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Updates on Official Fees: Vietnam and Singapore

We would like to share with you some recent updates to official fees concerning the services offered by iPify.

Vietnam

Patent Annuities

Effective from 2025-07-01, the official fees for patent annuities are as follows:

Annuity Year Currency Patent (1st independent claim) Patent (each further independent claim) Utility Model (1st independent claim) Utility Model (each further independent claim)
1st year after grant VND 350000 350000 350000 350000
2nd year after grant VND 750000 350000 750000 350000
3rd year after grant VND 950000 550000 950000 550000
4th year after grant VND 950000 550000 950000 550000
5th year after grant VND 1250000 850000 1250000 850000
6th year after grant VND 1250000 850000 1250000 850000
7th year after grant VND 1650000 1250000 1650000 1250000
8th year after grant VND 1650000 1250000 1650000 1250000
9th year after grant VND 2250000 1850000 2250000 1850000
10th year after grant VND 2250000 1850000 2250000 1850000
11th year after grant VND 2950000 2550000 n/a n/a
12th year after grant VND 2950000 2550000 n/a n/a
13th year after grant VND 2950000 2550000 n/a n/a
14th year after grant VND 3750000 3350000 n/a n/a
15th year after grant VND 3750000 3350000 n/a n/a
16th year after grant VND 3750000 3350000 n/a n/a
17th year after grant VND 4650000 4250000 n/a n/a
18th year after grant VND 4650000 4250000 n/a n/a
19th year after grant VND 4650000 4250000 n/a n/a
20th year after grant VND 4650000 4250000 n/a n/a
Grace period surcharges VND 5000 5000 5000 5000
Discounts VND n/a n/a n/a n/a

Singapore

Patent Annuities

Effective from 2025-09-01, the official fees for patent annuities will be as follows:

Annuity Year Currency Patent
5th year after filing SGD 176
6th year after filing SGD 176
7th year after filing SGD 176
8th year after filing SGD 460
9th year after filing SGD 460
10th year after filing SGD 460
11th year after filing SGD 640
12th year after filing SGD 640
13th year after filing SGD 640
14th year after filing SGD 830
15th year after filing SGD 830
16th year after filing SGD 830
17th year after filing SGD 1010
18th year after filing SGD 1010
19th year after filing SGD 1010
20th year after filing SGD 1200
Grace period surcharges SGD 50 for the 1st month in grace period, 100 per additional month in grace period
Discounts SGD 50% for license of right

If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

iPify Legal Team

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