Calculations of fees paid by domestic applicants Total fees paid by private applicants were calculated separately to regulatory costs based on IP Australia finance data. Fees were then apportioned to firm sizes according to the degree they used the activity in question. The following fees were considered: application fee ranging from 180 to 280 depending on whether the application was – filed electronically or in paper examination fee - $500 renewal fee ranging from 110 to 270 depending on whether the renewal was an – early renewal or late / and whether the renewal was filed electronically or in paper as per the following table Application Fee Applications from Australian sources were estimated as an average of the number of domestic applications from the years 2011, 2012 and 2013: Table : Average number of applications for last 3 years, by firm size Large firm SME Private inventor 85 462 795 2011 91 482 778 2012 80 543 601 2013 85.3 495.7 724.7 Average 97% of all applications were received electronically; hence 97% of applicants paid the lower fee of $180 where 3% paid $280. The total cost across firm size was calculated at: Table : Application fees, by firm size Large firm SME Private inventor $15,616 $90,707 $132,614 Application fees Examination Fee Examinations from Australian sources were estimated as an average of the number of domestic requests for examination from the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 (2013 was examination request data for the year was incomplete): Table : Average number of examinations for last 3 years, by firm size
Calculations of fees paid by domestic applicants Total fees paid by private applicants were calculated separately to regulatory costs based on IP Australia finance data. Fees were then apportioned to firm sizes according to the degree they used the activity in question. The following fees were considered: application fee – ranging from 180 to 280 depending on whether the application was filed electronically or in paper examination fee - $500 renewal fee – ranging from 110 to 270 depending on whether the renewal was an early renewal or late / and whether the renewal was filed electronically or in paper as per the following table Application Fee Applications from Australian sources were estimated as an average of the number of domestic applications from the years 2011, 2012 and 2013: Table : Average number of applications for last 3 years, by firm size Large firm SME Private inventor 2011 85 462 795 2012 91 482 778 2013 80 543 601 Average 85.3 495.7 724.7 97% of all applications were received electronically; hence 97% of applicants paid the lower fee of $180 where 3% paid $280. The total cost across firm size was calculated at: Table : Application fees, by firm size Large firm SME Private inventor Application fees $15,616 $90,707 $132,614 Examination Fee Examinations from Australian sources were estimated as an average of the number of domestic requests for examination from the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 (2013 was examination request data for the year was incomplete): Table : Average number of examinations for last 3 years, by firm size
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