The RMB Standard for the PCT Fees in the International Phase Implemented from January 1, 2025

Release Time：2025-01-03 16:32Author：Views：233

According to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Fees Transfer under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) signed between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the CNIPA charges the PCT fees in the international phase for the International Bureau of WIPO in accordance with the RMB standard published by the WIPO.

1. The RMB standard to be implemented from January 1, 2025

According to the RMB standard for PCT fees in the international phase to be implemented from January 1, 2025, as announced by the WIPO, the CNIPA will charge according to the following standards (in RMB).

(a) the filing fees charged by CNIPA for the International Bureau

Serial number	Type of fee	Implemented from January 1, 2025	Implemented from January 1, 2024
1.	The international application document does not exceed 30 pages	10990	10620
2.	Beyond 30 pages, each page will be charged	120	120
3.	Deductions in the case of electronic submission (PDF Format)	1650	1600
4.	Deductions in the case of electronic submission (XML Format)	2480	2400

(b) service charge of 1650 for the International Bureau
(the amount was 1600 in 2024)

If the standard needs to be adjusted due to excessive exchange rate fluctuations and other reasons, the fee schedule will be renewed.

2. Applicable situations

This standard applies to the filing fee for PCT applications filed with the CNIPA with a date of application receipt on or after January 1, 2025, and the fee for PCT international preliminary examination with a date of requirement receipt on or after January 1, 2025.

Except for the fees collected on behalf of the International Bureau, the search fees and other fees charged by the CNIPA remain unchanged, as detailed in the "Patent Fees and Integrated Circuit Layout Design Fee Standards" published on the website of the CNIPA.

Information source: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2024/12/30/art_332_196848.html

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