The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has announced updates to its fee schedule, the first since May 2022. While the majority of fees remain unchanged, selective adjustments will take effect in two phases: September 1, 2025, and April 1, 2026. These changes aim to ensure operational sustainability, encourage quality submissions, and promote a healthier IP ecosystem.
Key adjustments include:
Increase in trademarks application fee, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) search and preliminary examination fees in light of prevailing operational conditions;
Increase in trademarks and patents renewal fees to encourage the release of non-performing IP;
Increase in patents excess claim fee and lower threshold to encourage submission of concise claim sets;
Shift in patents excess claim fee payment from grant stage to response to written opinion stage;
Increase in certain amendment fees to encourage quality filings;
Increase in certain extension of time fees to discourage unnecessary prolonging of IP prosecution process; and
Decrease in application fee for grant of plant varieties protection
Following is a summary of IPOS fee changes with old vs. new fee comparisons for Patents, Trademarks, and Designs:
1. Patent Fee Changes
Fee Type | Old Fee (S$) | New Fee (S$) | Effective Date |
Excess Claim Fee (Form PF11,PF12) | 40 (per claim beyond 20) | 80 (per claim beyond 15) | 1 Sep 2025 |
Request for an examination review report | 1420 | 2150 |
3200 | 1 Apr 2026 |
Renewal fees | With a proximate increasing rate of 7% | 1 Sep 2025 |
PCT Supplementary Search Fee | 2240 | 2350 |
PCT Preliminary Exam Fee | 830 | 900 |
2. Trademark Fee Changes
Fee Type | Old Fee (S$) | New Fee (S$) | Effective Date |
Application (per class) | 380 | 410 | 1 Sep 2025 |
Renewal (per class) | 440 | 480 |
Amendment | 40 | 50 |
60 | 1 Apr 2026 |
Madrid international application (per class) | 380 | 410 | 1 Sep 2025 |
Request to transform an international registration/ subsequent designation into national mark (per class) |
Madrid international renewal (per class) | 440 | 480 |
3. Design Fee Changes
Fee Type | Old Fee (S$) | New Fee (S$) | Effective Date |
Application to amend an application for registration of a design | 45 | 60 | 1 Sep 2025 |
The full breakdown of updated fees can be found here: Annex A
Source: IPOS Website
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