EPO logo National Law
VIII. Payment of fees
DVD start => EPO legal texts => National Law => Chapter VIII
D/ E / F
Introduction Abbreviations National legal bases Filing of European patent applications pursuant to Article 75, paragraphs 1(b) and 2, EPC Rights conferred by a European patent application after publication pursuant to Article 93 EPC (Article 67 EPC) Filing of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC Filing of translations of the patent specification under Article 65 EPC Authentic text of a European patent application or European patent (Article 70 EPC) Payment of renewal fees for European patents Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents Payment of fees Registering a transfer, licences and other rights in respect of a European patent in the national patent register Miscellaneous

Contracting States

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom

Extension States

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Latvia
Lithuania
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Romania
Serbia and Montenegro Slovenia


National legal basis

Filing patent applications

Rights conferred

Translations of claims

Tranlations of patent specifications

Authentic text

Renewal fees

Conversion

Payment of fees

Registering a transfer

Miscellaneous 

 

Contracting State
Belgium

Contracting State

Belgium

1 National provisions

RD (Fees)

2 Accounts

Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OPRI)  auprès du Service public fédéral

Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie

Giro account No. 679-2005880-17 with the “Office des Chèques postaux”, 1100 BRUXELLES

IBAN: BE61 6792 0058 8017

SWIFT: PCHQBEBB

3 Methods of payment

(a) cash payment

(b) payment to Giro account

(c) postal money order (“mandat postal”)

(d) transfer to Giro account

(e) payment order ("par assignation")

(f) bank/postal cheque

(g) international money order

(h) debiting a deposit account

See Table III.B, column 1, re representation before the OPRI

Art. 4, 5, 8 RD (Fees)

4 Date considered as the effective payment date

3(a) date of payment at OPRI

3(b) and (c) date marked by postal date stamp on payment form or money order (in the case of money orders sent direct to the postal giro office, the relevant date is as indicated in "3(d)")

3(d) date on which credited to the Giro account indicated in column 2

3(e) date on which drawer’s account is debited by the postal giro office

3(f) and (g) date of receipt at OPRI

3(h) date of receipt of the debit order at OPRI

Art. 5, 6, 8 RD (Fees)

 


EPO Home Page | Recent updates| Request info | Send comments | Index
Patent information on the Internet


Copyright © 1996-2004 European Patent Office . All Rights Reserved.
Version: NatLaw-july 2004
e-mail: EPO Mail Distribution