New fee rates
By Order No. 1738/20081 of 6 June 2008 some patent fees of the Portuguese Patent Office have been changed.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Portugal are advised that from 1 July 2008 the following rates apply:
1. Filing of European patent applications with INPI:
filing fee EUR 68.69
2. Publication of translation of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC:
Provisional protection if the priority of a Portuguese patent or utility model application has been claimed:
filing fee EUR 57.23
Provisional protection if no priority of a Portuguese patent or utility model application has been claimed:
filing fee EUR 68.69 + provisional protection fee EUR 57.23 = EUR 125.92
In the case of corrections, a special fee is charged amounting to EUR 11.45.
3. Publication of translation of the patent specification under Article 65 EPC
Validation of the European patent if the priority of a Portuguese patent or utility model application has been claimed or if a translation of the claims has been filed with INPI for the purpose of provisional protection:
filing fee EUR 68.69
Validation of the European patent if no priority of a Portuguese patent or utility model application has been claimed or if no translation of the claims has been filed with INPI for the purpose of provisional protection:
filing fee EUR 68.69 + national validation fee EUR 57.23 = EUR 125.92
In the case of corrections, a special fee is charged amounting to EUR 11.45
4. Renewal fees:
| EUR |
|---|---|
1st year |
32.04 |
2nd year |
38.91 |
3rd year |
43.48 |
4th year |
52.65 |
5th year |
64.11 |
6th year |
84.70 |
7th year |
98.44 |
8th year |
114.47 |
9th year |
137.36 |
10th year |
171.70 |
11th year |
201.47 |
12th year |
228.93 |
13th year |
274.72 |
14th year |
320.51 |
15th year |
366.29 |
16th year |
412.08 |
17th year |
457.88 |
18th year |
503.66 |
19th year |
549.45 |
20th year |
595.23 |
5. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
new publication fee: EUR 57.23
fee for the 11th and each subsequent claim: EUR 11.45
examination fee: EUR 228.93
6. Registering a transfer, licences and other rights:
assignment fee: EUR 91.57
licence fee: EUR 91.57
compulsory licence fee: EUR 171.70
Updating the EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (13th edition) should amend accordingly the information in Tables II, column 5, III.B, columns 2 and 9, IV, columns 3 and 10, VI, column 1, VII, column 2, and IX, column 4.
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