Feb 28, 2023
EPO fee revision (from April 1, 2023)
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that it will revise its official fees effective April 1, 2023.
Please note that this is a significant revision, with almost double of increase (4%-6%) compared to the previous revision (April 1, 2022). Normally fees are revised every two years, however, this time the revision will be made one year after the last revision.
1. Enforcement and application
Article 2 of the Regulation on Rates, revised on December 14, 2022, will enter into force on April 1, 2023. The new fees will apply to payments made on or after April 1, 2023. Please note that the fees for international applications will apply to payments made on or after April 1, 2023, so please consider early filing and early processing.
2. Exceptions
If payment is made at the pre-revision official fee within 6 months of April 1, 2023, i.e., by September 30, 2023, the fee will be considered paid if the difference with the new fee is paid within 2 months of the notification from the EPO that the fee is paid at the pre-revision fee.
3. EPO Official Fees List
As of February 28, 2023 1 euro: 145 yen
Item |
Until March 31, 2023 (EUR) |
After April 1, 2023 (EUR) |
Price Increase |
Filing fee (Article 78, paragraph 2) Online submission based on the |
100 270 |
105 285 |
5 15 |
Additional fee for a specification of 36 pages or more (to be added to the filing fee) (pages comprising a portion of the sequence list are not counted) |
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Excess claim fee (added to the filing fee) (Rule 45, paragraph 1, Rule 71, paragraph 4, Rule 162, paragraph 1) (Number of claims 16 to 50) |
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Additional fee for divisional applications based (2nd generation) |
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Search Fees (European) (for applications filed on or after July 1, 2005) (For applications filed before July 1, 2005) (International search (Rule 16.1 PCT)) (Supplementary international search (Rule 4bis.3(a) PCT)) |
950 1,775 1,775 |
1,000 1,775 1,775 |
50 0 0 |
Designation fees for more than one Contracting Party (Article 79, paragraph 2) |
630 |
660 |
30 |
Renewal fees for the European patent application (Article 86, paragraph 1), calculated in each case from the date of filing of the application – for the 3rd year |
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For late payment of application renewal fees |
50% of the amount of the late renewal fee |
50% of the amount of the late renewal fee |
0 |
Examination fee (Article 94, paragraph 1) (Applications filed before July 1, 2005) (Applications filed on or after July 1, 2005) (Applications filed on or after July 1, 2005, for which a supplementary European search report has not been made) (Article 153, paragraph 7) |
1,955 1,750 1,955 |
2,055 1,840 2,055 |
100 90 100 |
Fees for the grant of patents, including fees for publication of specifications, for applications filed on or after April 1, 2009 (Filed online in character code) In cases other than those listed above (if the patent grant fee is paid on or after April 1, 2018 and on or before the date set by the Commissioner of the Office) (Patent grant fees due on or after the date set by the Commissioner) |
990
|
1,040
|
50
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Publication fee for new statements |
80 |
85 |
5 |
Patent grant fee (Rule 71, paragraph 3) (if online based on the Character Code Format (XML)) for cases other than the above (if the patent grant fee is paid on or after April 1, 2018 and on or before the date set by the Commissioner of the Office) (Patent grant fees due on or after the date set by the Commissioner)
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885
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Opposition fee |
840 |
880 |
40 |
Limitation or cancellation fee (Limitation request) (Cancellation fee) |
560 |
590 |
30 |
Fee for requesting an appeal (Article 108) (Requests by small and medium-sized enterprises, individuals, universities, etc.) (Claims by other than the above) |
2,015
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2,015
|
0
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Fee for petition for review (Article 112a, paragraph 4) |
3,115 |
3,270 |
155 |
Fee for further processing (Rule 135, paragraph 1) in the event of late payment of a fee in the event of late performance of the acts required under Rule 71, paragraph 3 other cases |
50% of the relevant fee 275
|
50% of the relevant fee 290
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0
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Fee for re-establishment of rights/fee for requesting restoration/fee for reinstatement of rights (Rule 136, paragraph 1, Rule 26bis.3(d) PCT, Rule 49ter.2(d) PCT, Rule 49.6(d)(i) PCT) |
685 |
720 |
35 |
Conversion fee (Article 135, paragraph 3, Article 140) |
80 |
85 |
5 |
Fee for late furnishing of a sequence listing (Rule 30, paragraph 3) |
245 |
255 |
10 |
For more information, please check EPO website: