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Pay the fee for a patent application

Pay the application fee for a patent application already filed at the office.

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
28 April 2014
Last updated
1 April 2026 — See all updates

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Pay the fee for a patent application (form AF1)

PDF, 99.8 KB, 4 pages

Details

Note

You should only use this form to pay the application fee for an application already filed at the intellectual Property Office (IPO).

If you have not yet filed a patent application, you can pay the fee when you apply, or when you request a search of the application,

Cost

Online: £95
With a form: £150

All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee.

Available online

Updates to this page

Published 28 April 2014
Last updated 1 April 2026 show all updates

  1. Fees updated for 1 April 2026.

  2. A new end page has been added. This contains a checklist and sending instructions. Supporting text added to questions that required further clarification.

  3. Form AF1 fee sheet updated.

  4. Zero fees ended and normal fees resume from 1st April 2021.

  5. Form AF1 to include fee sheet added and text All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee added.

  6. Details of the costs has changed.

  7. Form AF1: Data Privacy added.

  8. Costs updated.

  9. First published.

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