International Patent Fees Simulator Guide

A complete walkthrough of the International Patent Cost Simulator. Each numbered marker below points to the exact area of the interface to click.

1. 1

   Set the filing date and initial filing country or office

   In the 'Assumptions' panel (Filing strategy tab), pick the filing month/year and the office of first filing (US, FR, EP, CN, JP, PCT…). The rest of the calendar (priority year, PCT 30-month deadline, national phases) is derived from this date.

   

2. 2

   Set the applicant entity status

   Standard / Small entity–SME / Micro. Applicable USPTO and other-office reductions are automatically applied where the office publishes an official reduction. Eligibility criteria for the selected office are shown just below the selector.

   

3. 3

   Pick the continuation route: PCT, EP, EP Unitary

   The three checkboxes are independent. EP alone = direct EP (Paris). PCT + EP = Euro-PCT. PCT + EP Unitary = Euro-PCT then Unitary Patent. Question marks (?) beside each option explain the resulting scenario.

   

4. 4

   Add national extensions and European countries

   Open 'National extensions' to add offices outside EP (US, CN, JP, KR, IN, CUSTOM via world map). Below, 'European countries selected' lists the EP validation states (FR, DE, GB, IT, ES…). Country flags help identify each jurisdiction.

   

5. 5

   Set the complexity level

   Switch to the 'Complexity level' tab: number of claims, pages, estimated time to grant, office-action rounds, maintenance horizon, hours per OA. Toggle 'Includes patent application drafting fees' if drafting is part of your quote.

   

6. 6

   Review or override the fee table

   Open 'Fee settings' to inspect the locked official fees and edit the professional / agent fees per line. Add custom fee lines for anything case-specific. The 'Fees last updated' date is shown in the top strip.

   6Click here — Review or override the fee table
7. 7

   Check the live summary and alerts on the right

   As you edit, the right-hand panel recomputes annual totals per currency and the target-currency conversion. The 'Alerts' section lets you manually enter any missing official fee.

   7Click here — Check the live summary and alerts on the right
8. 8

   Click 'Calculate'

   First time on this device you will be asked for quote title, name, professional email, mobile and role (Inventor / Applicant / Patent Attorney). Coordinates are stored locally; on subsequent runs only the quote title is asked.

   8Click here — Click 'Calculate'
9. 9

   Get the A4 PDF report

   The report reproduces all assumptions and the year-by-year and grand totals in the interface language.

   9Click here — Get the A4 PDF report