Yes there are at least nine DAS Depositing Offices that charge a fee to obtain a DAS access code! And there are at least fourteen Depositing Offices that do not charge a fee.
As of March 19, 2023, there are 36 DAS Depositing Offices. They are listed in the table below. The rightmost column lists information, if any, that is known about whether or not a particular Depositing Office charges a fee for a DAS access code.
As you can see, there are thirteen DAS Depositing Offices for which this table gives no information about whether or not a fee is charged for a DAS Access Code (blog page asking for your help). I invite practitioners in the locations listed below, for which the fourth column is blank, to let me know if they are aware of their Depositing Office charging a fee for a DAS access code, and, if so, the amount of the fee. Kindly detail the fee charged for the particular application types in your Office:
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- National industrial design applications,
- National patent applications
- National trademark applications
- National utility model applications, and
- PCT international applications.
It would be particularly helpful if you can provide a URL to a place on the web site of the Office detailing the fee. It would also be very helpful if you can indicate whether the answer is different for one or another of the application types.
| Country / Organization | Office Name | Application types | Fee charged for DAS access code? |
| Argentina | National Institute of Industrial Property | National patent applications National utility model applications |
DAS access code only for patents and utility models.Official fees of ARS 1792 (around 8.3 USD). |
| Australia | IP Australia | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications PCT international applications |
There is an office fee of AUD$50.00. An Australian or New Zealand address for service is also required by the official request form. |
| Austria | Austrian Patent Office (APO) | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
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| Brazil | National Institute of Industrial Property | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications PCT international applications |
It is currently used for patent of invention, utility model and PCT international applications filed through the BRPTO as Receiving Office. It costs BRL 135 (around USD 27.00 – here is a link within the BRPTO official website detailing the corresponding feeshttps://www.gov.br/inpi/pt-br/servicos/tabelas-de-retribuicao/TabelaPatentesapsalteraesCGRECincpapelpct.pdf).
For trademarks and industrial designs, this system is not used, at least not for now. |
| Canada | Canadian Intellectual Property Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications PCT international applications |
no charge |
| Chile | National Institute of Industrial Property | National industrial design applications National patent applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
No official fees for DAS access code. |
| China | China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) | National industrial design applications National patent applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
no charge |
| Colombia | Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia | National industrial design applications National patent applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
No official fees for a DAS access code. |
| Denmark | Danish Patent and Trademark Office | National patent applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
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| Estonia | Estonian Patent Office | National patent applications National utility model applications |
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| Eurasian Patent Organization | Eurasian Patent Organization | National industrial design applications National patent applications PCT international applications |
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| European Patent Office (EPO) | European Patent Office | National patent applications PCT international applications |
no charge; generated automatically at time of filing. see e.g.: https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelines/e/a_iii_6_7.htm |
| European Union Intellectual Property Office | European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) | National industrial design applications | no charge; generated automatically at time of filing if you tick the correct box |
| Finland | National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland | National patent applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
no charge |
| France | National Institute of Industrial Property | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
It is free of charge in France, see e.g.: https://www.inpi.fr/en/copie-officielle-das“>https://www.inpi.fr/en/copie-officielle-das“>https://www.inpi.fr/en/copie-officielle-das |
| Georgia | National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (SAKPATENTI) | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
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| India | Indian Patent Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications PCT international applications |
The Indian Patent Office does not charge a fee for a DAS access code. |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Intellectual Property Center (IPC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran | National patent applications PCT international applications |
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| Israel | Israel Patent Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications PCT international applications |
The ILPTO charges NIS 94 (about $ 26) – same as for a regular/paper priority document. This fee can be paid together with the filing fee, if the relevant box is ticked. If the DAS Request is made at a later date, a separate letter and payment are necessary. |
| Italy | Italian Patent and Trademark Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
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| Japan | Japan Patent Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications National utility model applications |
no charge |
| Latvia | Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia | National patent applications | |
| Lithuania | State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania | National patent applications | A state fee of EUR23 is charged. |
| Mexico | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property | National industrial design applications National patent applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
DAS access code for patents, utility models and industrial designs. The only official fee required is per each certified copy: $14.60 MXN (about 0.8 USD per page). Here is a link within the MXPTO official website detailing the DAS procedurehttps://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/667152/Gui_a_de_uso_DAS.pdf (page 6) |
| Monaco | Monaco Industrial Property Office of the Business Development Agency | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications |
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| Morocco | Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property | National patent applications PCT international applications |
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| Netherlands | Netherlands Patent Office | National patent applications PCT international applications |
The Netherlands Patent Offices charges EUR 9 (patent application). Source: https://www.rvo.nl/sites/default/files/2020/08/Bijblad%20IE%20-%202020%20nr3%20april.pdf |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Intellectual Property Office | National patent applications | |
| Norway | Norwegian Industrial Property Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications PCT international applications |
The official fee for obtaining DAS access code is NOK 300. |
| Republic of Korea | Korean Intellectual Property Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications National utility model applications |
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| Spain | Spanish Patent and Trademark Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
DAS access code available only for patents and utility models; no official fees for a DAS access code. |
| Sweden | Swedish Patent and Registration Office | National patent applications PCT international applications |
The Swedish patent office charges 250 SEK for a DAS code. |
| Türkiye | Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) | National industrial design applications National patent applications National trademark applications National utility model applications PCT international applications |
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| United Kingdom | United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office | National patent applications | no fee |
| United States of America | United States Patent and Trademark Office | National industrial design applications National patent applications |
no fee; generated automatically at time of filing |
| World Intellectual Property Organization | International Bureau of WIPO | Hague international applications PCT international applications |
no fee; generated automatically shortly after filing if you tick the correct box |