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The European Patent Convention – Contents

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Rules relating to Fees

Article 1 – General
Article 2 – Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations
Article 3 – Fees, expenses and prices laid down by the President of the Office
Article 4 – Due date for fees
Article 5 – Payment of fees
Article 6 – Particulars concerning payments
Article 7 – Date to be considered as the date on which payment is made
Article 8 – Insufficiency of the amount paid
Article 9 – Refund of search fees
Article 10 – Refund of the fee for a technical opinion
Article 11 – Refund of examination fee
Article 12 – Refund of insignificant amounts
Article 13 – Termination of financial obligations
Article 14 – Reduction of fees
Article 15 – Entry into force

Rules relating to Fees

of 20 October 1977

as adopted by decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation of 7 December 2006 and as last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 27 March 2020 15 December 20211

 

 

Art. 1General
Art. 2Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations
Art. 3Fees, expenses and prices laid down by the President of the Office
Art. 4Due date for fees
Art. 5Payment of fees
Art. 6Particulars concerning payments
Art. 7Date to be considered as the date on which payment is made
Art. 8Insufficiency of the amount paid
Art. 9Refund of search fees
Art. 10Refund of the fee for a technical opinion
Art. 11Refund of examination fee
Art. 12Refund of insignificant amounts
Art. 13Termination of financial obligations
Art. 14Reduction of fees
Art. 15Entry into force

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

HAVING REGARD to the European Patent Convention and in particular Article 33, paragraph 2(d) EPC, thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RULES RELATING TO FEES:


1 Consolidated version of the Rules relating to Fees applicable as from 1 July 2020 1 April 2022.

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