The UPP Division will examine the request for compensation and notify the proprietor if it can be granted.
A compensation request can only be granted once the unitary effect has been registered (Rule 10(1) UPR). Once compensation has been granted, the proprietor retains it regardless of any possible subsequent change in status, i.e. even if, for instance, they no longer fulfil the eligibility requirements (see 3.23.2.1) or assign their Unitary Patent to a new proprietor who does not meet the eligibility requirements (Rule 10(2) UPR).
The compensation amount is defined in Art. 4 RFeesUPP and amounts to EUR 500. It is paid as a lump sum (Rule 11 UPR in conjunction with Art. 4(1) RFeesUPP) into the proprietor's deposit account indicated on the request. The compensation amount is in practice handled as a refund (Supplementary publication 3, OJ EPO 2023, 20; see also 3.6). Where no deposit account information has been provided, the proprietor can claim the compensation amount online and request that it be credited to a bank account of their choice.