DearColleagues, We wish to inform you that there is a recent notification in the Official Gazette dated May 6, 2013 proposing a hike in Patents official fee. The fee schedule changes include an increase in the overall patent fee structure including fee for filing, extra claim fee, extra page fee, request for Examination fee, annuities and most other fee. The IPO is looking to double the current official fee for most matters (particularly new applications, excess claims and pages fee, request![]()
