New PCT Fees for Georgia

Georgia PCT Patent Fee Updates

This week’s patent updates are limited to some updates for Georgia. Nothing earth-shattering; the PCT Applicant’s Guide was updated to include some updated national filing costs and new costs for utility models.

Check out the updates below!

Updated Georgia PCT Patent Fees

Highlights of the Georgia Updates:

In Annex C: Receiving Office
- The fee for substantive examination up to 10 claims is USD 300.
- The fee for substantive examination for each additional claim filed is USD 30.
- Utility Models
  - The fee for examination of an application, up to 30 pages is USD 100.
  - The fee for examination of an application is USD 3 for each additional page above 30.
  - The fee for substantive examination up to 10 claims is USD 150.
  - The fee for each additional claim over 10 is USD 15.
  - The fee for substantive examination for each additional claim filed after issuing examination report is USD 15.
  - The fee for registration of utility model, publication of utility model, or issuance of utility model certificate is USD 150.
  - The fee for reinstatement of a utility model is USD 100.
  - The maintenance fees for utility models for the 9th and 10th years is reduced from USD 300 to USD 250.