The Chilean National Industrial Property Institute (INAPI) yearly updates examination fees for patents, utility models, drawings and designs and layout design of integrated circuits. This year a rule has been set pursuant to which the amount will be adjusted in line with the value of the annual tax unit (UTA) for September of the immediately preceding year (for the year 2025, the UTA value to be applied is that of September 2024) For patents it is of 1 UTA (roughly USD 937), for utility models it is of 0,75 UTA (roughly USD 703) and for other privileges 0.65 UTA (roughly USD 609). These examination fees will apply between january1 and December 31, 2025. For annulment or cancellation actions, the examination fee will be twice the amount applicable for applications.
(The UTA is an index used for tax purposes, and which is determined over the basis of CPI variation on a monthly basis. All US$ amounts were calculated considering an exchange rate of $850/US$1)
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