| Schedule of charges for patents in Singapore |
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A. PCT National Phase Applications in Singapore
i.
PCT National Phase Applications with an official filing date on or after 1 July 2004
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Under Singapore law, the most cost-effective way of obtaining a patent is by relying on the International Preliminary Report on Patentability (Chapter I or Chapter II) or the final prosecution results from corresponding applications with the same priority from any one of the prescribed countries, i.e. United States of America, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Europe (filed in English only), Canada (filed in English only) or Japan within 42 months from the priority date.
Where the applicant intends to pursue one of the above options, our total fixed charges for filing a patent and prosecuting to grant inclusive of official fees and disbursements would be SGD1929.80[approximately USD1253 and Euro 970].
The breakdown of our charges
is as follows: - |
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PROFESSIONAL CHARGES (SGD) |
OFFICIAL CHARGES (SGD) |
TOTAL CHARGES (SGD) |
Initial Charges:
Filing a Request to enter National Phase in Singapore |
800 |
179.80 |
979.80 |
Filing a Notice of Intention to rely on the IPRP or the prosecution results from a corresponding application
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350 |
- |
350 |
| Filing a request for issuance of grant; checking and forwarding the certificate of grant |
400 |
200.00 (excluding surcharge - IPOS has not announced the surcharge on the official fees for payment of grant fee)
An official fee of S$20 per claim in excess of 25 claims is payable. |
600 |
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Grand Total |
1,929.80 |
| If the relevant documents are not available, applicants may file a request for “block-extension” within 39 months from the priority date, in which event the deadline for filing the documents will be postponed to 60 months. |
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| Possible
additional charges: |
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PROFESSIONAL CHARGES (SGD) |
OFFICIAL CHARGES (SGD) |
TOTAL CHARGES (SGD) |
Filing a Request for block extension |
400 |
- |
400 |
Filing an amendment to the claims |
350 |
- |
350 |
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| There are also other options for prosecuting a patent to grant in Singapore under PCT as for example requesting for substantive examination, but generally these other options are more costly. If you would like to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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ii.
PCT National Phase Applications in Singapore with an official filing date before 1 July 2004
Chapter I
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As of 1 January 2004, the new 30-month time limit under PCT Article 22 (1) will also apply for Chapter I applications. Our total fixed charges for filing Chapter I applications and prosecuting to grant inclusive of official fees and disbursements are SGD3019.60 [approximately USD1960, Euro1517].
Chapter I applications undergo substantive examination in Singapore based on the International Search Report. Therefore, it is not necessary to file a request for search at the Registry. The applicants must submit a request for examination with copies of the cited documents in the International Search Report.
The breakdown of our charges is as follows: |
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PROFESSIONAL CHARGES
(SGD) |
OFFICIAL CHARGES
(SGD) |
TOTAL CHARGES (SGD) |
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Filing a Request to enter National Phase in Singapore |
800 |
179.80 |
979.80 |
Filing a Request for Examination during National Phase in Singapore
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400 |
1,112 |
1,512.00 |
Filing a Request for Issuance of Grant Certificate and forwarding the Certificate
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350 |
177.80 |
527.80 |
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Grand Total: |
3,019.60 |
| The above-mentioned charges include amendments made in the international phase. For amendments made at the Singapore Office, our charges inclusive of disbursements are SGD$350 [approximately US$227 and Euro 176]. The above-mentioned charges do not include our responses for overcoming objections raised by the Examiner in the written opinions. |
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Chapter II |
Our total fixed charges for filing Chapter II applications and prosecuting to grant inclusive of official fees and disbursements are SGD1507.60 [approximately USD979 and Euro757].
Chapter II applications do not undergo examination in Singapore. Therefore, it is not necessary to file a request for search and examination in Singapore. Grant will be issued on the basis of the International Preliminary Examination Report (IPER).
The breakdown of our charges is as follows: |
| |
PROFESSIONAL CHARGES
(SGD) |
OFFICIAL CHARGES
(SGD) |
TOTAL CHARGES (SGD) |
Initial Filing Charges:
Filing a Request to enter National Phase in Singapore |
800 |
179.80 |
979.80 |
Closing Charges:
Filing a Request for Issuance of Grant Certificate and forwarding the Certificate |
350 |
177.80 |
527.80 |
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Grand Total |
1,507.60 |
| The above-mentioned charges include amendments made in the international phase. For amendments made at the Singapore Office, our charges inclusive of disbursements are SGD$350 [approximately US$227 and Euro 176]. |
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B.
PARIS CONVENTION APPLICATIONS |
Under Singapore law, the most cost-effective way of obtaining a patent is by relying on the final prosecution results from corresponding applications with the same priority from any one of the prescribed countries, i.e. United States of America, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Europe (filed in English only), Canada (filed in English only) or Japan within 42 months from the priority date.
Where the applicant intends to pursue the above option, our total fixed charges for filing a patent and prosecuting to grant inclusive of official fees and disbursements would be SGD1979.80[approximately USD1285 and Euro 995].
The breakdown of our charges is as follows:
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PROFESSIONAL CHARGES
(SGD) |
OFFICIAL CHARGES
(SGD) |
TOTAL CHARGES (SGD) |
Filing a patent application in Singapore
|
800 |
179.80 |
979.80 |
Filing a copy of the granted patent or the final examination results
|
400 |
- |
400 |
| Filing a request for issuance of grant; checking and forwarding the certificate of grant. |
400 |
200.00 (excluding surcharge - IPOS has not announced the surcharge on the official fees for payment of grant fee)
An official fee of S$20 per claim in excess of 25 claims is payable. |
600 |
|
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Grand Total |
1,979.80 |
| If the relevant documents are not available, applicants may file a request for “block-extension” within 39 months from the priority date, in which event the deadline for filing the documents will be postponed to 60 months. However, we would wish to draw attention to the fact that the official fee for filing such an extension is S$1862 [approximately USD 1209 and Euro 936]. |
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| Possible additional charges: |
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PROFESSIONAL CHARGES (SGD) |
OFFICIAL CHARGES (SGD) |
TOTAL CHARGES (SGD) |
Filing a Request for block extension |
400 |
1,862 |
2,262 |
Filing an amendment to the claims |
350 |
- |
350 |
| There are also other options for prosecuting a patent to grant in Singapore as for example requesting for substantive examination, but generally these other options are more costly. If you would like to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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| The above-mentioned charges include amendments made in the international phase. For amendments made at the Singapore Office, our charges inclusive of disbursements are $300 (Singapore) [approximately US$195 and Euro 151]. |
