Costs:

UK Patents

	Official Fee(£)	Service Charge(£)	Total(£)
Provisional Patent Application (Documentation necessary to establish a filing date)	30	270.00	300.00
Making a first priority claim	-	50.00	50.00
Second and additional priority claims	-	30.00	30.00
Obtaining a certified copy of a priority document	22.00	50.00	72.00
Filing a UK Patent Application comprising: a description, claims, abstract and drawings, requesting preliminary search and examination	130.00	500.00	630.00
Filing a Declaration of Inventorship	-	55.00	55.00
Reporting Patent Office Search Report	-	75.00	75.00
Reporting Publication of an Application	-	35.00	35.00
Requesting Substantive Examination	70.00	130.00	200.00
Reporting an Official Letter	-	45.00	45.00
Reporting the Grant of a UK Patent, forwarding a copy of the Granted Patent Specification and the Certificate of Grant	-	75.00	75.00
Late filing of a document	-	40.00	40.00
Late Claim	40.00	40.00	80.00
Registering an Assignment/Licence	-	95.00	95.00

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%.
Accurate as of July 2006.
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject to variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice.

UK Trade Marks and Service Marks

	Official Fee (£)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
Preparation and filing of a UK trade mark or service mark applications in one class	200.00	285.00	485.00
Fee for preparing and filing a UK trade Mark or service mark application in each additional class	50.00	85.00	135.00
Late filing of documents	-	40.00	40.00
Making a first priority claim	-	50.00	50.00
Second and additional priority claims	-	20.00	20.00
Reporting official objections (excluding time charges)	-	45.00	45.00
Reporting registration and forwarding registration certificate	-	40.00	40.00
Preparation and filing of divisional Application	100.00	235.00	335.00
Fee for preparing and filing a divisional UK trade mark or service mark application In each additional class	50.00	55.00	105.00

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%.
Accurate as of July 2006.
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice.

European Patents

	Official Fee (£)(€)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
Filing a European patent application comprising a description, claims, abstract and drawings and including Official search	-	550.00	550.00
(Filing Fee)	118.00 (170.00)
(Search Fee)	690.00 (1000.00)
Designation of each contracting state	56.00 (80.00)	10.00	66.00
(maximum of 5 designated states)
Excess claims fees per claim above 10	32.00 (45.00)	8.00	40.00
Designation of Inventor		55.00	55.00
Making a first priority claims		40.00	50.00
Second and additional priority claims		30.00	30.00
Reporting Official Search		45.00	45.00
Reporting Publication of Application		40.00	40.00
Reporting Publication of Official Search Report		40.00	40.00
Requesting Substantive Examination	925.00 (1335.00)	180.00	1105.00
Reporting each Official Communication		45.00	45.00
Reporting grant, paying grant and printing fee; filing translations of claims (not including translation costs)	518.00 (750.00)	200.00	718.00
Excess printing fee (for specification greater than 35 pages in length)	7.60 (11.00)		7.60
Formalities in each designated state (excluding Associated charges)	150.00		150.00
Registering an Assignment/Licence	56.00 (80.00)	120.00	176.00

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%
Some fees are payable in Euro/Swiss Franc and therefore amounts quoted may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Accurate as of July 2006.
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice.

UK National Phase

	Official Fee (£)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
Entry into National Phase before UK Patent Office (including filing request for Substantive Examination)	200.00	450.00	650.00
Additional fee when PCT application not filed by ipconsult	-	60.00	60.00
Request for publication of translation	-	150.00	150.00
Entering address for services in the UK	-	50.00	50.00

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%
Accurate as of July 2006
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice

European Regional Phase

	Official Fee (£)(€)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
Entering Regional Phase before EPO	118.00 (170.00)	450.00	568.00
Filing a request for search, where International Search Report was drawn up by a Patent Office other than EPO	690.00 (1000.00)	140.00	830.00
Filing a request for substantive examination where International Preliminary Examination was carried out before: i) the EPO	517.00 (1335.00)	110.00	627.00
ii) elsewhere	1033.00 (1490.00)	155.00	1188.00
Designation of each contracting state	56.00	30.00	86.00
Excess claims fee (per claim above 10)	32.00	5.00	37.00
Registering an Assignment/Licence	60.00	120.00	180.00

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%
Some fees are payable in Euro/Swiss Franc and therefore amounts quoted may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Accurate as of July 2006
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

	Official Fee (£)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
International Phase Filing International Patent Application with request for novelty search	1709.00	798.00	2507.00
Designation of each Contracting State (maximum of five designations)	65.00	25.00	85.00
Making a first priority claim		40.00	40.00
Second and additional priority claims		50.00	50.00
Reporting Official Search		45.00	45.00
Reporting Publication of Application		40.00	40.00
Reporting Publication of Official Search Report		40.00	40.00
Chapter I Requesting each additional search	1098.00	90.00	1188.00
Chapter II Preparation and filing demand for International Preliminary Examination	1100.00 (€1595.00)	340.00	1440.00
Reporting each Written Opinion		45.00	45.00

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%.
Some fees are payable in Euro/Swiss Franc and therefore amounts quoted may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Accurate as of July 2006.
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice

UK Registered Designs

	Official Fee (£)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
Application to register a single article other than lace, textiles, checks or stripes*	60.00	150.00	210.00
Application to register a single article being lace, textile, checks or stripes*	35.00	150.00	185.00
Application to register a set of the above articles	95.00	180.00	275.00
Making a first priority claim		40.00	40.00
Second and additional priority claims		20.00	20.00
Late filing of documents		40.00	40.00
Reporting Publication of Application		40.00	40.00
Reporting official objections (excluding time charges)		45.00	45.00
Prosecution		Variable	Variable
Request for extension of time for period of Acceptance (per month up to three months)	18.00	35.00	53.00
Reporting registration and forwarding Certificate of registration		40.00	40.00

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%
Accurate as of July 2006
*does not include fee for preparation of representations
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice

Community Registered Designs

	Official Fee (£)(€)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
Application to register a single Community Design	160.00 (230)	755.00	915.00
Application to register a set of Community Designs
a) each design from the second to the 10^th:	80.00 (115)	855.00	1015.00
b) each design from the 11^th onwards	35.00 (50)	85.00	120.00
Publication of a single Community Design	85.00(120)	85.00	170.00
Publication of a set of Community Designs
a) each design from the second to the 10^th	42.00(60)	85.00	127.00
b) each design from the 11^th onwards	21.00(30)	85.00	106.00

Some fees are payable in Euro/Swiss Franc and therefore amounts quoted may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees, particularly renewal fees, are available on request.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%
Accurate as of July 2006
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice

Miscellaneous Charges

	Official Fee (£)	Service Charge (£)	Total (£)
Hourly Time Charge	-	150.00	150.00
Typing (per page)	-	7.50	7.50
Photocopying (per page)	-	0.15	0.15

Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Details of other fees not appearing above are available on request.
Charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%
Accurate as of July 2006
Renewal fees are quoted separately in reminder letters.
Some fees are payable in Euro/Swiss Franc and therefore amounts quoted may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations.
The above fees are for guidance only and are subject o variation from time to time.
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice.

Non UK Patent, Design and Trade Mark Applications

Prices available on request provided received within at least three weeks of relevant deadline
Time is billed at an hourly rate of £150 (+VAT) unless a price is agreed.
Some fees and charges are subject to VAT @ 17½%
Accurate as of July 2006
The definitive price for work is as quoted in written correspondence or as appearing in an invoice

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