Starting from April 2018, UK patent application fees will increase, and new fees will be required for claims exceeding a certain level. On November 20, 2017, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) announced the increase in fees. UK patent application fees will rise in 2018 UK patent application fees will rise in 2018 Last week, Congress passed legislation to adjust patent fees. In this fee adjustment, the fee for paper applications will increase from ￡30 ($40) to ￡90 if the patent applicant pays the fee on the date of application. The fee for electronic applications has also increased from ￡20 to ￡60. If the applicant does not pay the fee on the date of application, an additional 25% surcharge will be payable. Cleveland Scott York Law Firm stated on its official website that in contrast, if a patent applicant has more than 15 but no more than 50 claims, the European Patent Office requires the applicant to claim the 15th and each subsequent claim. This claim requires a fee of 235 euros ($275). If the applicant has more than 50 claims, he shall pay a fee of €585 for each additional claim. The law firm also added that if the number of claims exceeds 20, the USPTO requires the applicant to pay a fee of US$80 for each additional right. The initial fee beyond a certain number of pages will become part of the review fee. Failure to pay the full overpage fee means the entire patent application will be withdrawn. The government stipulates that if the applicant's patent specification exceeds 35 pages, he shall pay a fee of ￡10 for each additional page. Alasdair Kennington, a senior attorney at Cleveland Scott York, one of the responders, pointed out that even with the adjustments, the filing fee is still low. So it's not a big problem. The editor has answered the question about the increase in patent application fees in the UK in 2018. If you have more questions about patents, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property, or contact us by phone.