INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES
FR France
New fee rates
By Order of 10 June 20151 some patent fees payable to the French Institute for Industrial Property have been changed.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in France are advised that from 1 July 2015 the following rates apply:
1. Publication of the translation or of the corrected translation of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC: EUR 36
2. Renewal fees:
| EUR |
|---|---|
2nd year |
38 |
3rd year |
38 |
4th year |
38 |
5th year |
38 |
6th year |
76 |
7th year |
96 |
8th year |
136 |
9th year |
180 |
10th year |
220 |
11th year |
260 |
12th year |
300 |
13th year |
350 |
14th year |
400 |
15th year |
450 |
16th year |
510 |
17th year |
570 |
18th year |
640 |
19th year |
720 |
20th year |
790 |
3. Fee for appeal: EUR 156
4. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
- filing fee for paper filings: EUR 36 / for electronic filings: EUR 26
- fee for a search report: EUR 520
Fee for producing copies of the EP application and transmitting them to the designated states: EUR 26 plus EUR 0.75 per page and copy
5. Registering transfers, licences and other rights:
EUR 27 per right designated in the request for registration up to a maximum amount of EUR 270 where a request for registration concerns more than 10 rights
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (16th edition) should amend Tables III.B, columns 2 and 6, IV, columns 5, 8 and 9, VI, columns 1 and 5, VII, columns 2 and 5, and IX, column 4, accordingly.
1 J.O. de la République Française du 13 juin 2015, Texte 23.