Guide for Applicants - Part 2:How to get a European patent: B. The EPO as a PCT receiving Office, Fees

Guide for Applicants - Part 2
How to get a European patent

D / E

How to get a European patent

A. General overview

B. The EPO as a PCT receiving Office

C. The EPO as an International Searching Authority

D. The EPO as an International Preliminary Examining Authority

E. Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as a designated or elected Office

Annexes

Guide for Applicants - Part 2

B. The EPO as a PCT receiving Office

C. The EPO as an International Searching Authority (ISA) - PCT Chapter I

Fees

Language of the international application

Fees

55	For international applications the following fees are payable direct to the EPO as receiving Office:

Art. 3(4)(iv) PCT

R. 14 16
WIPO PCT Guide 197 ff
Art. 152(3) EPC

the transmittal fee,

the international filing fee, and

the international search fee.

The transmittal, international filing and search fees are payable within one month of receipt of the international application. If the application contains more than 30 sheets, the international filing fee is increased, with a fixed sum to be paid for each sheet in excess of 30 sheets. This extra fee is considered part of the international filing fee.

R. 14.1, 15.4, 16.1(f) PCT