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Due date for sixth-year renewal fee, payable to EPO (Rule 71a(4)) 30.11.2022 (Wed) Payment of the sixth renewal fee with additional fee (Rule 51(2)) 04.01.2023 (Wed) Mention of grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin. 31.05.2023 (Wed) Due date for seventh-year renewal fee (no longer to be paid to the EPO)

Schedule of Fees. EN. Fee Group. ALL FEES. Search. Valid at. ... Fee for grant and printing (not more than 35 pages) or fee for grant including fee for publication. 1.080,00. 008: Additional printing fee for 36th and each subsequent page. 18,00. 010: Opposition fee. 880,00. 011: Fee for appeal. 1 of 15.

On the Schedule of Fees page, you can view and download the complete schedule of fees and search for individual fees. The list contains all currently valid EPO fees applicable for the existing patent application procedures. Filtering the fee list. Select a group of fees in the Fee group list, e.g. FREQUENTLY PAID FEES. The filter is applied ...

The first annuity is paid 2 years from the date of filing to the European Patent Office. This annuity must be paid regardless of whether the patent has been granted or not. For example, if the filing date of a patent is 2018-03-19, then the first renewal must be paid by 2020-03-31.

Fees due: The fee is increasing each year. Renewal fee for the 3rd year: currently EUR 530 Renewal fee for the 4th year: currently EUR 660 Renewal fee for the 5th year: currently EUR 925 (You have to pay the renewal fees to the EPO until the date of grant. We will discuss renewal fees occurring after grant below.) Important deadlines:

The European Patent Office will increase its fees as of April 1, 2024. For most of the fees, the increase is by about 5%. ... such as for the third and fourth annuities. The EPC allows paying annuities up to three months in advance of the due date. ... Below please find an overview on the most relevant fees of the EPO. The complete fee schedule ...

Other countries, where no maintenance fees are payable during prosecution are for example China, Japan, the United Kingdom and Mexico. In these countries, you only have to start paying the renewal fees after grant. If you filed a PCT application, you don't have to pay annuity fees during the international phase (in the first 2.5 years ...

Traditionally, the European Patent Office has reviewed its official fees every two years to account for inflation, and for the most part this has resulted in fee increases.Recently, however, we have seen fee reviews in consecutive years, with increases of around 3%, 5% and 4% in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively. The EPO has confirmed that there will be no inflationary adjustment to its fees in ...

In Europe, the European Patent Office (EPO) requires annual renewal fees starting from the third year after the date of filing. These fees must be paid each subsequent year to maintain the European patent in force. The term of the European patent is also 20 years, but the schedule of fees and payment deadlines may vary across European countries.

Annuities become due on the third and each subsequent year, calculated from the date of filing. Renewal fees are due on the last day of the month in which the anniversary of the date of filing falls. For example if you filed your patent on 15-Mar-18 the deadline to settle the annuity is on 31-Mar-21 each subsequent year.

The annuities of European patents are subject to strict patent regulations, which are provided for in the Convention on the Grant of European Patents for industrial property (EPC) and in the regulations of the member States currently adhered to the Convention. This duality begins (with great complexity) upon payment of the annuity fee with the EPO and it expands to the member states once the ...

EU Annuity Fees and Renewal Payments. In the European Union, annuity fees are paid annually to the EPO until the patent is granted, serving as a mechanism for applicants to regularly evaluate the economic worth of their patents. For the first two years following the filing date, there are no annuity fees due, as renewal fees begin from the ...

If you wish to maintain the patent, both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will have to be settled. For example, if a patent has a renewal due date of 2021-05-31 and the due date is missed, the patent will enter the grace period from 2021-06-01. After this point both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will need to be settled by 2021-11-30.

For instance, if a renewal fee was due in February 2004, the additional fee fell due on August 31, 2004 (Tuesday), i.e. six months from the end of February 2004. The obligation to pay renewal fees terminates with the payment of the renewal fee due in respect of the year in which the mention of the grant of the European patent is published. [6]

EPO fees update 11 March 2024 ... If you don’t benefit from discounts we strongly recommend paying fees before 1.04.2024! Annuities may be paid up to three months in advance of the due date. ... If fees are paid before April 1, 2024, the current lower fees will apply. The complete fee schedule can be found at the HERE. We look forward to ...

Online Fee Payment is an online service provided by the European Patent Office (EPO). It gives registered users secure access to a personalised portal where they can view their deposit accounts and pay fees online. To use Online Fee Payment you will need – a smart card and – an EPO deposit account

Look in the lower right corner for “Renewal fee for the 3rd year”. The following page has years 10-20. Note that the fees for the 10th year onward are the same and all fees are quoted in EURo. Also note that fees not paid on time can incur a penalty of 50% of the belated renewal fee. As of 2022-07 here are the costs in EUR with approximate USD.

As of April 1, 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) will again increase its fees. We have prepared an overview for you. Areas of law; ... such as for example the filing fee, the opposition fee, the appeal fee and the annuity fees for 10th year and each subsequent year, remain unchanged. Type of EPO fee: Fee before April 1, 2024 (EUR) Fee as ...

EPO: European Patent Office EPC: European Patent Convention EU: European Union Annuity: Annual fee required by many foreign patent offices to be paid to keep the patent application or grant pending. Maintenance fee: Fee paid to the USPTO to keep a granted patent alive. The fee is due by the 4th, 8th and 12th anniversary of the issue date. Renewal: Use this term when you are speaking about both ...