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Guidelines Unitary Patent

3. Fees

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  • 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

    3.14. Special features relating to renewal fees

    3.14.1.  Three-month safety period under Rule 13(4) UPR
    3.14.2.  Renewal fee falling due between the grant of the European patent and the notification of the registration of unitary effect

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