Official fees increase from 1 April 2010.
European Patent Office Fees
The
European Patent Office is increasing its official fees by approximately 5% as
from 1 April 2010. The table
below sets out selected European official fees and indicates the old and new
rates.
|
Action |
Current
fee |
New fee
(from 1 April 2010) |
|
|
Filing |
100 |
105 |
|
|
Search |
1050 |
1105 |
|
|
Claims fees (claim 16-50) |
200 |
210 |
|
|
Claims (claim 51 and on) |
500 |
525 |
|
|
Examination |
1565 |
1645 |
|
|
Designation |
500 |
525 |
|
|
Grant |
790 |
830 |
|
|
Opposition |
670 |
705 |
|
|
Appeal |
1120 |
1180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maintenance: |
|
|
|
|
|
3rd year |
400 |
420 |
|
|
4th year |
500 |
525 |
|
|
5th year |
700 |
735 |
|
|
6th year |
900 |
945 |
|
|
7th year |
1000 |
1050 |
|
|
8th year |
1100 |
1155 |
|
|
9th year |
1200 |
1260 |
|
|
10th and subsequent years |
1350 |
1420 |
The
UK Intellectual Property Office is also introducing some fee increases from 6 April 2010. The changes affect primarily patent fees, and
the
table below sets out selected UKIPO official fees for patents and indicates the
old and new rates.
The UKIPO is also introducing a GBP 50 charge for recording assignments, licences and security interests relating to trade marks.
|
Action |
Current
fee |
New fee (from 6 April 2010) |
|
|
Filing |
30 |
30 |
|
|
Search |
100 |
150 |
|
|
Examination |
70 |
100 |
|
|
Recordal of a transfer |
0 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renewal: |
|
|
|
|
|
5th year |
50 |
70 |
|
|
6th year |
70 |
90 |
|
|
7th year |
90 |
110 |
|
|
8th year |
110 |
130 |
|
|
9th year |
130 |
150 |
|
|
10th year |
150 |
170 |
|
|
11th year |
170 |
190 |
|
|
12th year |
190 |
210 |
|
|
13th year |
210 |
250 |
|
|
14th year |
230 |
290 |
|
|
15th year |
250 |
350 |
|
|
16th year |
270 |
410 |
|
|
17th year |
300 |
460 |
|
|
18th year |
330 |
510 |
|
|
19th year |
360 |
560 |
|
|
20th year |
400 |
600 |