INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
IT Italy
New fee rates
By Decree-law No. 7/20051 of 31 January 2005 some patent fees of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office have been changed.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Italy are advised that from 1 February 2005 the following rates apply:
1. Publication of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC:
EUR 11
2. Publication of translations of the patent specification under Article 65 EPC:
EUR 11
3. Renewal fees:
| EUR |
|---|---|
1st year |
17 |
2nd year |
34 |
3rd year |
40 |
4th year |
47 |
5th year |
61 |
6th year |
88 |
7th year |
121 |
8th year |
168 |
9th year |
202 |
10th year |
236 |
11th year |
337 |
12th year |
472 |
13th year |
539 |
14th year |
607 |
15th year |
741 |
16th year |
741 |
17th year |
741 |
18th year |
741 |
19th year |
741 |
20th year |
741 |
Surcharge : EUR 51.65 (unchanged)
4. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
Request for conversion on stamped paper: EUR 11
Filing fee: EUR 54
Renewal fees for 1st to 3rd years: EUR 91
Publication fee according to size: EUR 67 to EUR 809
5. Registering a transfer, licences and other rights: EUR 81.
The application for transfer must be filed on stamped paper, currently costing EUR 11.
It may also be filed on ordinary paper bearing a revenue stamp of the same value.
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, columns 2 and 9, IV, column 3, VI, columns 1 and 3, VII, column 2, as well as IX, columns 4 and 7.
1 Gazzetta Ufficiale No. 24 of 31.01.2005.