What fees do I have to pay to participate in the IP Australia-EPO pilot?

There is no special fee for participating in the pilot. You simply have to pay the fees normally due on filing of an international application, i.e.:

• a transmittal fee (for applications filed with the IB acting as receiving Office).
• the international filing fee including any page fees, collected by the receiving Office on behalf of the IB.
• the international search fee, collected by the receiving Office on behalf of the selected ISA. Please read the dedicated section for more information.

The above fees are payable to the receiving Office. If you decide to file a demand for international preliminary examination, you will additionally have to pay a preliminary examination fee and a handling fee to the selected IPEA. Under the IP Australia-EPO pilot, you can either select IP Australia or the EPO as International Preliminary Examining Authority.

For more information on the various fee amounts, please see the PCT Fee Table.