New PCT Fees Effective January 1, 2011

An Important Update from our Friends at the PCT Learning Center:

Important New Fee Changes

The International Bureau of the WIPO has informed the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), that due to changes in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar with regard to the Swiss franc, the dollar amounts of certain fees for international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office (RO/US) and the handling fee required by USPTO when acting as an International Preliminary Examining (IPEA/US) will be changed, effective January 1, 2011.

The International Bureau of the WIPO has also informed the USPTO that an increased dollar amount has been established for the search fees required by the Australian Patent Office, the European Patent Office, and the Korean Intellectual Property Office with effect from January 1, 2011.