No Patent or Trademark Fee Updates this Week
Everyone’s at Carnival! It’s all quiet this week on the fee front, everyone must be at Carnival! Check back next week!
Here Come the Patent Fee Updates!
There haven’t been a lot of Patent fee updates this year, but that is going to be changing soon. A large number of PCT fees are being adjusted in March, and several EP fees are getting a healthy increase in April. Let’s see what’s coming! EP Fee highlights – Effective April 1 We’ll publish a […]
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 […]
No Patent or Trademark Fee Updates this Week
The Holiday Slowdown Arrives! This week was quiet; no significant updates were announced for patent or trademark fees. Perhaps the PTOs are out holiday shopping? Check back next week for (possibly) new updates!
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 […]
