New Fees for Patent Registration, Renewals, and Applications

Page: IPOS Patent Registration Guide
Change summary: Several new fees have been introduced for various patent registration processes. These include additional fees for late renewal payments, ranging from S$50 to S$100 per month. Fees for specific applications like the PF54 Application for Extension of Term of Patent are now S$950. Other new fees cover the addition, correction, or late declaration of priority (S$120 to S$250), notices of opposition (S$40 to S$480 depending on the type), and corrections of errors in forms, specifications, or personal particulars (S$50 to S$120). Applications to register, amend, or terminate licenses or security interests are S$60 and S$50 respectively per application number. Registering a transfer of ownership costs S$70 per application number. Requesting file inspection is S$30, and certified copies of register entries or documents are S$28 (electronic) or S$35 (paper). Hearing and decision fees are S$1,000, with requests for grounds of decision at S$700 and counter-statements at S$360. Requests for extension of time are free for the first request but S$120 for subsequent requests. Ex parte hearings are S$100. Notably, requests for withdrawal of application, surrender of patent, change of name or particulars, notice of intention to cease acting as agent, and filing of drawings or descriptions now have no fee.
[INSERTS] Additional Fee for late payment of renewal fee: (a) Not exceeding one month: S$50. (b) For each succeeding month (but not exceeding 6 months): S$100.
[INSERTS] PF54 Application for Extension of Term of Patent: S$950
[INSERTS] PF57 Addition, Correction or Late Declaration of Priority: (a) For declaration under rule 9(2) or request under rule 9(3): S$120. (b) For request under rule 9A(2): S$250.
[INSERTS] Notice of Opposition: (a) To an application under section 24: S$40. (b) To an amendment of a specification after grant: S$480. (c) To an application under section 54(1) or (3) for cancellation of an entry in the register: S$90. (d) To the correction of an error, clerical error or mistake: S$100.
[INSERTS] CM4 Request for Correction of Error: (a) For the correction of form, correction of register of Patents, or correction of documents other than form or specification of a patent or of an application for a patent: S$50. (b) For the correction of error in name or other particular of a person in the register or other document: S$50. (c) For the correction of specification of a patent or of an application for a patent: S$120.
[INSERTS] CM6 Application to Register, Amend or Terminate Licence: S$60 per application number
[INSERTS] CM7 Application to Register, Amend or Terminate Security Interest: S$50 per application number
[INSERTS] CM8 Application to Register Transfer of Ownership: S$70 per application number
[INSERTS] CM10 Request for File Inspection (Only e-filing available): S$30
[INSERTS] CM12 Request for Certified Copy of Entry in Register or Certified Extract from Register/ Request for Certified Document Relating to Patent or Application for Patent: (a) For certificate in electronic form (i.e. soft copy): S$28 per copy. (b) For certificate in paper form (i.e. hard copy): S$35 per copy.
[INSERTS] HC1 Hearing and decision: S$1,000
[INSERTS] HC2 Request to Extract Registrar's Certificate of Taxation (for award of costs made before 1 October 2021): S$80
[INSERTS] HC3 Request for Extension of Time: (a) first extension of that period: No Fee for 1st Request. (b) second or subsequent extension of that period: S$120 for each Subsequent Request.
[INSERTS] HC4 Request for Ex Parte Hearing (Hearing at which only the party making the request is present): S$100
[INSERTS] HC5 Request for Grounds of Decision: S$700
[INSERTS] HC6 Counter-Statement: S$360
[INSERTS] CM9 Request for Withdrawal of Application: No Fee
[INSERTS] CM3 Request to Surrender Patent: No Fee
[INSERTS] CM2 Request to Change Name, or Other Particular of Any Person (Only e-filing available): For the correction of name or other particular of any person, please file Form CM4. No Fee
[INSERTS] CM1 Request to Appoint, Change or Remove Agent / Notice of Intention to Cease to Act as Agent: No Fee
[INSERTS] PF56 Filing of Drawing(s), Description or Part of Description: No Fee

Page context:
| Form | Description | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PF1 | Request for the Grant of a Patent | S$170 |
| PF2 | Reference to Registrar on Determination of Entitlement to Patent Before or After Grant | S$450 |
| NA | Application for Authorisation by Registrar to Carry out Act on Behalf of Person to whom Directions were Given | S$50 |
| NA | Request for Directions on Handling of Dispute Between Joint Applicants | S$450 |
| NA | Reference to Registrar to determine the question of a licence | S$450 |
| PF7 | Application to Add and/or Remove Inventors | S$450 |
| PF8 | Statement of Inventorship and of Right to Grant of Patent | No fee |
| PF9 | Request for Early Publication | S$50 |
| PF10 | Request for Search Report or Supplementary | S$1,735 |
| PF11 | Request for Search and Examination Report |
| (a) In a case where the International Search Report/International Preliminary Report has been established by IPOS (for PCT application entering national phase) | S$1,750 plus S$80 for each claim over 15 claims |
| (b) In any other case | S$2,050 plus S$80 for each claim over 15 claims |
| PF12 | Request for Examination Report | S$1,420 plus S$80 for each claim over 15 claims |
| PF12A | Request for Supplementary Examination Report | No Fee |
| PF12B | Request for an Examination Review Report with the Request to Amend Application Before Grant | S$2,150 |
| PF13 | Request to Amend Application Before Grant | No Fee |
| PF13A | Response to Written Opinion | No Fee |
| PF14 | Payment of Fee for Grant of Patent |
| (a) Where the application for a patent is lodged before 14 February 2014 and has a date of filing before 1 July 2004 | S$170 |
| (b) Where the application for a patent is lodged on or after 14 February 2014 and has a date of filing before 1 July 2004 | S$210 plus i) S$40 for each claim over 20 that is in excess of what was paid at the point of filing a request for Search and Examination Report or Examination Report; or ii) S$40 for each claim over 20, for applications relying on a Supplementary Examination Report. |
| (c) Where the application for a patent has a date of filing on or after 1 July 2004 | |
| PF15 | Payment of Renewal Fee and Any Additional Fee | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| (a) For each year of renewal in respect of the 5th, 6th or 7th year of the patent | S$176 |
| (b) For each year of renewal in respect of the 8th, 9th or 10th year of the patent | S$460 |
| (c) For each year of renewal in respect of the 11th, 12th or 13th year of the patent | S$640 |
| (d) For each year of renewal in respect of the 14th, 15th or 16th year of the patent | S$830 |
| (e) For each year of renewal in respect of the 17th, 18th or 19th year of the patent | S$1,010 |
| (f) For renewal of the 20th year of the patent | S$1,200 |
| (g) For each year of renewal after the 20th year of the patent | S$1,470 |
| Additional Fee | |
| (a) For late payment of renewal fee not exceeding one month | S$50 |
| (b) For late payment of renewal fee for each succeeding month (but n...