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I.
Information for Filing of International Applications
for Patent under PCT by Indian Applicants.
| a. |
Competent
receiving office |
The
Patent Office, Kolkata, and its branch Offices
at new Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai (RO/IN)
International bureau (RO/IB), Geneva, Switzerland.
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| b. |
Language
of filing |
RO/IN
: English, Hindi
RO/IB : Any language |
| c. |
Elements
of the International aplication |
i.Request
(PCT/RO/101)
ii.description
iii.one or more claims
iv. abstract
v. Drawings (where aplicable)
vi Fees
vii P.A./G.P.A. (where aplicable) |
| d. |
No.
of copies required |
RO/IN
: 3 (i to v) to The Patent Office, Kolkata and 4
(i to v above) to the above Patent Office branch,
new Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai RO/IB : 1 |
| e. |
Competent
International Searching Authorities [ISAs] |
Austian
Patent Office (AT)
Australian Patent Office (AU)
European Patent Office (EP)
China Intellectual Property Office (CN)
United States Patent & Trademark Office (US)
Swedish Patent Office (SE) |
| f. |
Competent
International Preliminary Examining Authorities
[IPEAs] |
Austrian
Patent Office (AT)
Australian Patent Office (AU)
European Patent Office (EP)
(only if ISA was AT,EP or SE)
China Intellectual Property Office (CN)
United States Patent & Trademark Office (US)
Swedish Patent Office (SE) |
II The List of The PCT Fees,
an Indian Applicant is Required to Pay:
Table I(a) — Transmittal and
international filing fees
(Amounts on 1 May 2004, unless otherwise indicated)
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RO
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Transmittal fee
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International
filing fee
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Fee per sheet
over 30
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PCT-EASY
reduction
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Competent
ISA(s)
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IN
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INR 5,000
(Filing by Individual INR 1,500)
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USD 1,134*
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USD 12
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USD 81
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AT AU CN EP SE US
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Table I(b) — Search fees
(Amounts on 1 May 2004, unless otherwise indicated)
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ISA
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Search fee
USD
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AT
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182
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AU
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865
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CN
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181
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EP
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1,920*
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SE
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1,920
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US
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1,000
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Preliminary Examination fees
(Amounts on 1 May 2004, unless otherwise indicated)
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IPEA
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Preliminary Examination fee
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Handling fee*
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AT
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EUR 159
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EUR 129
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AU
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AUD 550
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AUD 218
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CN
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CNY 1500
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CNY eq CHF 200
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EP
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EUR 1,530
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EUR 129
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SE
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SEK 5,000
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SEK 1,160
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US
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USD 600
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USD 162
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* -- The fee is reduced by 75% where
applicant or each applicant (where two or more applicants)
is a natural person and is a national of and resides
in India.
**-- Nationals (Natural or Legal
Person) of state which fulfill the requirements for
the corresponding reduction of certain PCT fees as
specified above may be eligible for reduction by 75%
in search fee and preliminary examination fee, provided
a request for reduction of fee is filed in a prescribed
form.
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