PCT: Paying special fees

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In this video, you will learn how to pay your PCT special fees, in particular, fees for

• late correction, addition of a priority claim (PCT Rule 26bis.2(e)) and
• refused requests for rectification (PCT Rule 91.3(d)).

First submit your request to WIPO using ePCT. Use the ePCT upload function and select "IB" as recipient and the document type "General correspondence".

As a title of the document you upload, please indicate if it concerns a publication of late correction or addition of a priority claim (PCT Rule 26bis.2(e)) or a publication of a refused request for rectification (PCT Rule 91.3(d)).

Refer to our ePCT Video Tutorials for Applicants on how to use the upload document service with or without access rights to the PCT application concerned.

Payments must be made in Swiss Francs, with a fee of CHF 50 plus CHF 12 for each additional sheet in excess of one.

You can pay at the time of submitting your request or wait for the notification from WIPO for the amount due.

You can pay by a direct debit from your WIPO Wallet or by a bank transfer.

If you are a WIPO Wallet holder and wish to pay with it, specify its number in your request. This authorizes WIPO to withdraw from your WIPO Wallet. If you have already submitted your request, you can notify your examiner through ePCT about your intention to pay with a WIPO Wallet.

If you prefer to pay with a bank transfer, you can find WIPO's bank account details on the PCT System payment webpage. Upon making the payment, please indicate

• the PCT application number and
• the purpose of payment, for facilitating the payment process.

Example: PCT/IB2024/12345, Special Fee.

Once your request with the payment is received and processed by the International Bureau, you will receive Form PCT/IB345 with the acknowledgement of your request and confirmation of the publication date of your request.

If no payment has been received, the examiner in charge will issue Form PCT/IB345 with the payment instructions.

You will receive a payment receipt after the payment has been processed at WIPO.

If you need to pay a fee for early publication (PCT Rule 48.4(a)) - that is another type of special fees - please watch our next tutorial on this topic.

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