
1 

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Patents (Fees) Rules 1992 and shall come into force on 11th May 1992.
(2) The Patents (Fees) Rules 1991 are hereby revoked.
2 
These Rules shall be construed as one with the Patents Rules 1990 and, to the extent that they continue to apply in relation to existing patents and existing applications, to the Patents Rules 1968.
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The fees to be paid in respect of any matters arising under the Patents Act 1977 or arising under the Patents Act 1949 shall be those specified in Parts A and B of the Schedule to these Rules; and in any case where a form specified in Part A or Part B of the Schedule as the corresponding form in relation to any matter is required by the Patents Rules 1990 or, as the case may be, the Patents Rules 1968 to be used, that form shall be accompanied by the fee, if any, specified in respect of that matter or, where payment maybe made within a prescribed period of time after the form has been filed, the fee so specified shall be paid within that period.
Reay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Industry and Technology
Department of Trade and Industry
6th March 1992We consent to the making of these Rules.
Irvine Patnick
Nicholas Baker
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
10th March 1992
SCHEDULE
Rule 3
PART A(In this Part of this Schedule, any reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Patents Act 1977 and any reference to a rule is a reference to that rule of the Patents Rules 1990.)

Number of corresponding Patents Form Item Amount
  £
1/77 On request for the grant of a patent (the filing fee)  25
2/77 On reference under section 8(1), 12(1) or 37(1)  —
3/77 On application under section 8(5) or 37(3) for authorisation by comptroller  —
4/77 On request for directions under section 10 or 12(4)  —
5/77 On reference under section 11(5) or 38(5) to determine the question of a licence  —
6/77 On application to comptroller under section 13(1) and/or 13(3)  —
7/77 Statement of inventorship and of right to the grant of a patent  —
8/77 On request for certificate authorising release of sample of micro-organism  —
8A/77 On notice of intention to restrict availability of samples of micro-organism to expert  —
8B/77 On request for certificate authorising release of sample of micro-organism to expert  —
9/77 On request for preliminary examination and search, request for further search under section 17(6) or payment for a supplementary search under section 17(8)  130
10/77 On request for substantive examination  130
11/77 On request to amend application before grant  30
12/77 On payment of renewal fee (and additional fee for late payment)—
 Before the expiration of the 4th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 5th year  110
 Before the expiration of the 5th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 6th year  120
 Before the expiration of the 6th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 7th year  130
 Before the expiration of the 7th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 8th year  140
 Before the expiration of the 8th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 9th year  150
 Before the expiration of the 9th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 10th year  170
 Before the expiration of the 10th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 11th year  190
 Before the expiration of the 11th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 12th year  210
 Before the expiration of the 12th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 13th year  230
 Before the expiration of the 13th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 14th year  260
 Before the expiration of the 14th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 15th year  280
 Before the expiration of the 15th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 16th year  310
 Before the expiration of the 16th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 17th year  340
 Before the expiration of the 17th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 18th year  370
 Before the expiration of the 18th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 19th year  410
 Before the expiration of the 19th year from the date of filing of the application for the patent or, in the case of an existing patent, the date of the patent and in respect of the 20th year  450
 Additional fee for late payment of a renewal fee under section25(4)–
 Not exceeding one month  24
 Each succeeding month  (but not exceeding six months) 24
14/77 On application to amend specification after grant of a patent  66
15/77 On notice of opposition to amendment of specification after grant  —
16/77 On application for the restoration of a patent  135
17/77 Additional fee on the application for restoration of a patent  135
18/77 On offer to surrender a patent  —
19/77 On notice of opposition to offer to surrender a patent  —
20/77 On request for alteration of a name, for each patent or application  —
21/77 On application to register or to give notice of a transaction, instrument or event affecting the rights in a patent or application fora patent or in further patents or applications for patents where the devolution of title is the same as in the first patent or applicationfor a patent  55
22/77 On request for the correction of an error in the register or in any connected document  —
23/77 On request for miscellaneous information  —
24/77 On request for certificate of the comptroller—
(a) rubber stamp impression  16

(b) Signed and sealed certificate  22
25/77 On application for entry of order or direction of court in the register  —
26/77 On application for compensation by employee  —
27/77 On application under section 41(8) —
28/77 On application by proprietor for entry to be made in the register to the effect that licences under the patent are to be available as of right —
29/77 On application for settlement of terms of licence of right  —
30/77 On application by proprietor under section 47(1) for cancellation of entry in the register  —
31/77 On application under section 47(3) by person interested for cancellation of entry in the register  —
32/77 On notice of opposition to an application under section 47(1) or 47(3) for cancellation of entry in the register  —
33/77 On application under section 48(1) for a compulsory licence or entry in the register  —
34/77 On application by Crown in case of monopoly or merger  —
35/77 On notice of opposition to application made under section 48 or 51  —
36/77 On reference to the comptroller of a dispute as to infringement  —
37/77 On application for declaration of non-infringement  —
38/77 On application for the revocation of a patent  —
39/77 On application to register copy of entry made in European Register of Patents  —
40/77 On payment of filing fee upon conversion of European patent application to an application under the Act  25
41/77 On request for conversion of European patent application  —
43/77 On request for publication of translation  12
44/77 On application to the comptroller for an international application to be treated as an application under the Act  25
45/77 On application for order for evidence to be obtained in the United Kingdom  —
47/77 On request for correction of error or mistake  40
48/77 On opposition to request for correction of error or mistake  —
49/77 On request for information relating to a patent or application  25
50/77 On request for extension of time or period under rule 110(3)  Each 135
51/77 On appointment or change of agent  —
52/77 On request for extension of time or period under rule 110(4)  135
53/77 Additional fee for extension of time or period under rule 110(6)  135
54/77 On filing of translation of European Patent (UK) under section77(6)(a)  35
55/77 On filing of translation of an amended European Patent (UK) under section 77(6)(b)  35
56/77 On request for publication of translation of claims of application for European Patent (UK) filed under section 78(7)  35
57/77 On request for publication of corrected translation of European Patent (UK) or application for European Patent (UK) filed under section 80(3)  35
58/77 On declaration that licences of right shall not extend to excepted uses  —
— National fee (section 89A(3))  25
 As Receiving Office or International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Co-operation Treaty—
(a) Transmittal fee (rule 118(1) of the Patents Rules 1990) 55
 
(b) Preliminary examination fee (rule 120 of those Rules) 130
 
(c) Additional fee (rule 121 of those Rules)Maximum 130


PART B(In this Part of this Schedule–
(1) any reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Patents Act 1949; and
(2) any reference to a rule is a reference to that rule of the Patents Rules 1968, as it continues to apply by virtue of rule 124 of the Patents Rules 1978.)

Number of corresponding Patents Form Item Amount
  £
1 Add Application for grant of patent of addition in lieu of independent patent  —
7 For extension of time under rule 30, 33 or 50–Not exceeding one month  —
 Each succeeding month  —
8 On application for result of search made under sections 7 and 8  —
9 On application under section 9(2) for deletion of reference  —
13 On notice that hearing before the comptroller will be attended  —
14 On request under section 16(3)  —
15 On claim under section 16(4)  —
16 On application for extension of the period under section 16(5)  12
17 On application for a certificate under section 16(8)  —
18 On claim under section 17(1) for application to proceed in name of claimants  —
19 On application for directions under section 17(5)  —
20 On request for sealing of a patent  —
21 On application for extension of the period for requesting the sealing of a patent under section 19(3)—
 Not exceeding one month  17
 Each succeeding month  17
22 On application for extension of the period for requesting the sealing of a patent under section 19(4)—
 Not exceeding one month  17
 Each succeeding month  17
23 On application under section 20 for amendment of a patent  —
32 On application under section 28 for sealing of a patent  31
33 On opposition to application under section 28  —
34 Additional fee for sealing under section 28  80
35 On application to amend specification after acceptance  52
36 On notice of opposition to amendment  —
38 On application to amend an application for a patent  26
39 On application for revocation of a patent under section 33  —
43 On application for settlement of terms of licence under patent endorsed “Licences of Right”  —
44 On application by patentee for cancellation of endorsement of patent “Licences of Right”  —
46 On notice of opposition to cancellation of endorsement of patent “Licences of Right”  —
53 On application under section 55(1) for directions of comptroller  —
54 On application under section 55(2) for directions of comptroller  —
55 On application under section 56(1) to determine dispute  —
63 On application for entry in the register of claim to a licence under a patent extended under section 23, 24 or 25  —
64 On request to comptroller to correct a clerical error  40
65 On notice of opposition to the correction of a clerical error  —
68 For duplicate of patent  —
69 On application for entry of order of court in the register  —
