INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES
BG Bulgaria
New fee rates
The Bulgarian Patent Office has informed us that the schedule of fees adopted by Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 242/27.12.1999 has been amended and supplemented by SG No. 99 of 12 December 2017.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Bulgaria are advised that from 12 December 2017 the following rates apply:
1. Publication of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC:
Fee for publication of the mention of the filing of the translation: BGN 45
Fee for publication of the mention of the correction in the Official Bulletin: BGN 45
2. Publication of translations of the patent under Article 65 EPC:
Publication of the mention of the translation: BGN 45
Fee for publishing the translation: BGN 80 plus BGN 10 for each page of the translation (including any drawings) in excess of 10
3. Renewal fees:
| BGN |
|---|---|
3rd year |
40 |
4th year |
40 |
5th year |
140 |
6th year |
180 |
7th year |
220 |
8th year |
270 |
9th year |
380 |
10th year |
500 |
11th year |
600 |
12th year |
700 |
13th year |
800 |
14th year |
900 |
15th year |
1 000 |
16th year |
1 100 |
17th year |
1 200 |
18th year |
1 300 |
19th year |
1 500 |
20th year |
1 700 |
4. Registering a transfer, licence or other right: BGN 60
Payment of patent fees
The bank account for renewal fees and other fees concerning European patents in Bulgaria has changed as follows:
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB)
Centralno Upravlenie
1, Knyaz Alexander І Sq.
1000 SOFIA
IBAN: BG90 BNBG 9661 3100 1709 01
SWIFT: BNBGBGSF
BNB correspondent bank account in TARGET2:
IBAN: BG83 BNBG 9661 1100 0661 41
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (18th edition) should amend Tables III.B, sections 2 and 6, IV, section 5, VI.A, section 1, and VIII, section 2, accordingly.