菲律宾专利申请中的权利要求附加费计算方法

在申请人向菲律宾提交专利申请后，菲律宾专利局IPOPHL将首先进行形式审查，核查内容包括：申请文件是否完整，申请费是否及时足额缴纳。对于专利申请人来说，菲律宾的专利申请权利要求附加费需要特别注意，因为菲律宾的专利申请权利要求附加费与大多数国家并不相同。

就费用计算而言，多项从属权利要求将被视为其中直接提及的权利要求数量。此外，依赖于多个从属权利要求的任何权利要求将被认为是在该多个从属权利要求中直接引用的权利要求的数量，具体举例如下：

Example 1: Multiple dependent claims fee calculation 
Claims: 
1. A product comprising….. 
2. A product according to claim 1… 
3. A product according to claim 1 or 2… (+1 claim fee) 
4. A product according to claim 1… 
5. A product according to claim 4.. 

Example 2: Multiple dependent claims fee calculation 
Claims: 
1.    A compound of the formula (F)….. 
2.    A compound according to claim 1… 
3.    A compound according to claim 1… 
4.    A compound according to claim 3… 
5.    A compound according to any of the preceding claims… (+3 claims fee) 

Example 3: Multiple dependent claims fee calculation 
Claims: 
1. A product comprising….. 
2. A product according to claim 1… 
3. A product according to claim 1 or 2…(+1 claim fee) 
4. A product according to claim 3…(+1 claim fee) 
5. A product according to claim 3…(+1 claim fee) 

Example 4: Multiple dependent claims fee calculation 
Claims: 
1. A product comprising….. 
2. A product according to claim 1… 
3. A product according to claim 1 or 2…(+1 claim fee) 
4. A product according to claim 3…(+1 claim fee) 
5. A product according to claim 4… 

Example 5: Multiple dependent claims fee calculation 
Claims: 
1. A compound of the formula (I)….. 
2. A compound according to claim 1… 
3. A compound according to claim 1.. 
4. A compound according to claim 3… 
5. A compound according to any of the preceding claims….… (+3 claims fee) 
6. A compound according to claim 5.. … (+3 claims fee)