EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Fees
Bank accounts of the European Patent Organisation
Important information for patent applicants
1. Fee payments to EPO bank accounts must be made in EUR and transferred without charge to the payee.
2. On the bank transfer, the payer must give the following payment-reference information:
- patent application number
- fee code(s)
Examples: <EPXXXXXXXX.X, codes XXX, XXX>, < PCT USXXXXXXXXXX codes XXX, XXX, XXX>.,
3. Payers are strongly recommended to make separate transfers for each application, to ensure, in accordance with Article 6(1) of the Rules relating to Fees (RFees), that the payment-reference field gives all relevant data to enable the Office to establish immediately the purpose of payment.
4. Due to developments in electronic processing at the EPO, bank payments concerning
(a) several applications, or
(b) one application, if the payment-reference field is too small for all the data (see point 2 above) needed to ensure immediate allocation of the payment,
must in future be accompanied by EPO Form 1010 or PCT Forms PCT/RO/101 and IPEA/401 and sent to the EPO by post or to its central fax number in Munich.
The automated electronic processes will improve the security, timeliness, quality and transparency of fee payments. Failure to use the above forms will delay processing considerably, although payers will not lose their payment date under Article 7 RFees. In such cases, from 1 April 2014 onwards the EPO will however require them to resubmit the order using the standard form, to ensure proper processing.
Euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation
Payments from member states that are not included in the list of "Euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation" shall be made to the following bank account of the European Patent Organisation:
N° 3 338 800 00 (BLZ 700 800 00)
IBAN DE20 7008 0000 0333 8800 00
BIC DRESDEFF700
Commerzbank AG
Promenadeplatz 7
80273 Munich
Germany
Member state | Bank account | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
BG |
Bulgaria |
N°: 1465104501 |
UniCredit Bulbank |
CH |
Switzerland |
N°: 230-322 005 60 M |
UBS |
CZ |
Czech Republic |
IBAN: CZ52 0300 1712 8010 1700 2453 |
Československá obchodní banka, a.s. |
DE |
Germany |
N°: 3 338 800 00 (BLZ 700 800 00) |
Commerzbank AG |
DK |
Denmark |
N° : 3001014560 |
Danske Bank A /S |
GB |
United Kingdom |
N°: 86 98 72 66 (sort code 20-47-35) |
Barclays Bank plc |
HU |
Hungary |
N°: 11764946-00239880 |
OTP Bank Rt. |
IS |
Iceland |
N°: 0101-38-710440 |
National Bank of Iceland |
LT |
Lithuania |
N°: LT52 7044 0600 0559 2279 |
AB SEB bankas |
LV |
Latvia |
N°: LV40UNLA0050008873109 |
SEB banka |
MC |
Monaco |
N°: 30004 09179 00025422154 91 (RIB) |
BNP – Paribas |
PL |
Poland |
N°: 42103015080000000504086003 |
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. |
RO |
Romania |
N°: 279682 |
UniCredit Tiriac Bank S. A. |
SE |
Sweden |
N°: 4885-7939 |
SHB, HIFF- L |
TR |
Turkey |
N°: 4214-301120-1039000 |
Türkiye IS Bankasi A.S. |
February 2014
The list of European Patent Organisation bank accounts is published on the EPO website under www.epo.org/applying/forms-fees/payment.html.