Guidelinesfor Examination PART A CHAPTER VII APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) BEFORE THE EPO ACTING AS A DESIGNATED OR... 3. Provisions of Chapter III (Examination of formal requirements) 3.8 Claims fee
The time limit for paying the claims fee referred to in III, 9 is, as indicated in VII, 1.3, 31 months from the date of filing or, if priority has been claimed, from the earliest priority date (Rule 110(1)).