Description of fee codes
001 | Filing fee – EP direct – not online |
001 | Filing fee – EP direct – online |
002 | Fee for a European search – supplementary search for applications filed before 1.7.2005 |
002 | Fee for a European search – applications filed on or after 1.7.2005 |
003 | Fee for an international search |
005 | Designation fee – for each state designated (max. 7) for applications filed before 1.4.2009 |
005 | Designation fee – for all contracting states designated for applications filed on or after 1.4.2009 |
006 | Examination fee – for applications filed before 1.7.2005 and for international applications filed on or after 1.7.2005 without a supplementary European search report |
006 | Examination fee – for applications filed on or after 1.7.2005 |
007 | Fee for grant and printing (not more than 35 pages) or fee for grant including fee for publication |
008 | Additional printing fee for 36th and each subsequent page |
009 | Fee for publishing a new specification of the European patent |
010 | Opposition fee |
011 | Fee for appeal – for an appeal filed by an entity other than those referred to in Rule 6(4) and (5) EPC |
011 | Fee for appeal – for an appeal filed by a natural person or an entity referred to in Rule 6(4) and (5) EPC |
013 | Fee for re-establishment, reinstatement, restoration (EPC, PCT) |
014 | Conversion fee |
015 | Claims fee – for the 16th to the 50th claim |
015 | Claims fee – for the 51st and each subsequent claim |
016 | Claims fee in accordance with Rule 71(4) EPC – for the 16th to the 50th claim |
016 | Claims fee in accordance with Rule 71(4) EPC – for the 51st and each subsequent claim |
017 | Fee for requesting a decision by the opposition division on the fixing of costs (Rule 88(3) EPC) |
018 | Fee for the conservation of evidence |
019 | Transmittal fee for an international application |
020 | Filing fee – entry into EP phase – not online |
020 | Filing fee – entry into EP phase – online |
021 | Fee for preliminary examination of international application |
022 | Registering of transfer |
023 | Registering of licences and other rights |
024 | Cancellation of entry in respect of licences and other rights |
025 | Certified copy of European patent certificate |
026 | Extract from the European Patent Register |
027 | Inspection of files (paper copies max. 100 pages, electronic storage medium) |
029 | Certified copy of application –priority document |
030 | Communication of information from the files of a European patent application |
031 | Issue of receipts by fax |
033 | Renewal fee for the 3rd year |
034 | Renewal fee for the 4th year |
035 | Renewal fee for the 5th year |
036 | Renewal fee for the 6th year |
037 | Renewal fee for the 7th year |
038 | Renewal fee for the 8th year |
039 | Renewal fee for the 9th year |
040 | Renewal fee for the 10th year (constant from 10th year on) |
041 | Renewal fee for the 11th year |
042 | Renewal fee for the 12th year |
043 | Renewal fee for the 13th year |
044 | Renewal fee for the 14th year |
045 | Renewal fee for the 15th year |
046 | Renewal fee for the 16th year |
047 | Renewal fee for the 17th year |
048 | Renewal fee for the 18th year |
049 | Renewal fee for the 19th year |
050 | Renewal fee for the 20th year |
055 | Additional copy of documents cited in search report |
056 | Surcharge on fee for printing (Rule 82(3), Rule 95(3) EPC) |
060 | Fee for a technical opinion |
061 | Surcharge under Article 7(3) RFees |
062 | Protest fee – for international applications |
063 | Late payment fee (Rule 16bis.2 PCT) |
064 | Late payment fee (Rule 58bis.2 PCT) |
066 | Fee for late furnishing of sequence listing (Rule 13ter.1, 13ter.2 PCT) |
067 | Fee for late furnishing of sequence listing (Rule 30(3) EPC) |
069 | Review fee for a supplementary international search |
080 | Certification of other documents |
093 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 3rd year |
094 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 4th year |
095 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 5th year |
096 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 6th year |
097 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 7th year |
098 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 8th year |
099 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 9th year |
100 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 10th year |
101 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 11th year |
102 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 12th year |
103 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 13th year |
104 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 14th year |
105 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 15th year |
106 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 16th year |
107 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 17th year |
108 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 18th year |
109 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 19th year |
110 | Additional fee for renewal fee for the 20th year |
111 | Fee for petition for review |
121 | Fee for further processing (late performance of acts under Rule 71(3) EPC) |
122 | Fee for further processing (non-fee-related cases) |
123 | Fee for further processing (late payment of a fee: 50% of the relevant fee) |
131 | Limitation fee |
141 | Revocation fee |
222 | PCT charge per sheet in excess of 30 |
224 | Handling fee |
225 | International filing fee |
316 | PCT – web-form filing reduction |
318 | PCT – PDF reduction |
319 | PCT – XML reduction |
400 | Surcharge for extension fees |
401 | Extension fee for Slovenia (SI) (EPC contracting state since 1.12.2002) |
402 | Extension fee for Lithuania (LT) (EPC contracting state since 1.12.2004) |
403 | Extension fee for Latvia (LV) (EPC contracting state since 1.7.2005) |
404 | Extension fee for Albania (AL) (EPC contracting state since 1.5.2010) |
405 | Extension fee for Romania (RO) (EPC contracting state since 1.3.2003) |
406 | Extension fee for former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MK) (EPC contracting state since 1.1.2009) |
407 | Extension fee for Croatia (HR) (EPC contracting state since 1.1.2008) |
408 | Extension fee for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) |
409 | Extension fee for Serbia (RS) (filing date from 4.6.2006 -30.9.2010) |
410 | Extension fee for Montenegro (ME) |
420 | Validation fee for Morocco (MA) |
421 | Validation fee for the Republic of Moldova (MD) |
422 | Validation fee for Tunisia (TN) |
423 | Validation fee for Cambodia (KH) |
450 | Surcharge on the validation fee for Morocco (MA) |
451 | Surcharge on the validation fee for the Republic of Moldova (MD) |
452 | Surcharge on the validation fee for Tunisia (TN) |
453 | Surcharge on the validation fee for Cambodia (KH) |
501 | Additional filing fee for the 36th and each subsequent page – EP application |
520 | Additional filing fee for the 36th and each subsequent page – entry into EP phase |
552 | Additional fee for divisional 2nd generation |
553 | Additional fee for divisional 3rd generation |
554 | Additional fee for divisional 4th generation |
555 | Additional fee for divisional 5th generation or subsequent |
999 | Insignificant amount |