At what point in time are my fees debited automatically?

As a general rule, on the last day of the time limit for paying them. There are, however, a few exceptions to this rule, namely:

• fee for restoration of the right of priority (fee code 013)
• administrative fee for a certified copy of the priority document (fee code 029)
• administrative fee for an additional copy of the documents cited in the international search report (ISR) or international preliminary examination report (IPER) (fee code 055)

These fees are considered to have been received on the date of receipt of the request for the service concerned.

For administrative reasons, if the request for a certified copy is submitted before the fees under Rules 14.1, 15.2 and 16.1 PCT have been debited, the administrative fee payable is debited together with those fees. In all other cases it is debited within 7 days as from receipt of the request for the certified copy.

Also for administrative reasons, the fee payable for an additional copy of the documents cited in the ISR or IPER is likewise debited within 7 days as from receipt of the request.