According to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Payment of Fees for the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) signed by the State Intellectual Property Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the State Intellectual Property Office collects fees for the international phase of the PCT application on behalf of the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization according to the RMB standard published by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

1. RMB standard to be implemented from November 1, 2023

According to the RMB standard for the international phase fee of PCT application, which will be implemented from November 1, 2023, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the State Intellectual Property Office will charge the international phase fee of PCT application according to the following standard.

PCT Application International Stage Fee standard (Amount unit: RMB)

(1) International application fees collected on behalf of the International Bureau

1. The international application document shall not exceed 30 pages: 10920

2, more than 30 pages per page charge: 120

3. Electronic submission of reduction (PDF format) : 1640

4. Electronic submission of reduction (XML format) : 2460

(ii) Service charge on behalf of the International Bureau: 1640

If the exchange rate fluctuation is too large and other reasons to adjust the standard will be announced separately.

2. Scope of application

This standard applies to the international application fee for PCT applications submitted to the State Intellectual Property Office with a date of receipt after 1 November 2023 (inclusive), and to the processing fee for PCT international preliminary examination requirements with a date of receipt after 1 November 2023 (inclusive)

In addition to the fees charged on behalf of the International Bureau, the fees charged by the State Intellectual Property Office, such as search fees, remain unchanged, as detailed in the "Patent Fees, Layout Design Fees for Integrated Circuits" published on the website of the State Intellectual Property Office.