HAHN & HAHN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS

Patent Applications: Tariffs

   

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1. Filing Application (excluding drafting or revision of specification)  
  Accompanied by complete specification in the first instance, including, claiming priority and reporting letter 1285 1352
  Delay of acceptance (excludes official fee) 473 492
  Subsequent receipt and filing of outstanding documents, from 291 303
  Acceptance and Publication (Grant of Patent) 462 480
  Obtaining Letters Patent and Forwarding to Patentee by international courier
543 564
  Correction of Clerical Error (minimum charge) 462 480
  Voluntary amendment of specification prior to acceptance (minimum charge) 596 619
     
2. Recording Assignment, Licence or Notice of Interest  
  One patent 566 590
     
3. Renewals  
  3.1 Paying renewal fees on South African patent:  
  3.1.1 4th to 6th year, per year 326 341
  3.1.2 7th to 8th year, per year 321 335
  3.1.3 9th to 10th year, per year 324 338
  3.1.4 11th to 12th year, per year 329 344
  3.1.5 13th to 14th year, per year 335 350
  3.1.6 15th to 16th year, per year 339 354
  3.1.7 17th to 18th year, per year 343 358
  3.1.8 19th to 20th year, per year 351 367
     
  3.2 Extension of time for paying renewal fees in South Africa:  
  3.2.1 One month’s extension 148 155
  3.2.2 For each additional month up to a maximum of 6 months ADD 15 16
     
4. Searches  
  Inspecting patent register in respect of:  
  One patent or application 201 209
  each additional patent or application 58 61
  Name index search in respect of:  
  the first name searched, from 268 279
  each additional name searched at the same time, from 125 130
     
  Subject matter search costs are partly time based and partly dependent on disbursements such as computer online costs  
     
5. Drafting of documents, litigation and consultations  
  Per hour, depending upon the seniority of the patent attorney, see 6.5 below  
     
6. General  
  6.1 Receiving, perusing and preparing any document (per folio) (depending on complexity, time taken, etc.) 45 - 90 47 - 94
  6.2 Typing documents (per folio and where not included in 1 above) 26 27
  6.3 Translations from French or German (including typing) per 100 words, from 40 42
  6.4 Photocopies (per page) 2 2
  6.5 Professional time charge (per hour) 


6.5.1 qualified practitioner
473 492
  6.5.2 practitioner qualified for 10 years or more, from 579 602

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