Annex A.3 to the ADA ‒ Fees excluded from the double-payment validation functionality
The following fee codes relate to payments that can be made several times during the proceedings before the EPO. They are therefore excluded from the double-payment validation.
002 | Search fee |
003 | International search fee (PCT) |
008 | Additional printing fee for 36th and each subsequent page |
010 | Opposition fee |
011 | Appeal fee |
013 | Fee for re-establishment of rights |
015 | Claims fee (Rule 45(1) EPC) |
016 | Claims fee (Rule 71(4) EPC) |
017 | Fee for the awarding of costs (Rule 88(3) EPC) |
018 | Fee for the conservation of evidence |
021 | Fee for preliminary international examination (PCT) |
022 | Registration of transfer |
023 | Registration or cancellation of licenses and other rights |
029 | Certified copy (application, priority document, patent certificate, other documents) |
055 | Additional copy of documents cited in the search report |
061 | Surcharge under Article 7(3) RFees |
062 | Protest fee (PCT) |
063 | Late payment fee (Rule 16bis.2 PCT) |
064 | Late payment fee (Rule 58bis.2 PCT) |
066 | Fee for late furnishing of sequence listing (R. 13ter.1, 13ter.2 PCT) |
067 | Fee for late furnishing of sequence listing (R. 30(3) EPC) |
069 | Review fee for a supplementary international search |
111 | Fee for petition for review |
121 | Fee for further processing (Rule 71(3) EPC) |
122 | Fee for further processing (non-fee related cases) |
123 | Fee for further processing (late payment of a fee – 50% of the relevant fee) |
131 | Limitation fee |
141 | Revocation fee |
222 | PCT charge per sheet in excess of 30 |
400 | Surcharge for extension fees |
501 | Additional filing fee for the 36th and each subsequent page – EP application |
520 | Additional filing fee for the 36th and each subsequent page – entry into EP phase |