Decisions and notices relating to PCT fees

Refund of international search fee 

• Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 January 2023 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority
  (OJ EPO 2023, A5)
• Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 January 2009 concerning the criteria for refund of search fees (PDF, 51 KB)
  (OJ EPO 2009, 99)

Reduction in international search and preliminary examination fees

• Decision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2019 concerning the reduction in the fees for the international search and the international preliminary examination carried out on international applications filed by nationals of certain states (CA/D13/19)
  (OJ EPO 2020, A4)
• Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 July 2022 concerning the reduction of the fees for the international search and the international preliminary examination carried out on international applications in favour of nationals of certain states – revised list of states
  (OJ EPO 2022, A72)

Reduction in European supplementary search fee

• Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2022 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 16/22)
  (OJ EPO 2023, A25)
• Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 December 2017 abrogating its decision CA/D 10/05 concerning cases where the search fee for the supplementary European search is to be reduced (CA/D 16/17)
  (OJ EPO 2018, A3)
• Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 March 2023 concerning search and examination fees
  (OJ EPO 2023, A28)