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 EPATENTS SERVICE FEES SCHEDULE

 Table 1: Registration and subscription

          Classes of accounts

Charges to be paid to online system operator

1. Registered user

 

(a) Personal

No charge

(b) Corporate

No charge for the first registration with allocation of 2 user identification names, and thereafter $20 for each additional 2 user identification names thereafter

2. Registered Subscriber

(pre-requisite that person must be a registered user)

 

(a) Personal

(a1) Category 1

(a2) Category 2

 

$24 for a 3-month subscription

Free subscription

(Minimum period of subscription is one (1) year. Unless account holder notifies ePatents Centre of its intention not to renew subscription at least one (1) month before the expiration date, the subscription shall automatically be renewed, without notice, for an additional one (1) year)

(b) Corporate

 

(b1) Category 1

 

$750 for a 3-month subscription with allocation of 2 user identification names and thereafter subject to the additional user identification names charge referred to in item 1(b)

(b2) Category 2

Free subscription with allocation of 2 user identification names and thereafter subject to the additional user identification names charge referred to in item 1(b)

(Minimum period of subscription is one (1) year. Unless account holder notifies ePatents Centre of its intention not to renew subscription at least one (1) month before the expiration date, the subscription shall automatically be renewed, without notice, for an additional one (1) year)

All charges specified above are subject to goods and services tax and are non-refundable.        

Table 2: Fees and Charges for Online Transactions

 

EPATENTS ONLINE FEES

Form Submission

Official Fees

Surcharge

Total Fees

Cat1

Cat2

Cat1

Cat2

PF1

$160.00

$7.80

$8.60

$167.80

$168.60

PF1 (2004)

$160.00

$7.80

$8.60

$167.80

$168.60

PF8

NIL

 

 

 

 

PF9

$50.00

$2.00

$2.20

$52.00

$52.20

PF10

$1,750.00

$62.00

$68.20

$1,812.00

$1,818.20

PF10 (2004)

$1,750.00

$62.00

$68.20

$1,812.00

$1,818.20

PF11

$2,600.00

$62.00

$68.20

$2,662.00

$2,668.20

PF11 (2004)

$2,600.00

$62.00

$68.20

$2,662.00

$2,668.20

PF11A

NIL

 

 

 

 

PF11B

NIL

 

 

 

 

PF11B (2004)

NIL

 

 

 

 

PF11C (2004)

NIL

 

 

 

 

PF12

$1,100.00

$62.00

$68.20

$1,162.00

$1,168.20

PF12 (2004)

$1,100.00

$62.00

$68.20

$1,162.00

$1,168.20

PF13A

NIL

PF14

$170.00

$7.80

$8.60

$177.80

$178.60

PF14 (2004)

$200.00 plus $20.00 per claim in excess of 25 claims

$7.80

$8.60

$207.80 plus $20.00 per claim in excess of 25 claims

$208.60 plus $20.00 per claim in excess of 25 claims

PF15 - Yr5 to 7

$160.00

$7.80

$8.60

$167.80

$168.60

PF15 - Yr8 to 10

$270.00

 

 

$277.80

$278.60

PF15 - Yr11 to 13

$350.00

 

 

$357.80

$358.60

PF15 - Yr14 to 16

$450.00

 

 

$457.80

$458.60

PF15 - Yr17 to 19

$550.00

 

 

$557.80

$558.60

PF15 - Yr20

$650.00

 

 

$657.80

$658.60

PF15 - After Yr20

$950.00

 

 

$957.80

$958.60

PF16 (see Note 3)

$50.00

$0.00

$0.00

$50.00

$50.00

 

$100.00

 

 

$100.00

$100.00

PF17

$100.00

$7.80

$8.60

$107.80

$108.60

PF19

$500.00

$7.80

$8.60

$507.80

$508.60

PF20

$300.00

$7.80

$8.60

$307.80

$308.60

PF21

$70.00

$7.80

$8.60

$77.80

$78.60

PF23

$12.00

$2.00

$2.20

$14.00

$14.20

PF24

$70.00

$7.80

$8.60

$77.80

$78.60

PF25

File Inspection     $6.50

$2.00

$2.20

$8.50

$8.70

 

File Retrieval     $6.00

 

 

$8.00

$8.20

PF26

Rubber Stamp     $18.00

$2.00

$2.20

$20.00

$20.20

 

Cert Signed     $30.00

 

 

$32.00

$32.20

PF28

$70.00

$7.80

$8.60

$77.80

$78.60

PF37

$160.00

$7.80

$8.60

$167.80

$168.60

PF38

$70.00

$7.80

$8.60

$77.80

$78.60

PF40

$100.00

$7.80

$8.60

$107.80

$108.60

PF41

$10.00

$2.00

$2.20

$12.00

$12.20

PF42

$18.00

$2.00

$2.20

$20.00

$20.20

PF44

$24.00

$2.00

$2.20

$26.00

$26.20

PF45

$200.00 per month of extension

$7.80

$8.60

$207.80

$208.60

PF45 (2004)

$200.00 per month of extension

$7.80

$8.60

$207.80

$208.60

PF45A (2004)
 

(a) Where the application is not an international application for a patent (Singapore) that has entered the national phase in Singapore under section 86(3)
 

$1,800.00

$62.00

$68.20

$1,862.00

$1,868.20

(b) Where the application is an international application for a patent (Singapore) that has entered the national phase in Singapore under section 86(3)

NIL

PF46

$200.00

$7.80

$8.60

$207.80

$208.60

PF46 (2004)

$200.00

$7.80

$8.60

$207.80

$208.60

PF47

$200.00 per month of extension

$7.80

$8.60

$207.80

$208.60

PF47 (2004)

$200.00 per month of extension

$7.80

$8.60

$207.80

$208.60

PF53 - Yr5 to 7

$80.00

$7.80

$8.60

$87.80

$88.60

PF53 - Yr8 to 10

$135.00

 

 

$142.80

$143.60

PF53 - Yr11 to 13

$175.00

 

 

$182.80

$183.60

PF53 - Yr14 to 16

$225.00

 

 

$232.80

$233.60

PF53 - Yr17 to 19

$275.00

 

 

$282.80

$283.60

PF53 - Yr20

$325.00

 

 

$332.80

$333.60

PF53 - After Yr20

$475.00

 

 

$482.80

$483.60

PF57

$120.00 if 'Declaration under Rule 9(2)' is selected

$7.80

$8.60

$127.80

$128.60

 

$120.00 if 'Request under Rule 9(3)' is selected

 

 

$127.80

$128.60

 

$250.00 if 'Request under Rule 9A(2)' is selected

 

 

$257.80

$258.60

 

$370.00 if 'Declaration under Rule 9(2) and Request under Rule 9A(2)' is selected

 

 

$377.80

$378.60

 

$370.00 if 'Requests under Rule 9(3) and Rule 9A(2)' is selected

 

 

$377.80

$378.60

PF99

NIL

 

Information Retrieval

Official Fees

Surcharge

Total Fees

Searches and access to basic bibliographic information

Nil

Nil

Nil

Download of published patent specifications

Nil

Nil

Nil

Download of patent register and renewal information

Nil

Nil

Nil

 

Table 3: Forms that are NOT Available Online

 

PF2 -  PF7

PF9A (2004)

PF18

PF22

PF27

PF29 - PF36

PF39

PF43

PF48 – PF51

PF54 (2004)

PF55

PF56

 

Notes:

1.       Mass Submission of forms is available for PF23 Alteration or Correction of Applicant / Inventor Name, PF23 Alteration or Correction of Applicant / Inventor Address) and PF24.

 

2.       On PF15 and PF53, for multiple year renewals, Official Fees and Surcharges will be imposed on a per year basis.

 

3.       No Official Fees and Surcharges will be imposed on PF8, PF11A, PF11B, PF11B(2004), PF11C(2004), PF13, PF13A and PF99.
For Patents Forms where various Official Fees are payable, the relevant fee payable will be based on the latest Patents Rules.

 

4.       No Official Fees and Surcharges will be imposed when other Patents Forms are submitted as attachments to a PF13 or PF23 only.

 

5.       All payments shall be in SINGAPORE dollars. The ePatents Online Fees in Table 2 excludes the Goods & Services Tax (GST).
The GST is imposed on the Surcharge component only. Surcharges are NOT refundable upon successful submissions.
Official Fees may be refunded at the sole discretion of the Registry of Patents at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).

 

6.       Where submissions are not possible and in the event that the submissions of applications and documents relevant
to the application have to be performed through the postal services, the postal charges shall be borne by the user or requestor.

 

 

 

 


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