Fees – Industrial designs

Check fees for examination of an application to register, maintenance and other services.

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  • Electronic certified copies and electronic copies of a document will be offered at a date still to be determined.
  • Bulk Industrial Designs data and associated fees.

Item 1

  • Examination of an application to register a design under Sub-section 4(1) of the Act:
    1. basic fee
      Fee: $400
    2. plus, for each page of drawings in excess of 10 pages
      Fee: $10

Item 2

  • Maintenance of a registration of a design under Sub-section 18(1) or (2):
    Fee: $350

Item 3

  • Maintenance of a registration of a design under Sub-section 18(2):
    Fee: $50

Item 4

  • Recording an assignment or any document affecting a design under Sub-section 13(1) of the Act, for each design:
    Fee: $100

Item 5

  • Providing a copy in paper form of a document, for each page:
    1. where the user of the service makes the copy using Office equipment
      Fee: $0.50
    2. where the Office makes the copy
      Fee: $1

Item 6

  • Providing a copy in electronic form of a document:
    1. for each request
      Fee: $10
    2. plus, for each design to which the request relates
      Fee: $10
    3. plus, if the copy is requested on a physical medium, for each physical medium requested in addition to the first
      Fee: $10

Item 7

  • Providing a certified copy in paper form of a document, other than a certified copy made under Rule 318 or 350 of the Federal Courts Rules:
    1. for each certification
      Fee: $35
    2. plus, for each page
      Fee: $1

Item 8

  • Providing a certified copy in electronic form of a document, other than a certified copy made under Rule 318 or 350 of the Federal Courts Rules:
    1. for each certification
      Fee: $35
    2. plus, for each design to which the request relates
      Fee: $10

Item 9

  • Delaying registration:
    Fee: $100

Item 10

  • Reinstatement of an abandoned application:
    Fee: $200

Item 11

  • Issuance of a correcting certificate required as a result of an error not committed by the Office:
    Fee: $50

Item 12

  • Processing a request for accelerated examination of an application to register a design:
    Fee: $500
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