INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
BE Belgium
New rates for renewal fees
By Law of 6 March 20071, the renewal fees of the Belgian Office for Intellectual Property have been amended.
Applicants and proprietors of European patents with effect in Belgium are advised that from 1 January 2008 the following rates apply:
| EUR |
|---|---|
3rd year |
35 |
4th year |
50 |
5th year |
65 |
6th year |
85 |
7th year |
100 |
8th year |
125 |
9th year |
145 |
10th year |
170 |
11th year |
195 |
12th year |
220 |
13th year |
250 |
14th year |
290 |
15th year |
330 |
16th year |
370 |
17th year |
410 |
18th year |
455 |
19th year |
500 |
20th year |
545 |
Surcharge for the 3rd - 10th renewal fee: EUR 75
Surcharge for the 11th - 20th renewal fee: EUR 210
Updating of the EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (13th edition) should amend accordingly the amounts of fees in Table VI, columns 1 and 3.
1 Moniteur belge of 12.04.2007, p. 20175.