According to a decision of the Board of Directors dated December 13, 2017, from April 1, 2018, the search fee for the additional European search for Euro-PCT applications where the international search report was drawn up by the US Patent and Trademark Office , the Japanese Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the Chinese Intellectual Property Office, the Federal Intellectual Property Service (Russian Federation) or the Australian Patent Office is no longer reduced. The additional European search amounts to €1,300.00.