EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Rules Relating to Fees

RULES RELATING TO FEES

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Table of Contents

European Patent Convention

Implementing Regulations

Protocol on Recognition

Protocol on Centralisation

Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

Protocol on the Staff Complement

Rules Relating to Fees

Alphabetical keyword index

Article 1 - General

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

Article 3 - Fees, costs and prices laid down by the President of the Office

Article 4 - Due date for fees

Article 5 - Payment of fees

Article 6 - (deleted)

Article 7 - Particulars concerning payments

Article 8 - Date to be considered as the date on which payment is made

Article 9 - Insufficiency of the amount paid

Article 10 - Refund of search fees

Article 10a - Refund of the fee for a technical opinion

Article 10b - Refund of examination fee

Article 10c - Refund of insignificant amounts

Article 10d - Refund of fee for international preliminary examination

Article 11 - Decisions fixing costs which are subject to appeal

Article 12 - Reduction of fees

Article 13 - Notification

Article 14 - Entry into force