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Application, grant and maintenance fees are shown by pricing condition.
All applicable entity pricing is displayed side by side.
Fees incurred during filing and examination
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| filing, search and substantive examination fees (Paris Convention route) | Required | 3,301 USD | ?General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation. |
| filing, search and substantive examination fees (PCT national phase route) | Required | 2,926 USD | ?General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation. |
| claiming priority (if required) | Optional | 105 USD | ?General pricingIPOS accepts DAS priority claims. No fee applies when DAS is provided at filing; this fee applies to a priority claim added after filing. |
| document drafting (if required) (starting from) | Optional | 300 USD | ?General pricingFees vary according to the technical field and drafting-quality requirements. |
| translation fee (if required) (per 1,000 Chinese characters) | Optional | 53 USD | ?General pricingChinese-to-English translation fee, calculated by the word count in the Word document. |
| response to an office action (if required) (starting fee, per instance) | Optional | 450 USD | ?General pricingCharged according to complexity and the number of office actions. |
Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| Calculated by the number of claims at grant — grant fee for up to 20 claims | Required | 720 USD | ?General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4; the final amount depends on the number of claims at grant. |
| calculated by the number of claims at grant — more than 20 claims: additional fee per claim | Required | 90 USD | ?General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–4; the final amount depends on the number of claims at grant. |
Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.
| Year / item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official fee (original) | Service fee (USD) | Total | |||
| Year 5 · Annuity | Required | 176 SGD | 176 USD | 312 USD | — |
| Year 6 · Annuity | Required | 176 SGD | 176 USD | 312 USD | — |
| Year 7 · Annuity | Required | 176 SGD | 176 USD | 312 USD | — |
| Year 8 · Annuity | Required | 460 SGD | 176 USD | 533 USD | — |
| Year 9 · Annuity | Required | 460 SGD | 176 USD | 533 USD | — |
| Year 10 · Annuity | Required | 460 SGD | 176 USD | 533 USD | — |
| Year 11 · Annuity | Required | 640 SGD | 176 USD | 673 USD | — |
| Year 12 · Annuity | Required | 640 SGD | 176 USD | 673 USD | — |
| Year 13 · Annuity | Required | 640 SGD | 176 USD | 673 USD | — |
| Year 14 · Annuity | Required | 830 SGD | 176 USD | 821 USD | — |
| Year 15 · Annuity | Required | 830 SGD | 176 USD | 821 USD | — |
| Year 16 · Annuity | Required | 830 SGD | 176 USD | 821 USD | — |
| Year 17 · Annuity | Required | 1,010 SGD | 176 USD | 961 USD | — |
| Year 18 · Annuity | Required | 1,010 SGD | 176 USD | 961 USD | — |
| Year 19 · Annuity | Required | 1,010 SGD | 176 USD | 961 USD | — |
| Year 20 · Annuity | Required | 1,200 SGD | 176 USD | 1,109 USD | — |
Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total
| Item | Required / optional | General pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | |||
| assignment of the patent owner | Optional | 675 USD | — |
1. After filing, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) takes 5-7 business daysissues the filing receipt;
2. Singaporeinvention patentFrom filing to grant takes approximately 2-3 years, The maximum term of protection is 20 years;
3. All timeframes above are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.
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