Country/Region

Filing Fee

Other Fees

link

ARIPO

$250 plus $75 per designated country

$250 search fee and $250 for examination fee

$300 publication fee

www.aripo.org

Australia

$320 or $290 for on line application

$180 for Innovation patent or $150 for on line application

$420 or $370 for Innovation patent

www.ipaustralia.gov.au

Austria

€50 and €130 publication fee

€50 for supplementary search

www.patentamt.at

Denmark

3000 DKK

7000 DKK or 11000 DKK for search fee

www.dkpto.dk

EPO

€180 or €100 for on line application

€1050 search fee

www.epo.org

Finland

€400 or €300 on line

www.prh.fi

France

€36 with 50% discount for SME

€500 examination fee with 50% discount for SME

www.inpi.fr

Germany

€60 or €50 online application

€250 search request and €150 for examination

€350 for examination without Search request

www.dpma.de

Ireland

€125 or

€60 for short term patent

€361 Search fee  

www.patentsoffice.ie

Italy

€50 in electronic form, €120 hard copy up to 10 pages, €160 between 10 and 20 pages, €400 between 20 and 50 pages and €600 over 50 pages long

€200 search fee in the absence of an English translation of the claims

www.uibm.gov.it

New Zealand

$281.25

www.iponz.govt.nz

Norway

1100 NOK or 800 NOK for SME

3100 NOK search fee or free for SME

www.patentstyret.no

Poland

550 PLN or 500 PLN for on line application

www.uprp.pl

Spain

€91.69

€378.31 for Examination

www.oepm.es

Switzerland

CHF 200

CHF 500 examination fee

www.ige.ch

Sweden

500 SEK

2500 SEK

www.prv.se

UK

£30

£100 Search Fee and £70 for substantive examination

www.ipo.gov.uk

WIPO

CHF 1330

CHF 2525 search fee and if EPO is the IPEA the preliminary examination fee is €1675, and €121 handling fee

www.wipo.int