5.1. Filing fee, examination fee

Art. 14(1) RFees defines the percentage of the language-related reduction of the filing fee and the examination fee provided for in R. 6(3) EPC. For relevant decisions, see chapter III.F.6.

Art. 14(2) RFees defines the percentage reduction of the examination fee for certain Euro-PCT applications having entered the regional phase. The reduction does not apply to divisional applications (J 1/09, confirming J 14/07).