APPLICABLE FEES

PCT fees

Fees charged by the Visegrad Patent Institute for its PCT services are contained in the VPI Schedule of Fees.
List of fees charged by the Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI Schedule of Fees) >>
For further information on fees and payments related to international patent application process under the PCT System, please refer to the WIPO website. WIPO list of fees of the PCT application and further related information >>

Global Patent Search Services fees

The fees for the Global Patent Search Services are charged in accordance with the decision of the Administrative Board of the VPI. List of fees of Global Patent Search Services are available on the service pages. (Novelty Search Service >> and Novelty Search with Preliminary Patentability Report >>)

Payment of fees

Fees payable to the Visegrad Patent Institute are to be sent by bank transfer to the bank account of the VPI:

Account holder’s name: Visegrad Patent Institute
Bank: Raiffeisen Bank Zrt., 1133 Budapest, Váci út 116-118.
IBAN: HU66-12012204-01799099-00200000
SWIFT Code: UBRTHUHB

Fees payable to the WIPO are to be paid in accordance with the requirements of the WIPO. For further information, please refer to the WIPO website.

REFUND OF INTERNATIONAL SEARCH FEE

Applicants can receive a refund of the following percentage of the international search fee in respect of their international applications under the PCT:

• 40% if the Visegrad Patent Institute benefits from the results of an earlier national search carried out by any of the National Offices of the PCT Contracting States;
• 50% if the Visegrad Patent Institute uses the results of an earlier international search report or the VPI’s international-type search report.

To benefit from the refund possibility, please indicate on the Form PCT/RO/101 (Request Form) that such earlier search exists and that you request the VPI to take into account the results thereof.

Before filing the Request Form, tick Box No. VII, item 1.1., and indicate the availability of the earlier search in Box No. VII, item 1.2, as the case may be:

• by ticking the 1st and 2nd box if a copy of the results of the earlier search is available to the VPI, or
• by ticking the 7th box if a copy of the results of the earlier search is not available to the VPI, as this requests the Receiving Office to transmit a copy of the earlier search results to the VPI.

If the earlier search report is not readily available to the VPI or to the Receiving Office, furnish the search report to the Receiving Office or to the VPI.

Eligibility to the refund is decided by the VPI at the completion of the international search. The positive decision is communicated to the applicants via form PCT/ISA/213 when the International Search Report is issued. A Search Fee Refund Form is transmitted to the applicant or can be downloaded below.

SEARCH FEE REFUND REQUEST Process

Please note that the request for search fee refund must be submitted within 6 months from the date of the issuance of document PCT/ISA/213 by the VPI. Requests submitted after the 6-month deadline will not be admissible.

Submitting the Search Fee Refund Request

The partial refund of the international search fee can be requested by submitting the Search Fee Refund Form (Form):

• via the ePCT,
• by an e-mail to secretariat@vpi.int,
• via the online Search Fee Refund Form below,
• by mail (the paper copy is to be sent to the postal address of the Visegrad Patent Institute).

Please, note that if the Search Fee Refund Form is submitted using any of the above electronic options, no paper copy is requested to be mailed.

Use of the online Search Fee Refund Form (online Form)

The below online Form must be completed in accordance with the information contained in form PCT/ISA/213 issued by the Visegrad Patent Institute. No special characters (e.g. * or other language specific characters) are accepted.

Please note that a “Request recorded” page will be displayed upon submission of the online Form.

Refund requests submitted via the online Form are processed within a maximum of 2 working days upon which you will receive a confirmation email directly from the Secretariat.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact us via: secretariat@vpi.int.