Intellectual Property Office
Details Use this guide to find details of all our patent forms, cost for both online and paper transactions and when they were last updated.
All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee.
PCT fees Information on the new PCT fees are also available.
How to pay us Information on how to pay by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account is available in a supporting detailed guide.
Published 29 July 2014
Last updated 26 April 2023
+show all updates 26 April 2023 A new end page has been added. This contains a checklist and sending instructions. Supporting text added to questions that required further clarification.
21 August 2021 Forms: AF1, PF1, PF2, PF3, PF4, PF7, PF9A, PF10, PF12, PF14, PF15, PF16, PF17, PF21, PF23, PF34, PF49, PF52, NP1, SP1, SP2, SP3 and SP4 updated.
1 April 2021 Zero fees ended and normal fees resume from 1st April 2021.
4 January 2021 New SPC forms SP5 and SP6 added.
9 November 2020 Patens forms 1,3, 9A, 10, 12, 14, 21, 23, 51 and 52 updated.
1 October 2020 All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee added.
30 July 2020 Online patent forms fees changes form no.1, AF1, 9A and 52. Patent application form no. AF1, 3, 9A, 14, 16 and 52.
30 May 2018 Patent application forms and Supplementary protection certificate forms the dates have been revised as part of the Data Privacy rules.
6 April 2018 Grant fee for patent application (From 34) and updates to costs for Online forms and Patent applications with reviewed date of April 2018 added.
1 October 2016 Patent form 14, 20, 21 and 51 updated.
1 June 2016 Forms 28 and 30 updated.
19 November 2015 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) request form added.
29 July 2014 First published.