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Patent Rules

Version of the schedule from 2022-10-03 to 2023-12-31:

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Schedule 2(Sections 3, 4, 19, 22 to 24, 44, 45, 68, 70, 73, 80, 82, 84, 85.1, 86, 87, 100, 105, 106, 109, 112, 115, 117, 119, 121, 122, 124 to 127, 129, 132, 134, 136 to 140, 147 to 151, 154, 171, 199, 203, 208, 212, 213 and 229)Tariff of Fees

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Fee in Respect of Extension of Time

	Column 1	Column 2
1	Fee for applying for an extension of time, in respect of each period of time referred to in the application for an extension	200.00

PART 2[Repealed, SOR/2021-131, s. 25]

PART 3

Fees in Respect of Applications for a Patent

Item	Description	Amount ($)
	Column 1	Column 2
6	Application fee
	(a) small entity fee	200.00
	(b) standard fee	400.00
7	Late fee under subsection 27(7) of the Act	150.00
8	Fee for maintaining an application for a patent in effect
	(a) for the dates of each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the filing date of the application,
	(i) small entity fee	50.00
	(ii) standard fee	100.00
	(b) for the dates of each of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth anniversaries of the filing date of the application,
	(i) small entity fee	100.00
	(ii) standard fee	200.00
	(c) for the dates of each of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th anniversaries of the filing date of the application,
	(i) small entity fee	125.00
	(ii) standard fee	250.00
	(d) for the dates of each of the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th anniversaries of the filing date of the application,
	(i) small entity fee	225.00
	(ii) standard fee	450.00
9	Late fee under subsection 27.1(2) of the Act	150.00
10	Fee for examination of an application for a patent
	(a) the basic fee,
	(i) if the application for a patent has been the subject of an international search by the Commissioner in the Commissioner’s capacity as an International Searching Authority,
	(A) small entity fee	100.00
	(B) standard fee	204.00
	(ii) in any other case,
	(A) small entity fee	408.00
	(B) standard fee	816.00
	(b) fee for each claim in excess of 20 that is included in the application
	(i) small entity fee	50.00
	(ii) standard fee	100.00
11	Late fee under subsection 35(3) of the Act	150.00
12	Fee to advance an application for a patent out of its routine order	500.00
13	Fee for continued examination of an application for a patent
	(a) small entity fee	408.00
	(b) standard fee	816.00
14	Final fee
	(a) the basic fee
	(i) small entity fee	153.00
	(ii) standard fee	306.00
	(b) fee for each page of specification and drawings in excess of 100 pages	6.12
	(c) fee for each claim in excess of 20 included in the application in respect of which the fee set out in paragraph 10(b) was not paid
	(i) small entity fee	50.00
	(ii) standard fee	100.00
15	Fee for reinstatement of an application deemed to be abandoned, in respect of each failure to take an action	200.00

	Column 1	Column 2
16	Transmittal fee for the performance of the tasks referred to in Rule 14 of the Regulations under the PCT	300.00
17	Search fee for the performance of the tasks referred to in Rule 16 of the Regulations under the PCT	1,600.00
18	Additional fee for conducting a search under Article 17(3)(a) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, in respect of each invention other than the main invention	1,600.00
19	Preliminary examination fee for the performance of the tasks referred to in Rule 58 of the Regulations under the PCT	800.00
20	Additional fee for an international preliminary examination under Article 34(3)(a) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, in respect of each invention other than the main invention	800.00
21	Basic national fee
(a) small entity fee	200.00
(b) standard fee	400.00
22	Fee for reinstatement of rights	200.00
23	Additional fee for late payment under subsection 154(4) of these Rules	150.00

	Column 1	Column 2
24	Fee for requesting the correction of an error under subsection 109(1) of these Rules, for each patent referred to in the request for correction	200.00
25	Fee for maintaining the rights accorded by a patent in effect
(a) for the dates of each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the filing date of the application on the basis of which the patent was granted,
(i) small entity fee	50.00
(ii) standard fee	100.00
(b) for the dates of each of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth anniversaries of the filing date of that application,
(i) small entity fee	100.00
(ii) standard fee	200.00
(c) for the dates of each of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th anniversaries of the filing date of that application,
(i) small entity fee	125.00
(ii) standard fee	250.00
(d) for the dates of each of the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th anniversaries of the filing date of that application,
(i) small entity fee	225.00
(ii) standard fee	450.00
26	Late fee under subsection 46(2) of the Act	150.00
27	Additional fee under subparagraph 46(5)(a)(iii) of the Act	200.00
28	Fee for filing an application to reissue a patent	1,600.00
29	Fee for a disclaimer	100.00
30	Fee for re-examination of one or more claims of a patent
(a) small entity fee	1,000.00
(b) standard fee	2,000.00
31	Fee for presenting an application under section 65 or 127 of the Act
(a) for the first patent or certificate of supplementary protection to which the application relates	2,500.00
(b) for each additional patent or certificate to which the application relates	250.00
32	Fee to advertise an application under section 65 or 127 of the Act on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office	200.00

	Column 1	Column 2
33	Fee for requesting the registration of a document relating to a patent or an application for a patent, for each patent or application for a patent to which the document relates.	100.00
34	Fee for requesting the recording of a change of name, for each patent or application for a patent to which the change of name relates	100.00
35	Fee for requesting that a transfer be recorded under section 49 of the Act, for each patent or application for a patent to which the transfer relates	100.00

PART 7

Fees in Respect of Information or Copies

Item	Description	Amount ($)
	Column 1	Column 2
36	Fee for requesting a certified copy in paper form
	(a) for each certification	35.00
	(b) for each page	1.00
37	Fee for requesting a certified copy in electronic form
	(a) for each certification	35.00
	(b) for each patent or application for a patent to which the request relates	10.00
38	Fee for requesting a non-certified copy in paper form, for each page
	(a) if the person requesting makes the copy using Patent Office equipment	0.50
	(b) if the Patent Office makes the copy	1.00
39	Fee for requesting a non-certified copy in electronic form
	(a) for each request	10.00
	(b) for each patent or application for a patent to which the request relates	10.00
	(c) if the copy is requested on more than one physical medium, for each additional physical medium requested	10.00
40	Fee for requesting that the Patent Office provide information concerning the status of a patent or an application for a patent, for each patent or application for a patent	15.00

SOR/2021-131, s. 24
SOR/2021-131, s. 25
SOR/2022-120, s. 56
SOR/2022-120, s. 57
SOR/2022-120, s. 58
SOR/2022-120, s. 59

Date modified:: 2024-12-10

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Schedule 2(Sections 3, 4, 19, 22 to 24, 44, 45, 68, 70, 73, 80, 82, 84, 85.1, 86, 87, 100, 105, 106, 109, 112, 115, 117, 119, 121, 122, 124 to 127, 129, 132, 134, 136 to 140, 147 to 151, 154, 171, 199, 203, 208, 212, 213 and 229)Tariff of Fees

PART 2[Repealed, SOR/2021-131, s. 25]