Article 2 - Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations


 

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Article 2 1

Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations


The fees due to be paid to the Office under Article 1 shall be as follows:


 


EUR


1. Filing fee (Article 78, paragraph 2); national basic fee (Rule 106(a)) where


 


- the European patent application or, in the case of an international

application, the form for entry into the European phase (EPO

Form 1200) is filed online

 

90


- the European patent application or, in the case of an international

application, the form for entry into the European phase (EPO

Form 1200) is filed on paper


160


2. 2 Search fee in respect of


 


- a European or supplementary European search (Article 78, paragraph 2, Rule 46, paragraph 1, and Rule 112, Article 157, paragraph 2(b))


960


- an international search (Rule 16.1 PCT and Rule 105, paragraph 1)


15503


3. Designation fee for each contracting state designated (Article 79, paragraph 2), designation fees being deemed paid for all contracting states upon payment of seven times the amount of this fee


75


3a. Joint designation fee for the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein


75


3b.4 Surcharge for late payment of the filing fee, the search fee or the designation fee (Rule 85a)


50% of the relevant fee or fees, but not to exceed a total of EUR 650


3c.5/6 Surcharge for late filing of either the translation of the international application or the request for examination, or for late payment of the national basic fee, the search fee or the designation fees (Rule 108(3) and (4))


50% of the relevant fees, but at least EUR 500 for late filing of the translation up to a maximum of EUR 1750


4. Renewal fees for the European patent applications (Article 86, paragraph 1), calculated in each case from the date of filing of the application


 


- for the 3rd year


380


- for the 4th year


405


- for the 5th year


430


- for the 6th year


715


- for the 7th year


740


- for the 8th year


765


- for the 9th year


970


- for the 10th and each subsequent year


1020


5. Additional fee for belated payment of a renewal fee for the European patent application (Article 86, paragraph 2)


10% of the belated renewal fee


6a.7 Examination fee (Article 94, paragraph 2)


1280


6b.8 Examination fee (Article 94, paragraph 2) in the case of an international application for which no supplementary European search report is drawn up (Article 157, paragraph 3(a))


1430


7. Surcharge for late filing of the request for examination (Rule 85b)


50% of the examination fee


8. Fee for grant, including fee for printing the European patent specification (Article 97, paragraph 2(b)), where the application documents to be printed comprise:


 


8.1 not more than 35 pages


715


8.2 more than 35 pages


715 plus EUR 10 for the 36th and each subsequent page


9. Fee for printing a new specification of the European patent (Article 102, paragraph 3(b))


 


- flat-rate fee


50


10. Opposition fee (Article 99, paragraph 1, and Article 105, paragraph 2)


610


11. Fee for appeal (Article 108)


1020


12. Fee for further processing (Article 121, paragraph 2)


2009


13. Fee for re-establishment of rights (Article 122, paragraph 3)


35010


14. Conversion fee (Article 136, paragraph 1, and Article 140)


50


15. Claims fee for the eleventh and each subsequent claim (Rules 31, paragraph 1, 51, paragraph 7, and 110, paragraph 1)


40


16. Fee for the awarding of costs (Rule 63, paragraph 3)


50


17. Fee for the conservation of evidence (Rule 75, paragraph 3)


50


18. Transmittal fee for an international application (Article 152, paragraph 3)


100


19. Fee for the preliminary examination of an international application (Rule 58 PCT and Rule 105, paragraph 2)


153011


20. Fee for a technical opinion (Article 25)


3060


21. Protest fee (Rules 40.2(e) and 68.3(e) PCT, Rule 105, paragraph 3)


1020


 

1 Last amended by decisions of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.04.2005 and 01.07.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 5, 10, 11).

2  Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.07.2004 (OJ EPO 2005, 5 ff).

3 See the decision of the Administrative Council of 11.10.2000 concerning the reduction of this fee in favour of nationals of certain states (OJ EPO 2000, 446).

4 Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 28.06.2001 which entered into force on 02.01.2002 (OJ EPO 2001, 374 ff).

5 Inserted by decision of the Administrative Council of 28.06.2001 which entered into force on 02.01.2002 (OJ EPO 2001, 374 ff).

6  Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.04.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 11 f).

7  Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.07.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 5 ff).

8  Inserted by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.07.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 5 ff).

9  Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.04.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 10).

10  Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.04.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 10).

11 See the decision of the Administrative Council of 11.10.2000 concerning the reduction of this fee in favour of nationals of certain states (OJ EPO 2000, 446).