PCT patent application is a natural person in China. Has the international application fee been reduced?

Fee reduction standard

International stage:

For natural persons from PCT member countries, the international application fee and handling fee are reduced by 90%;

If the application is submitted electronically, the international application fee will be reduced by 666 yuan;

If the application is submitted in PDF format, the international application fee will be reduced 1332 yuan;

Submit the request, specification, claim and abstract in XML format, and the international application fee is reduced 1998 yuan.

National stage:

PCT applications with China National Intellectual Property Administration as the acceptance bureau are exempt from application fees and application surcharges;

The PCT application for international search report submitted by China National Intellectual Property Administration will reduce the substantive examination fee by 50%;

PCT applications for international search reports and international preliminary examination reports submitted by China National Intellectual Property Administration are exempt from substantive examination fees;

PCT applications for international search reports are made by the European Patent Office, the Japanese Patent Office and the Swedish Patent Office, and the substantive examination fee is reduced by 20%.