Fee Reduction for Developing Countries
By January 2008, the decision was made for a 5 percent reduction in the PCT registration fees as well as for additional fee reductions for applicants from developing countries. This initiative was pushed also by many industrial countries. What is still missing for concrete implementation of this measure is a precise definition of which countries fall into the category of a “developing country”, particularly as the United Nations (UN) also do not have a uniform assessment catalogue.
