New rates for renewal fees
The Netherlands Patent Act 1995 (Rijksoctrooiwet 1995) has been amended with effect from 5 June 2008. Besides a number of other changes, the rules relating to the payment of renewal fees have been amended.
The new rules apply to renewal fees payable from June 2008.
Renewal fees for (European) patents valid in the Netherlands are payable for the 4th and all subsequent patent years. Contrary to the previous Dutch system, patent years will now be counted from the date of filing the application.
Renewal fees must be paid for each coming patent year and are due on the last day of the month in which the anniversary of the date of filing falls.
The amounts payable for the 1st to 20th patent year are:
Fee no.1 | Year | EUR |
|---|---|---|
1 |
1st year |
– |
2 |
2nd year |
– |
3 |
3rd year |
– |
4 |
4th year |
40 |
5 |
5th year |
100 |
6 |
6th year |
160 |
7 |
7th year |
220 |
8 |
8th year |
280 |
9 |
9th year |
340 |
10 |
10th year |
400 |
11 |
11th year |
500 |
12 |
12th year |
600 |
13 |
13th year |
700 |
14 |
14th year |
800 |
15 |
15th year |
900 |
16 |
16th year |
1 000 |
17 |
17th year |
1 100 |
18 |
18th year |
1 200 |
19 |
19th year |
1 300 |
20 |
20th year |
1 400 |
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (13th edition) should amend Table VI, column 1, accordingly.
1 The fee number corresponds to the patent year as counted from the date of filing.