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Laos Invention patent

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Patent fee details

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Application stage

Fees incurred during filing and examination

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
filing and substantive examination	Required	1,470 USD	? General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage quotation excludes document drafting and translation.
excess-claim / excess-page fee (if required) — more than 15 claims, charged per claim	Optional	15 USD	—
excess-claim / excess-page fee (if required) — more than 40 pages, charged per page	Optional	8 USD	—
notarization handling fee	Required	90 USD	? General pricingThe original notarized Power of Attorney (POA) must be sent by courier. This fee includes courier delivery to Laos and may change if shipping costs fluctuate significantly.
priority claim fee (if required)	Optional	120 USD	? General pricingDAS cannot be used. A certified priority document and Lao translation are required; translation is included. Multiple priorities are charged per priority.
document drafting (if required) (starting from)	Optional	300 USD	? General pricingFees vary according to the technical field and drafting-quality requirements.
translation fee (if required) (per 1,000 Chinese characters) — Chinese-to-Lao	Optional	120 USD	? General pricingCalculated by the word count in the draft patent documents.
translation fee (if required) (per 1,000 Chinese characters) — English-to-Lao	Optional	143 USD	? General pricingCalculated by the word count in the draft patent documents.
response to an office action (if required) (starting fee, per instance)	Optional	450 USD	? General pricingCharged according to complexity and the number of office actions.

Grant stage

Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
grant/certificate fee	Required	825 USD	? General pricingIncludes annuities for the first four years.

Additional fees

Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
change — change of applicant name/address	Optional	480 USD	? General pricingCharged per amendment item; two amendments are charged at twice this fee.
change — change of representative	Optional	413 USD	—
assignment of patent rights	Optional	510 USD	—

Notes

1. After filing, Department of Intellectual Property of Laos (DIP)5-10 business daysissues the filing receipt;

2. Laosinvention patentFrom filing to grant takes approximately 30-48 months, The maximum term is 20 years;

3. All timeframes above are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.

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