GA C2.24 2.24

What fees are due when filing an international application? 
2.24.001
For fee payments to be made during the international phase, please consult the latest information available on both the EPO and the WIPO websites. Furthermore, guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices is provided in every issue of the Official Journal. 
Art. 3(4)(iv) PCT
R. 14-16 PCT
WIPO PCT Guide 5.184-5.199 
PCT Gazette, 15 March 2018, 212 
PCT Newsletter 2/2018, 7, 3/2018, 8, 
4/2018, 7 
2.24.002
Anyone can validly make fee payments to the EPO: applicants, representatives and any other person. 
2.24.003
For international applications the following fees are payable direct to the EPO as receiving Office: 
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the transmittal fee, 
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the international filing fee, and 
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the international search fee. 
2.24.004
The transmittal, international filing and search fees are payable within one month of receipt of the international application.
R. 14.1, 15.3, 16.1(f) PCT
PCT Newsletter 5/2015, 10 
2.24.005
If the application contains more than 30 pages, the international filing fee increases, with a fixed sum to be paid for each page in excess of 30 pages. This extra fee is considered part of the international filing fee and must be paid by the applicant together with the (basic) filing fee. The applicant should compute the extra amount himself and not wait for a communication, because as from expiry of the one-month time limit the missing amount may only be validly paid together with a late payment fee (see point 2.24.023).
2.24.006
If the application contains a sequence listing as part of the description, the pages forming that part are not taken into account for calculating the page fee if all requirements are met (see point 2.21.005).
Amounts of fees
Payment methods
Refund procedure
When do fee reductions apply?
What happens if fees are paid late?

Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_c2_24.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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