European Patent Office

Pages 10-11

Citation: OJ EPO 2008, 10

Online publication date: 31.1.2008

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Decisions of the Administrative Council

Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2007 amending the Rules relating to Fees

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

Having regard to the European Patent Convention, and in particular Article 33(2)(d) thereof,

On a proposal from the President of the European Patent Office,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Patent Law and the Budget and Finance Committee,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Rules relating to Fees shall be amended as follows:

1. The following new item 1a shall be inserted in Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees:

"1a. Additional fee for a European patent application comprising more than 35 pages (not counting pages forming part of a sequence listing)

 

 

plus EUR 12
for the 36th
and each subsequent page"

2. Article 2, item 3, of the Rules relating to Fees shall be amended to read as follows:

"3. Designation fee for one or more Contracting States designated (Article 79, paragraph 2)

EUR 500"

3. Article 2, item 3a, of the Rules relating to Fees shall be deleted.

4. Article 2, item 7, of the Rules relating to Fees shall be amended to read as follows:



"7. Fee for grant, including fee for publication of the European patent specification (Rule 71, paragraph 3).

EUR 790"

5. Article 2, item 8, of the Rules relating to Fees shall be amended to read as follows:

"8. Fee for publishing a new specification of the European patent (Rule 82, paragraph 2, Rule 95, paragraph 3)

EUR 60"

6. Article 2, item 15, of the Rules relating to Fees shall be amended to read as follows:

"15. Claims fee (Rule 45, paragraph 1, Rule 71, paragraph 6, and Rule 162, paragraph 1)

 

  • for the 16th and each subsequent claim up to the limit of 50

EUR 200

  • for the 51st and each subsequent claim

EUR 500"

Article 2

(1) This decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2009.

(2) Article 1 of this decision shall apply to European patent applications filed on or after 1 April 2009 as well as to international applications entering the regional phase on or after that date.

Done at Munich, 14 December 2007

For the Administrative Council
The Chairman

Roland GROSSENBACHER