FEES
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 31 January 2008 revising the Office's fees and expenses
Article 1
Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Rules relating to Fees, the amounts of the administrative fees provided for in the Implementing Regulations and the fees and expenses for any services rendered by the European Patent Office other than those specified in Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees shall be revised as shown in the following extract from the Schedule of fees. The extract from the Schedule of fees shall form part of this decision.
Article 2
The fees and expenses as revised in accordance with Article 1 shall be binding on payments made on or after 1 April 2008.
Article 3
This decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2008.
Done at Munich, 31 January 2008
Alison Brimelow
President
Earlier search | Level of benefit for the subsequent search | Amount of refund in EUR |
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1. European search (Art. 78(2) EPC) on an application |
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1.1. filed on or after 1 July 2005, and |
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1.1.1. search fee paid before 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
960,00 240,00 |
1.1.2. search fee paid between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2008 |
full partial |
1 000,00 250,00 |
1.1.3. search fee paid on or after 1 April 2008 |
full partial |
1 050,00 262,50 |
1.2. filed before 1 July 2005, and |
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1.2.1. search fee paid before 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
690,00 172,50 |
1.2.2. search fee paid between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2008 |
full partial |
720,00 180,00 |
1.2.3. search fee paid on or after 1 April 2008 |
full partial |
760,00 190,00 |
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2. International search (Art. 15(1) PCT), and |
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2.1. search fee paid before 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
945,00 236,25 |
2.2. search fee paid between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2008 |
full partial |
985,00 246,25 |
2.3. search fee paid on or after 1 April 2008 |
full partial |
1035,00 258,75 |
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3. International-type search (Art. 15(5) PCT), and |
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3.1. search fee paid before 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
945,00 236,25 |
3.2. search fee paid between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2008 |
full partial |
985,00 246,25 |
3.3. search fee paid on or after 1 April 2008 |
full partial |
1035,00 258,75 |
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4. Standard search, and |
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4.1. search fee paid before 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
690,00 172,50 |
4.2. search fee paid on or after 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
720,00 180,00 |
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5. Search without written opinion on a national application made on behalf of a national office (BE, FR, LU, NL, TR), and |
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5.1. search fee for the European application paid before 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
690,00 172,50 |
5.2. search fee for the European application paid between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2008 |
full partial |
720,00 180,00 |
5.3. search fee for the European application paid on or after 1 April 2008 |
full partial |
760,00 190,00 |
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6. Search with written opinion on a national application made on behalf of a national office (BE, FR, LU, NL, TR), and |
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6.1. search fee for the European application paid before 1 April 2006 |
full partial |
810,00 202,50 |
6.2. search fee for the European application paid between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2008 |
full partial |
845,00 211,25 |
6.3. search fee for the European application paid on or after 1 April 2008 |
full partial |
890,00 222.50 |