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Pursuant to the "Memorandum of Understanding on the Payment of Fees under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)" between China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the CNIPA will charge international fees for the PCT applications on behalf of the International Bureau of WIPO in accordance with the RMB standards published by WIPO.
Standard of International Fees for PCT Applications (Unit of amount: RMB yuan)
(1) International Application Fees
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1. |
International application fee for documents not exceeding 30 pages |
10350 |
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2. |
Additional fee per page for documents exceeding 30 pages |
120 |
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3. |
Reduction for electronic submission (in PDF format) |
1560 |
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4. |
Reduction for electronic submission (in XML format) |
2340 |
(2) Formality Fee - 1560
Adjustment of standards shall be announced separately in the event of significant exchange rate fluctuations or other reasons.
This standard is applicable to international fees for the PCT applications submitted to and received by the CNIPA on or after July 1st, 2023, as well as formality fees for the requests of PCT international preliminary examination received by CNIPA on or after July 1st, 2023.
In addition to the fees charged by CNIPA for the International Bureau of WIPO, the fee charged by CNIPA, such as search fees, remain unchanged. For details, please refer to the Fees for Patents and Integrated Circuit Layout Design published on the website of CNIPA.
