Currency Preview for Q2 Patent Annuities
Invoices for patent annuities due in the second quarter of 2024 will arrive in one month, so we thought we’d check in with the currency markets* and see how currency costs for international payments compare with last year’s costs. Let’s take a look at some of the most common scenarios! For United States IP owners […]
Patent – Trademark – Design Fee Updates – Week of Jan 30
This week, we have a little bit of something for everyone. Some minor PCT updates for Israel and Iceland, a Madrid update for Israel, and Hague updates for Israel, Japan, and Hungary. Let’s see what’s changing! Israel Fee Update Highlights of the Israel PCT Updates effective from March 1, 2024: Annex D – International Searching […]
Patent and Trademark Fee Updates – Week of Jan 22
The US has added a surcharge for Non-DOCX filings, and we have a couple of small PCT and Madrid fee updates this week. Let’s see what’s changing! New US Surcharge Effective January 17, 2024, any specifications, claims, or abstracts not filed in DOCX format will incur a surcharge. Large Entity Non-DOCX surcharge: 400 USD Small […]
New EP Validation options and Geneva Act Members (coming soon)
Georgia is now available when validating an EP patent, and the Geneva Act gets two new members – check out the details below. New EP Validation Option: Georgia The fee for validating a European patent in Georgia is 200 EUR, effective January 15th. Note: Validation of a European patent in Georgia is only available for […]
New United Arab Emirate patent fees and Georgian EP Validation Options
January starts strong with new fees coming to the United Arab Emirates and the introduction of the EP validation process in Georgia. This week, we will give you the highlights of the UAE updates. Stay tuned as we confirm the details with our associates. Happy New Year! United Arab Emirates Patent Fee Increases Cabinet Resolution […]
Finland patent and trademark fee updates coming in 2024
Our final patent and trademark fee updates of the year! It’s oddly appropriate that it is for Finland, known for its reindeer. Next week, we’ll be back with a preview of proposed fee updates for Australia and some United Arab Emirates fee updates, effective later in Q1. See you next year! Patent and Trademark Fee […]
Portugal and Denmark patent fee updates coming in 2024
Fee updates continue to be light as the year winds down. This week, we’ve got a small patent fee update for Portugal courtesy of the PCT Applicant’s Guide and a small patent fee increase in Denmark. Don’t let the slow pace of updates fool you. There are some larger updates on the horizon: Australia has […]
A flood of patent fee updates
A Flood of Patent Fee Updates WIPO is making up for lost time this fall and has released several hundred patent fee updates in the latest PCT Applicants guide. Most updates are increases or decreases of less than a few Euros/Dollars, so we’ve condensed the update down to just the meaningful changes. Enjoy! Updated PCT […]
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: […]
Italy and EPO PCT Patent Fee Updates
Italy and EPO PCT Patent Fee Updates We’ve seen a surprisingly small number of patent fee updates this fall, and most of the changes have been minor inflationary adjustments in PCT or Madrid costs. This week is no exception, with a few minor updates for Italy and the EPO, courtesy of the weekly PCT Applicant’s […]
