National Law relating to EPC, VI.A Payment of renewal fees, Slovakia
VI.A Payment of renewal fees
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Legal basis for levying renewal fees |
§ 67 PA Enquiries re renewal fees and patent register: Tel. +421 48 4300131/+421 48 4300121 |
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1Amount of fees (plus any charges levied by banks) |
§ 67 PA |
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2 (a) Due date (in the patent year concerned) (b) Time limit for payment (without surcharge)* (c) Earliest possible date for payment |
(a) The renewal fee for the European patent for each coming year must be paid at the latest by the date on which the current year of validity of the European patent expires. (b) The first fee, due in the year in which the mention of the grant of the European patent is published in the European Patent Bulletin, must be paid – on or before the anniversary of the date of filing, or – within 2 months of publication in the European Patent Bulletin of the mention of the grant of the European patent, whichever period expires later (c) Payment may not be made more than 12 months before due date. §§ 6(1), (2), (3) and 8(1) Act No. 495/2008 |
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3Period of grace for payment of fees (with surcharge) (a) duration (b) surcharge |
(a) 6 months from due date (b) 100% § 8(4) Act No. 495/2008 |
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4Communication of a reminder in cases of non-payment (a) provided for? (b) date of dispatch |
(a) No (b) n/a |
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5Restitutio in integrum (a) provided for? (b) time limit for submitting application |
(a) Yes (b) 2 months after removal of the cause of non-compliance with the time limit; no later than 12 months from expiry of the grace period under section 3 § 10(1) Act No. 495/2008 |
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6Appointment of a national professional representative for (a) payment of fees (b) communication of a reminder of non-payment (c) proceedings in respect of restitutio in integrum |
(a) No (b) n/a (c) n/a § 79 (3) PA |
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7Information regarding lapse of patent in cases of non-payment of renewal fees |
Entry in the patent register Mention in the official journal § 26 RPA |
* For first renewal fee to be paid, see Art. 141(2) EPC.