Recently, the Chinese government issued four official notices introducing new fee standards and deduction rules for Chinese patent applications.1 These updates address international applications (PCT applications) and the Chinese national phase applications thereof, as well as patent term adjustment/extension (PTA/PTE). Please find our summary below: PCT application fee deduction rules Application fee & extra fees (claims/pages) Substantive examination fee PCT application type Before Jul 26, 20242 After Jul 26, 2024 Before Jul 26, 2024 After Jul 26, 2024 CNIPAas RO CNIPA as ISA or IPEA 100% OFF 100% OFF 100% OFF 100% OFF non-CN as ISA or IPEA EPO as ISA JPO as ISA SPO as ISA 100% OFF…
