INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
SE Sweden
New fees
Some of the patent fees charged by the Swedish Patent and Registration Office have changed following the amendment of the Decree on patent formalities by Decree SFS 2006:1067.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Sweden should note that, from 1 October 2006, the following fees are payable for the conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
Application fee: SEK 3 000 (SEK 500 filing fee + SEK 2 500 search fee); the additional fee payable for the 11th and each subsequent claim remains SEK 150.
Information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Account has been taken of the above changes in the latest edition of the EPO's information brochure "National law relating to the EPC" (13th edition).