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EPO Search Fees Set to Decrease on April 1, 2010

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Christopher P. Singer -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent out an e-mail alert on March 26, 2010 advising that it has been informed by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that the European Patent Office (EPO) will decrease its search fee when acting as the International Search Authority (ISA). The fee change will become effective on April 1, 2010. The EPO currently charges $2515 to act as the ISA. According to the e-mail announcement, as of April 1, 2010 the EPO will charge $2485 to act the ISA. A revised PCT Fee Schedule...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on March 30, 2010 (boomark / email).