INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
ES Spain
New fee rates
By Law No. 61/2003 of 30 December 20031 the fees for patents have been amended.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Spain are advised that from 1 January 2004 the following rates apply:
1. Publication of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC:
EUR 93.82;
EUR 87.73 for translations on magnetic data carrier.
2. Publication of translations of the patent specification under Article 65 EPC:
EUR 250.14 plus EUR 10.05 for each page of the translation in excess of 22;
EUR 211.81 plus EUR 8.03 for translations on magnetic data carrier.
3. Renewal fees2:
|
| EUR |
|---|---|---|
3rd year |
|
20.50 |
4th year |
|
25.60 |
5th year |
|
48.95 |
6th year |
|
72.26 |
7th year |
|
95.41 |
8th year |
|
118.79 |
9th year |
|
142.05 |
10th year |
|
165.38 |
11th year |
|
200.37 |
12th year |
|
235.27 |
13th year |
|
270.11 |
14th year |
|
305.25 |
15th year |
|
340.17 |
16th year |
|
387.75 |
17th year |
|
433.36 |
18th year |
|
480.01 |
19th year |
|
526.56 |
20th year |
|
573.19 |
4. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
Filing fee: EUR 83.05
Fee for each foreign priority: EUR 19.23
5. Registering a transfer, licences and other rights: EUR 11.64 for each entry.
Updating of the information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of the EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC" (12th edition) are asked to make the appropriate amendments to the amounts of fees shown in Tables III.B, column 2, IV, column 3, VI, column 1, VII, column 2, as well as IX, column 4.