Fillable Form Pct/ib/375 - Supplementary Search Request (Page 6 of 6) in pdf

NOTES TO THE FEE CALCULATION SHEET

(ANNEX TO FORM PCT/IB/375)

The purpose of the fee calculation sheet is to help the applicant to identify the prescribed fees and to calculate the amounts to

be paid. It is strongly recommended that the applicant complete, by entering the appropriate amounts in the boxes provided, and

submit the fee calculation sheet at the time of filing of the supplementary search request. This will help the International Bureau to

verify the calculations and to identify any error in them.

The fee reduction will be available even if one or more of

CALCULATION OF PRESCRIBED FEES

the applicants are not from PCT Contracting States, provided

Two fees must be paid for supplementary international

that each of them is a national and resident of a State that meets

the above-mentioned requirements and that at least one of the

search:

applicants is a national or resident of a PCT Contracting State

and thus is entitled to file an international application.

(i) the supplementary search fee for the benefit of the

Authority specified for supplementary search

Information about PCT Contracting States whose nationals

(Rule 45bis.3);

and residents are entitled to a reduction of 90% of certain PCT

fees, including the supplementary search handling fee, is

(ii) the supplementary search handling fee for the benefit of

contained in the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C and on the

the International Bureau (Rule 45bis.2).

WIPO website (see ), and is also published

in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) and the PCT Newsletter.

Both fees must be paid to the International Bureau within

one month from the date on which the request for supplementary

Calculation of the supplementary search handling fee in

search was received. Payments of the fees can only be accepted

in Swiss francs. The amount payable shall be the amount

case of fee reduction: Where the applicant is (or all applicants

are) entitled to a reduction of the supplementary search handling

applicable on the date of payment.

fee, the total to be entered in Box SH is 10% of the supplementary

Information as to the amount of those fees can be obtained

search handling fee.

from the International Bureau. This information is also published

in the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex SISA, the PCT Newsletter

Total Box (item 3): the total of the amounts inserted in

Boxes SS and SH is the amount which must be paid to the

and in Official Notices (PCT Gazette).

International Bureau.

Box SS: The amount of the supplementary search fee must

MODE OF PAYMENT

be entered in Box SS.

In order to help the International Bureau identify the mode

Box SH: The amount of the supplementary search handling

fee must be entered in Box SH.

of payment of the prescribed fees, it is recommended to mark

the applicable check-box(es). Credit card details should not be

Reduction of the supplementary search handling fee for

furnished with the request for supplementary search but on

Form PCT/IB/380 which can be obtained from the WIPO

applicants from certain States: An applicant who is a natural

person and who is a national of and resides in a State whose per

website (see forms/ib/ib380.pdf).

capita national income is below 3,000 US dollars (according to

AUTHORIZATION TO CHARGE (OR CREDIT)

the average per capita national income figures used by the

CURRENT ACCOUNT

United Nations for determining its scale of assessments for the

contributions payable for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997), or

who is a national of and resides in one of the following States:

This mode of payment is only available if a current account

has been opened with the International Bureau. Information on

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Barbados, the Libyan Arab

Jamahiriya, Oman, the Seychelles, Singapore, Trinidad and

how to open such an account with the International Bureau can

be found on WIPO’s website: filing/

Tobago and the United Arab Emirates; or an applicant, whether

account.htm. Any current account with the receiving Office

a natural person or not, who is a national of and resides in a State

cannot be charged for the purpose of paying the supplementary

that is classed as a least developed country by the United

search fee and the supplementary search handling fees due to

Nations, is entitled, in accordance with the Schedule of Fees, to

a reduction of 90% of certain PCT fees including the

the International Bureau.

supplementary search handling fee. If there are several

applicants, each must satisfy the above-mentioned criteria. The

The International Bureau will not charge fees to current

accounts unless the current account authorization is signed and

reduction of the supplementary search handling fee will be

automatically available to any applicant (or applicants) who is

indicates the current account number.

(or are) so entitled on the basis of the indications of name,

nationality and residence given in Box No. II of the

supplementary search request.

Notes to the fee calculation sheet (Annex to Form PCT/IB/375) (January 2009)

Form Pct/ib/375 - Supplementary Search Request Page 6

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