{"id":1296,"date":"2024-01-31T06:01:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T06:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpi.int\/en\/?page_id=1296"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:41:48","slug":"08-fees-and-refunds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vpi.int\/en\/08-fees-and-refunds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fees and refunds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;70deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,117,118,0.68) 0%|rgba(0,117,118,0.5) 100%&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;soft-light&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;diagonal-stripes-2&#8243; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,117,118,0.17)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;120px||30px|||&#8221; 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List of fees of Global Patent Search Services are available on the service pages. (<a href=\"https:\/\/vpi.int\/en\/13-novelty-search-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Novelty Search Service &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vpi.int\/en\/14-novelty-search-with-preliminary-patentability-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Novelty Search with Preliminary Patentability Report &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Payment of fees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fees payable to the Visegrad Patent Institute are to be sent by bank transfer to the bank account of the VPI:<\/p>\n<p>Account holder\u2019s name: Visegrad Patent Institute<br \/>Bank: Raiffeisen Bank Zrt., 1133 Budapest, V\u00e1ci \u00fat 116-118.<br \/>IBAN: HU66-12012204-01799099-00200000<br \/>SWIFT Code: UBRTHUHB<\/p>\n<p>Fees payable to the WIPO are to be paid in accordance with the requirements of the WIPO. For further information, please refer to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/finance\/en\/pct.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIPO website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>REFUND OF INTERNATIONAL SEARCH FEE<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Applicants can receive a refund of the following percentage of the international search fee in respect of their international applications under the PCT:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>40%<\/strong> if the Visegrad Patent Institute benefits from the results of an <strong>earlier national search<\/strong> carried out by any of the National Offices of the PCT Contracting States;<\/li>\n<li><strong>50%<\/strong> if the Visegrad Patent Institute uses the results of an <strong>earlier international search report<\/strong> <strong>or the VPI\u2019s international-type search report<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To benefit from the refund possibility, please <strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Before filing the Request Form, tick Box No. VII, item 1.1., and indicate the availability of the earlier search in Box No. VII,<\/strong> <strong>item 1.2<\/strong>, as the case may be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>by ticking the <strong>1st and 2nd box<\/strong> if a copy of the results of the earlier search is available to the VPI, or<\/li>\n<li>by ticking the <strong>7th box<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility to the refund is decided by the VPI at the completion of the international search.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>SEARCH FEE REFUND REQUEST Process<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the <strong>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.<\/strong> Requests submitted after the 6-month deadline will not be admissible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submitting the Search Fee Refund Request<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The partial refund of the international search fee can be requested by submitting the Search Fee Refund Form (Form):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>via the ePCT,<\/li>\n<li>by an e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:secretariat@vpi.int,\">secretariat@vpi.int,<\/a><\/li>\n<li>via the online Search Fee Refund Form below,<\/li>\n<li>by mail (the paper copy is to be sent to the postal address of the Visegrad Patent Institute).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please, note that <strong>if the Search Fee Refund Form is submitted using any of the above electronic options, no paper copy is requested to be mailed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/vpi.int\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/search-fee-refund-form-new.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Download Search Fee Refund Form&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;&#x35;||divi||400&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;dbrzIDForNavigation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Use of the online Search Fee Refund Form (online Form)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The below online Form must be completed in accordance with the information contained in form PCT\/ISA\/213 issued by the Visegrad Patent Institute. 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