# ILPO Fee Schedule Summary

Source: Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) official fee notice, Ministry of Justice.
Official notice (PDF, Hebrew): https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/news/ilpo-fees/ar/news_fees-2026.pdf
Landing page: https://www.gov.il/he/pages/ilpo-fees

The notice is dated 22 December 2025 and the tariffs took effect 1 January 2026. Every figure below is transcribed from that notice. Fees are denominated in NIS and are updated annually in line with the Consumer Price Index, so re-verify before paying.

**Key structural point**: substantive examination is included in the national filing fee (and in the PCT national phase entry fee). There is no separate "examination fee" for a normal application. A separate fee applies only when accelerated examination is requested.

**Second key point**: the discount described below applies to only TWO rows in the entire patent schedule. Do not assume it reduces renewals, oppositions, PTE, or extension fees.


## The 40% Reduction (pay 60% of the amount)

Official wording (notice item 1): a qualifying applicant "shall pay 60% of the amount". Eligible:

- Any applicant that is **not a company and not a partnership** (this covers individual inventors, and also non-corporate bodies)
- A **company or partnership whose turnover in the preceding year did not exceed NIS 10 million** (note: "did not exceed", so exactly NIS 10 million still qualifies)
- An **institution recognised under section 9 of the Council for Higher Education Law, 5718-1958** (Israeli universities)
- A **technology transfer company wholly owned by such an institution**, whose business is protecting and managing the intellectual property arising from inventions developed at that institution

**In every case the reduction applies only when filing a FIRST patent application for that particular invention.** A divisional, or a second application covering the same invention, does not qualify. This condition is easy to miss and is enforced.

The reduction applies to exactly two fees:

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) | Reduced (60%) |
|---|---|---|
| National application filing (item 1) | 2,402 | 1,441 |
| Notice of acceptance / grant (item 10) | 841 | 505 |

To claim it, file a signed declaration of eligibility at the time of paying the fee. The declaration cannot be applied retroactively. If turnover crosses the threshold during prosecution, the reduction no longer applies to later payments.

The reduction does **NOT** apply to:
- Renewal (maintenance) fees, at any band
- Accelerated examination fees
- Patent Term Extension fees
- Opposition, revocation, or appeal fees
- Extension of time fees
- Claim fees and page fees
- WIPO international fees or ISA search fees
- Attorney or agent fees (private, not set by ILPO)


## National Application Filing Fees

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) | Reduced (60%) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic filing fee, examination included, first 50 claims (item 1) | 2,402 | 1,441 |
| Additional fee per claim, from the 51st claim (item 2) | 616 each | not reduced |
| Additional fee per 50 pages, from page 101 (item 3) | 300 per 50 pages | not reduced |

The page fee excludes genetic sequences from the page count. It applies to long specifications regardless of claim count, and is easy to overlook when budgeting a biotech or chemistry filing: a 300-page specification carries NIS 1,200 on top of the filing fee.

Divisional applications carry their own filing fee under item 1.


## Examination Fees

A normal application is examined under the filing fee. There is no stand-alone examination fee.

Accelerated examination (item 8) is a two-part fee, and the amount depends on WHO requested it. A third party can request acceleration of someone else's application under section 19a(c), at roughly fifteen times the applicant's own cost.

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) |
|---|---|
| Request by the applicant, s.19a(a)(3) to (6) (item 8(a)(1)) | 357 |
| On-the-spot examination following an applicant request (item 8(b)(1)) | 834 |
| **Applicant total** | **1,191** |
| Request by a third party, s.19a(c) (item 8(a)(2)) | 11,910 |
| On-the-spot examination following a third-party request (item 8(b)(2)) | 5,955 |
| **Third-party total** | **17,865** |

Accepted grounds for an applicant request: applicant age or health, a competing product on the market, an application that is the basis for others, green technology, or the Patent Prosecution Highway.


## PCT National Phase Entry

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) | Reduced (60%) |
|---|---|---|
| National fee under s.48d(a), examination included (item 13) | 2,402 | 1,441 |
| Additional fee per claim in an international application designating Israel, from the 51st claim (item 4) | 616 each | not reduced |
| Additional fee per 50 pages in an international application designating Israel, from page 101 (item 5) | 300 per 50 pages | not reduced |

As with a direct national filing, examination is covered by the entry fee. The claim and page supplements are frequently the larger surprise on national phase entry, since PCT specifications routinely run past 100 pages.


## Grant and Publication Fees

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) | Reduced (60%) |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of acceptance / grant, publication (item 10) | 841 | 505 |


## Maintenance (Renewal) Fees

Israel uses a lump sum within 3 months of grant covering years 1 to 6, then 4-year advance payments thereafter.

**Each renewal is due before the END of the year PRECEDING the block it covers.** The renewal covering years 7 to 10 is due before the end of year 6, not before the year-7 anniversary. Getting this wrong by one year lapses the patent.

| Period | Due (from the application date) | Full (2026, NIS) |
|---|---|---|
| Years 1-6 (item 12(1)) | within 3 months of grant | 961 |
| Years 7-10 (item 12(2)) | before end of year 6 | 1,921 |
| Years 11-14 (item 12(3)) | before end of year 10 | 2,882 |
| Years 15-18 (item 12(4)) | before end of year 14 | 4,803 |
| Years 19-20 (item 12(5)) | before end of year 18 | 6,725 |
| **All periods, entire term (item 12(6))** | within 3 months of grant | **14,410** |

Paying band by band totals NIS 17,292. The all-inclusive option (item 12(6)) costs NIS 14,410, saving NIS 2,882 and removing four separate dockets. It must be elected within 3 months of grant.

None of these renewal fees is reduced for small entities.

**Late payment**: a surcharge applies during the 6-month grace period. After the grace period the patent lapses; restoration under s.59 costs NIS 841 (item 11(d)) and is at the Registrar's discretion.


## Extensions of Time

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) |
|---|---|
| Request to extend any deadline, ss.48d(c) and 164, or regs 5(a) or 87(c) (item 9), per month or part thereof | 240 |

This is the fee behind every "extendable, with fees" statement in this skill. Each month of extension costs NIS 240, so eight months would be NIS 1,920.


## PCT International Phase Fees (Filed via RO/IL)

The WIPO international filing fee is set by WIPO. The fees ILPO itself charges are set in the same NIS schedule:

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) |
|---|---|
| Search fee, ILPO acting as International Searching Authority, reg 6(d) (item 14) | 4,203 |
| Transmittal fee, reg 6(e) (item 15) | 656 |
| Additional search fee, s.48j(d) (item 16) | 4,203 |
| Preliminary examination fee, ILPO as IPEA, reg 6(g) (item 17) | 1,801 |
| Additional preliminary examination fee, s.48k(d) (item 18) | 1,801 |
| Late transmittal fee, reg 6(h) (item 19) | 540 |

WIPO publishes the ISA/IL search fee in USD as well (1,446 USD in the PCT Applicant's Guide, Israel chapter, valid as from 1 August 2026), which is the same fee expressed at the applicable conversion rate. The 40% reduction applies to none of these.


## Patent Term Extension (PTE) Fees

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) |
|---|---|
| PTE application fee, reg 2(c)(4) | 1,297 |
| Extension fee, reg 7(a)(1) | 3,484 |
| Extension fee, reg 7(a)(2), before end of first extension year | 4,180 |
| before end of second extension year | 5,016 |
| before end of third extension year | 6,019 |
| before end of fourth extension year | 7,223 |
| Opposition to a PTE, reg 3(a) | 2,402 |
| Application to cancel a PTE, reg 4 | 4,804 |

The application is filed, after paying the fee, no later than 90 days from registration of the medicinal product under the Pharmacists Ordinance (s.64O(a)); s.164(a) excludes that period from extension. A full five-year extension therefore carries roughly NIS 27,219 in official fees across its life.


## Opposition, Inter Partes and Miscellaneous Fees

| Fee | Full (2026, NIS) |
|---|---|
| Inter partes proceeding, ss.25, 30, 61, 67, 73(c), 117, 124(b), 133, 170(c) and regs 81, 84, 98, 195 (item 11(a)) | 2,402 |
| Request to be heard before the Registrar, s.159 or s.161, or regs 42 or 46(a) (item 11(b)) | 841 |
| Application to amend a specification, ss.29 or 65 (item 11(c)) | 841 |
| Application to restore a lapsed patent, s.59 (item 11(d)) | 841 |
| Report in the format of an international search report, reg 35a (item 6) | 2,101 |
| Revocation or cancellation, s.73(a); register correction, ss.170(a) and 171; postponement of the application date, s.23; registration of a right, s.169; correction of a clerical error, s.69 (item 7) | 280 each |
| Request for reconsideration, s.21a, or to cancel a cancellation, s.21b (item 20) | 280 |
| Patent attorney examination and registration, ss.142 and 143 (item 21(a)) | 205 |
| Annual patent attorney fee, s.145 (item 21(b)) | 205 |
| Certified copy or register extract, s.168(b) (item 22) | 52 |

Appeals to the District Court are set by court regulations, not by this schedule.


## Notes on Payment

- Payments can be made online via ILPO's portal or by bank transfer to the Ministry of Justice account.
- Foreign applicants must pay in NIS. The Bank of Israel official rate (https://www.boi.org.il/en/economic-roles/financial-markets/exchange-rates/) applies on the payment date.
- Payment confirmations should be retained as proof; ILPO may take several weeks to update its records.
- VAT does NOT apply to official ILPO fees; it applies only to attorney or agent fees billed by private practitioners.
- The published notice states that where it conflicts with the fee notices published in Reshumot, the Reshumot text prevails.


## 40% reduction, full eligibility text

### 40% Fee Reduction (pay 60% of the amount)

Israel offers a fee reduction to qualifying applicants. The official wording is that a qualifying applicant "shall pay 60% of the amount". Eligible:

- Any applicant that is **not a company and not a partnership** (this covers individual inventors filing in their own name, and also non-corporate bodies)
- A **company or partnership whose turnover in the preceding year did not exceed NIS 10 million** (the test is "did not exceed", so exactly NIS 10 million still qualifies)
- An **institution recognised under section 9 of the Council for Higher Education Law, 5718-1958**, meaning an Israeli university
- A **technology transfer company wholly owned by such an institution**, whose business is protecting and managing the intellectual property arising from inventions developed at that institution

**In every case the reduction applies only to a FIRST patent application for that particular invention.** A divisional, or a second application covering the same invention, does not qualify. Agents routinely miss this condition.

To claim the reduction the applicant must submit a signed declaration of eligibility at the time of paying the fee. It cannot be applied retroactively.

**The reduction applies to exactly two fees in the entire patent schedule**: the national filing fee (2,402 becomes 1,441) and the notice of acceptance fee (841 becomes 505). It does **not** apply to renewal fees, accelerated examination, PTE fees, opposition fees, extension of time fees, claim or page fees, WIPO or ISA fees, or attorney fees.

**Important**: The threshold is turnover (gross revenue), not profit. A company with high revenue but operating at a loss does not qualify if revenue exceeds NIS 10 million.