EPO cuts fees
10 February 1997From July 1st 1997, some of the fees payable for
filing an application for a European patent will be substantially
reduced. These are: the filing fee, the fee for a European or International
Search, and the fee for the designated States.
This reduction will also apply to applications made before this
date, provided that the fees' time limits have not expired, or said
fees have already been paid.
As of July 1st 1997, the designation fees will be
payable within the same period of time as those for a request for
an Examination, that is, within 6 months of the date of publication,
on the European Patent Bulletin, of the European Search report.
Moreover, even if the fees for the request for an Examination are
paid before, the deadline for the payment of the designation fees
will remain unchanged.
The new time limit for the payment of designation fees will also
be applied to all requests for designation made before July 1st
1997 if they have not been paid and if the time limit for their
payment has not already expired.
Fees | Now | From 01/07/97 |
Filing fee, national basic fee | 600 | 250 |
Search fee for European search | 1900 | 1700 |
Search fee for international search | 2400 | 2200 |
Designation fee | 350 | 150 |