3. Date of payment
3.5. Prepayment of a fee
This section has been updated to reflect case law and legislative changes up to 31 December 2023. For the previous version of this section please refer to the "Case Law of the Boards of Appeal", 10th edition (PDF). |
Unless otherwise expressly stated (e.g. payment of the renewal fee under R. 51(1) EPC), a fee cannot be validly paid before its due date (G 1/18).