INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
PT Portugal
New fee rates
By Order of 16 November 19931 the fees for patents have been amended.
Applicants and proprietors of European patents with effect in Portugal are advised that from 16 December 1993 the following rates apply:
1. Filing of European patent applications with INPI:
PTE 6 000 filing fee
2. Publication of translation of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC:
PTE 6 000 filing fee (if the European patent application has not been filed with INPI),
PTE 7 500 publication fee and
PTE 600 presentation fee
3. Publication of translation of the patent specification under Article 65 EPC:
PTE 6 000 filing fee (if the European patent application has not been filed with INPI or if no translation of the claims has been filed with INPI for the purpose of provisional protection),
PTE 7 500 publication fee and
PTE 600 presentation fee
4. Renewal fees:
| PTE |
|---|---|
3rd year |
4 500 |
4th year |
5 000 |
5th year |
5 500 |
6th year |
6 500 |
7th year |
7 500 |
8th year |
8 500 |
9th year |
9 500 |
10th year |
10 500 |
11th year |
12 000 |
12th year |
13 500 |
13th year |
15 000 |
14th year |
16 500 |
15th year |
18 000 |
16th year |
19 500 |
17th year |
21 000 |
18th year |
22 500 |
19th year |
24 000 |
20th year |
25 500 |
5. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
PTE 6 000 filing fee,
PTE 7 500 publication fee and
PTE 600 presentation fee
Updating of the information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of the EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC" (8th edition) are asked to make the appropriate amendments to the amounts of fees shown in Tables II, column 5, III.B, column 2, IV, column 3, VI, column 1, and VII, column 2.
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