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Official USPTO schedule

USPTO fee schedule

The official schedule is one very long table covering every kind of filing. This page shows only the fees that apply to PCT application matters, grouped by stage of the lifecycle.

Data source: the USPTO. Fee amounts are reproduced from the official USPTO fee schedule for convenience only and may change without notice. Always confirm the current amount with the USPTO before making a payment. Amounts here were last checked against the USPTO in September 2026. To verify a fee, click here for the official USPTO fee schedule (or the printable PDF). Copyright fees are set by the US Copyright Office, not the USPTO. This page is informational and is not legal or financial advice.

Most-searched pct application fees

The amounts people look up most often. Tap one to jump to it in the full schedule below.

PCT national stage basic fee $350 Small $140 · Micro $70 PCT transmittal fee $285 Small $114 · Micro $57 PCT search fee $2,400 Small $960 · Micro $480 Preliminary examination fee $705 Small $282 · Micro $141 International filing fee $1,416 Small $1,416 · Micro $1,416

PCT application feesFull schedule

PCT national stage

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Basic national stage fee
37 CFR § 1.492(a)
Search and examination fees also apply — see the patent tables.
 $350 $140 $70 —

PCT international stage

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Transmittal fee
37 CFR § 1.445(a)(1)(i)(A)
 $285 $114 $57 1601/2601/3601
Search fee
37 CFR § 1.445(a)(2)(i)
 $2,400 $960 $480 1602/2602/3602
Supplemental search fee, per additional invention
37 CFR § 1.445(a)(3)(i)
 $2,400 $960 $480 1604/2604/3604
Transmitting application to International Bureau as receiving office
37 CFR § 1.445(a)(4)
 $285 $114 $57 1621/2621/3621
Preliminary examination fee — U.S. was the ISA
37 CFR § 1.482(a)(1)(i)
 $705 $282 $141 1605/2605/3605
Preliminary examination fee — U.S. was not the ISA
37 CFR § 1.482(a)(1)(ii)
 $880 $352 $176 1606/2606/3606
Petition to extend the 12-month (6-month for designs) priority period
37 CFR § 1.17(m)(3)
 $2,260 $904 $452 1628/2628/3628
Late furnishing fee — sequence listing under PCT Rule 13ter
37 CFR § 1.445(a)(5)
 $345 $138 $69 1627/2627/3627

PCT fees to foreign offices

Set by WIPO/foreign offices and fluctuate with exchange rates.

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
International filing fee (first 30 pages, electronic without ePCT .zip)
 $1,542 $1,542 $1,542 1701
International filing fee (first 30 pages, electronic with ePCT .zip)
 $1,416 $1,416 $1,416 1710
International filing fee (first 30 pages)
 $1,667 $1,667 $1,667 1702
Supplemental fee (each page over 30)
 $19 $19 $19 1703
International search (EPO)
 $2,237 $2,237 $2,237 1704
International search (JPO)
 $1,059 $1,059 $1,059 1716
International search (MOIP, formerly KIPO)
 $783 $783 $783 1709
International search (IPAU)
 $1,555 $1,555 $1,555 1712
Handling fee
 $251 $251 $251 1705

Patent application filing

Each nonprovisional application needs a filing fee PLUS the search fee and examination fee below.

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Basic filing fee — Utility
37 CFR § 1.16(a)
 $350 $140 $70 1011/2011/3011
Basic filing fee — Utility (electronic, small entity)
37 CFR § 1.16(a)
 — $70 — 4011
Provisional application filing fee
37 CFR § 1.16(d)
 $325 $130 $65 1005/2005/3005
Basic filing fee — Reissue
37 CFR § 1.16(e)
 $350 $140 $70 1014/2014/3014
Surcharge — late filing fee, search fee, examination fee or oath
37 CFR § 1.16(f)
 $170 $68 $34 1051/2051/3051
Surcharge — late provisional filing fee or cover sheet
37 CFR § 1.16(g)
 $65 $26 $13 1052/2052/3052
Each independent claim in excess of three
37 CFR § 1.16(h)
 $600 $240 $120 1201/2201/3201
Each claim in excess of 20
37 CFR § 1.16(i)
 $200 $80 $40 1202/2202/3202
Multiple dependent claim
37 CFR § 1.16(j)
 $925 $370 $185 1203/2203/3203
Application size fee — each additional 50 sheets over 100
37 CFR § 1.16(s)
 $450 $180 $90 1081/2081/3081
Non-electronic filing fee (paper utility applications)
37 CFR § 1.16(t)
 $400 $200 $200 1090/2090/3090
Non-DOCX filing surcharge
37 CFR § 1.16(u)
 $430 $172 $86 1054/2054/3054
Filing or benefit claim more than six years after earliest benefit date
37 CFR § 1.17(w)(1)
 $2,700 $1,080 $540 1055/2055/3055
Filing or benefit claim more than nine years after earliest benefit date
37 CFR § 1.17(w)(2)
 $4,000 $1,600 $800 1056/2056/3056

Patent examination

Fee Undiscounted Small entity Micro entity Code
Utility examination fee
37 CFR § 1.16(o)
 $880 $352 $176 1311/2311/3311
Reissue examination fee
37 CFR § 1.16(r)
 $2,550 $1,020 $510 1314/2314/3314

Entity discounts. Small entity status (37 CFR 1.27) is generally a 60% reduction and micro entity status (37 CFR 1.29) an 80% reduction. Claiming a discount you do not qualify for carries a penalty of at least three times the amount underpaid.

Fees reproduced from the USPTO fee schedule, last checked September 2026. Always confirm the current amount at uspto.gov before paying.