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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
NO. PCT-2006-02
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All
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Adjustment
in the Equivalent Amounts in USD of the Search Fees
Charged by the European Patent Office and the Korean Intellectual
Property Office |
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| DATE
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19
May 2006 |
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The European Patent
Office has notified that a new equivalent amount in USD of the search
fee payable to it as International Searching Authority has been established.
The new amount applicable, as from 1 April 2006, read as follows:
| PCT Fee |
Previous Amount |
New Amount |
| Search fee
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USD 1,871
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USD 1,925 |
This new amount was published in the 30 March 2006 issue of the PCT Gazette.
Further, a new equivalent amount in USD has been established for the search
fee for an international search carried out by the Korean Intellectual
Property Office. The new amount applicable, as from 15 May 2006, read
as follows:
| PCT Fee |
Previous Amount |
New Amount |
| Search fee
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USD 218 |
USD 232 |
This new amount was
published in the 6 April 2006 issue of the PCT Gazette.
For your information
and guidance.
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(Sgd)
EPIFANIO M. EVASCO |
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Director,
Bureau of Patents |
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(Sgd) ADRIAN
S. CRISTOBAL, JR.
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| Director
General |
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