The latest WIPO PCT Applicant’s Guide continues to list Israel’s national phase deadline at 30 months from the priority date under both PCT Articles 22 and 39. Unlike jurisdictions that routinely allow entry at 31 months, Israel does not offer that extra month as a standard filing window. Where the 30-month deadline is missed, a request for restoration may be available under PCT Rule 49.6, but the Israel Patent Office applies a “due care” standard and the circumstances must be properly substantiated. For applicants managing cross-border instructions amid recent regional disruption, the safer operational assumption is simple: treat the Israeli 30-month date as a hard docketing deadline rather than relying on post-deadline relief.
WIPO has also updated the equivalent amounts of the international search fee charged by the Israel Patent Office in its capacity as an International Searching Authority. From 1 July 2026, the listed equivalents include EUR 1,241 and USD 1,446, alongside CHF 1,064 and ILS 4,203 in the latest guide. The practical point is that timing and cost controls now deserve to be reviewed together: applicants planning Israeli national phase entry should leave enough margin for local instructions, translations, signatures and payment, while also checking the current PCT fee table instead of carrying over assumptions from jurisdictions with 31-month entry practice.
