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Guidelines Unitary Patent

3. Fees

Overview

  • 1. General
  • 2. The request for unitary effect
  • 3. Fees
  • 4. Compensation scheme
  • 5. Re‑establishment of rights
  • 6. Interruption and resumption of proceedings, stay of registration proceedings
  • 7. Registration of changes of name and address, transfers, licences and other rights
  • 8. Proceedings before the UPP Division
  • 9. Alphabetical Keyword Index

    3.12. Lapse of the Unitary Patent due to non-payment of the renewal fee

    Non-payment of the renewal fee and of any additional fee results in the lapse of the Unitary Patent (Rule 14(1)(b) UPR). The lapse is then deemed to have occurred on the date on which the renewal fee was due (Rule 14(2) UPR).

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