Rules Relating to Fees
Article 2 1
Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973. |
The fees due to be paid to the Office under Article 1 shall be as follows:
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- the European patent application or, in the case of an international application, the form for entry into the European phase (EPO Form 1200) is filed online |
95 |
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- the European patent application or, in the case of an international application, the form for entry into the European phase (EPO Form 1200) is filed on paper |
170 |
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- a European or supplementary European search on an application filed on or after 1 July 2005 (Article 78, paragraph 2, Rule 44a, Rule 46, paragraph 1, and Rule 112, Article 157, paragraph 2(b)) |
1 000 |
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- a supplementary European search on an application filed before 1 July 2005 (Article 157, paragraph 2(b)) |
720 |
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- an international search (Rule 16.1 PCT and Rule 105, paragraph 1) |
1 6152 |
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80 |
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80 |
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50% of the |
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50% of the |
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- for the 3rd year |
400 |
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- for the 4th year |
425 |
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- for the 5th year |
450 |
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- for the 6th year |
745 |
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- for the 7th year |
770 |
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- for the 8th year |
800 |
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- for the 9th year |
1 010 |
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- for the 10th and each subsequent year |
1 065 |
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10% of the |
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- an application filed before 1 July 2005 |
1 490 |
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- an application filed on or after 1 July 2005 |
1 335 |
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- an international application filed on or after 1 July 2005 for which no supplementary European search report is drawn up (Article 157, paragraph 3(a)) |
1 490 |
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50% of the |
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750 |
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750 |
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plus EUR 11 |
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- flat-rate fee |
55 |
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635 |
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1 065 |
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210 |
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365 |
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55 |
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45 |
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55 |
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55 |
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105 |
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1 5955 |
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3 185 |
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1 065 |
1Last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 15.12.2005, date of entry into force: 01.04.2006 (OJ EPO 2006, 8 ff).
2See the decision of the Administrative Council of 11.10.2000 concerning the reduction of this fee in favour of nationals of certain states (OJ EPO 2000, 446).
3Inserted by decision of the Administrative Council of 28.06.2001 which entered into force on 02.01.2002 (OJ EPO 2001, 374 ff).
4Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.04.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 11 f).
5See the decision of the Administrative Council of 11.10.2000 concerning the reduction of this fee in favour of nationals of certain states (OJ EPO 2000, 446).