1 April 2026: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 April 2026 and are as follows.

Transmittal fee

• £100

Search fee

• £1,632

International fee

• for the first 30 sheets: £1,242
• for each sheet over 30: £14

Restoration for restoration of priority

• £200

Reductions for e-filing

• electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £187
• electronic filing (being in character coded format): £280

Fees for preparation of priority document

• £27