New fee rates
The Intellectual Property Office has informed us that some patent fees in the United Kingdom have been changed.1
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in the United Kingdom are advised that from 6 April 2010 the following rates apply:
1. Renewal fees:
| GBP |
|---|---|
5th year |
70 |
6th year |
90 |
7th year |
110 |
8th year |
130 |
9th year |
150 |
10th year |
170 |
11th year |
190 |
12th year |
210 |
13th year |
250 |
14th year |
290 |
15th year |
350 |
16th year |
410 |
17th year |
460 |
18th year |
510 |
19th year |
560 |
20th year |
600 |
2. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
Application fee: GBP 30 (unchanged)
Fee for search (Form 9A): GBP 150
3. Fee for registering a transfer, licence or other right (Form 21): GBP 50
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (14th edition) should amend Tables VI, column 1, VII, column 2, and IX, column 4, accordingly.
1 Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010, published in S.I. 2010/33.