INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES
BE Belgium
New fee rates
By Royal Decree of 9 November 20151 some patent fees payable to the Belgian Office of Intellectual Property (OPRI) have been changed.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Belgium are advised that from 1 January 2016 the following rates apply:
1. Renewal fees:
| EUR |
|---|---|
3rd year |
40 |
4th year |
55 |
5th year |
75 |
6th year |
95 |
7th year |
110 |
8th year |
135 |
9th year |
165 |
10th year |
185 |
11th year |
215 |
12th year |
240 |
13th year |
275 |
14th year |
320 |
15th year |
360 |
16th year |
400 |
17th year |
450 |
18th year |
500 |
19th year |
555 |
20th year |
600 |
2. Registering transfers, licences and other rights: no fee
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (16th edition) should amend Tables VI, column 1, and IX, column 4, accordingly.
1 Moniteur belge of 25 November 2015, 70405.