ANNEX VII

Fees

I. Fees provided for in the EPC

The guidance concerning fees published periodically in the Official Journal enables you to find out at any time which rules relating to fees are currently applicable and whether any information given in this Guide has changed since it was published. The latest guidance is given in OJ 2/2004, 109.

The schedule of fees and costs of the EPO effective as from 1 April 2004 appears in the Supplement to OJ 2/2004.

II. Form for the payment of fees and costs

The form for the payment of fees and costs is one of the Supplements to this Guide.

III. Further information on fees

Further information on fees, such as the schedule of fees, costs and prices of the EPO and the list of bank and giro accounts of the European Patent Organisation, is published on the Internet at http://www.european-patent-office.org/epo/fees1.htm.