreement this fall.
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New PCT Member Arriving As of January- Uruguay!
Updates to PCT patent fees coming in November
