National Law relating to EPC, VIII. Payment of fees, Spain
Contracting state | Spain |
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1National provisions |
NPL |
2Payee Bank details |
Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas For bank details, see "Methods of payment", point (c). |
3Methods of payment |
(a) Online, via the OEPM website: (a.1) Debit to a client account at CAIXABANK. (a.2) Debit to a client account at any bank associated with the Spanish Tax Administration (AEAT) (digital certificate required). (b) Cash payment in person at any CAIXABANK branch (forms generated from the OEPM website are needed). (c) Credit card (Visa, MasterCard), except for annual fees More details at Formas de pago de tasas - Portal OEPM (c) Only if the payer cannot pay by method (a) or (b): – Go to Generación de documentos de pago (oepm.es) – Fill in the payer's details and select the fees to be paid. – An email with all the details needed to make the bank transfer will be sent. – Once the OEPM has received the payment, receipt(s) will be emailed to the payer. In the event of any incident, please, send an email to: |
4Date considered as the effective payment date |
3(a.1) and 3(a.2) Date of payment via the OEPM website. 3(b) Date of payment at a CAIXABANK branch. 3(c) Date payment is credited to the OEPM account and the payment details are provided. |