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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

    3.2.  Unitary Patent fees

    The Unitary Patent fees are, in particular:

    - renewal fees (Art. 2(1), item 1, RFeesUPP)

    - additional fee for late payment of a renewal fee (Art. 2(1), item 2, RFeesUPP)

    - fee for re‑establishment of rights (Art. 2(2) RFeesUPP)

    - administrative fee to be paid where compensation for translation costs was based on a false declaration (Art. 4(2) RFeesUPP)

    - other fees, expenses and prices not specified in the UPR and laid down by the President of the EPO (Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 January 2024 revising the Office's fees and expenses (OJ EPO 2024, A5)), such as the fee for registering transfers, licences and other rights (Art. 5 RFeesUPP).

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