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| 1. | Filing Application (excluding drafting or revision of specification) | (0.89) | (BASE) | (1.16) |
| Accompanied by complete specification in the first instance, including, claiming priority and reporting letter | 833,00 | 960,00 | 1086,00 | |
| Delay of acceptance (excludes official fee) | 308,00 | 363,00 | 401,00 | |
| Subsequent receipt and filing of outstanding documents, from | 195,00 | 223,00 | 254,00 | |
| Acceptance and Publication (Grant of Patent) | 308,00 | 354,00 | 401,00 | |
| Obtaining Letters Patent and Forwarding to Patentee | 308,00 | 354,00 | 401,00 | |
| Correction of Clerical Error (minimum charge) | 308,00 | 354,00 | 401,00 | |
| Voluntary amendment of specification prior to acceptance (minimum charge) | 396,00 | 456,00 | 516,00 | |
| 2. | Recording Assignment, Licence or Notice of Interest | |||
| One patent | 378,00 | 434,00 | 492,00 | |
| 3. | Renewals | |||
| 3.1 Paying renewal fees on South African patent: | ||||
| 3.1.1 4th to 6th year, per year | 209,00 | 241,00 | 273,00 | |
| 3.1.2 7th to 8th year, per year | 205,00 | 236,00 | 267,00 | |
| 3.1.3 9th to 10th year, per year | 207,00 | 238,00 | 270,00 | |
| 3.1.4 11th to 12th year, per year | 210,00 | 243,00 | 276,00 | |
| 3.1.5 13th to 14th year, per year | 214,00 | 247,00 | 282,00 | |
| 3.1.6 15th to 16th year, per year | 216,00 | 250,00 | 286,00 | |
| 3.1.7 17th to 18th year, per year | 219,00 | 253,00 | 290,00 | |
| 3.1.8 19th to 20th year, per year | 224,00 | 259,00 | 299,00 | |
| 3.2 Extension of time for paying renewal fees in South Africa: | ||||
| 3.2.1 One month’s extension | 100,00 | 114,00 | 130,00 | |
| 3.2.2 For each additional month up to a maximum of 6 months ADD | 12,00 | 14,00 | 16,00 | |
| 4. | Searches | |||
| Inspecting patent register in respect of: | ||||
| One patent or application | 135,00 | 154,00 | 176,00 | |
| each additional patent or application | 40,00 | 45,00 | 52,00 | |
| Name index search in respect of: | ||||
| the first name searched, from | 179,00 | 206,00 | 233,00 | |
| each additional name searched at the same time, from | 85,00 | 97,00 | 111,00 | |
| 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.) | 32 - 64 | 34 - 70 | 41 - 82 | |
| 6.2 Typing documents (per folio and where not included in 1 above) | 18,00 | 20,00 | 23,00 | |
| 6.3 Translations from French or German (including typing) per 100 words, from | 29,00 | 32,00 | 38,00 | |
| 6.4 Photocopies (per page) | 1,25 | 1,40 | 1,60 | |
| 6.5 Professional time charge (per hour) 6.5.1 qualified practitioner | 324,00 | 363,00 | 423,00 | |
| 6.5.2 practitioner qualified for 10 years or more, from | 396,00 | 443,00 | 516,00 |
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