New fee rates
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office has informed us that some patent fees have been changed1.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Norway are advised that from 1 January 2011 the following rates apply:
1. Correction of translations of the claims under Article 67(3) EPC and publication or correction of translations of European patent specifications under Article 65 EPC:
NOK 1 100 plus NOK 250 for each full or part page of the translation (including any drawings) in excess of 14 (unchanged)
2. Renewal fees:
| NOK |
|---|---|
1st year2 |
600 |
2nd year2 |
600 |
3rd year |
600 |
4th year |
1 200 |
5th year |
1 500 |
6th year |
1 800 |
7th year |
2 000 |
8th year |
2 300 |
9th year |
2 600 |
10th year |
2 900 |
11th year |
3 200 |
12th year |
3 500 |
13th year |
3 800 |
14th year |
4 100 |
15th year |
4 400 |
16th year |
4 700 |
17th year |
5 000 |
18th year |
5 300 |
19th year |
5 600 |
20th year |
5 900 |
3. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
NOK 4 200 application fee (including search fee) plus NOK 200 for the 11th and each subsequent claim.
If the applicant is a private individual or a small enterprise of less than 20 man-years, the application fee is NOK 800 plus NOK 200 for the 11th and each subsequent claim (unchanged).
Payment of fees
The bank accounts for renewal fees and other fees concerning European patents in Norway have also changed.
Details of the new accounts are as follows:
Beneficiary: Patentstyret
Name and address of the bank:
DnB NOR Bank ASA
PO Box 1172 Sentrum,
0107 OSLO
BIC: DNBANOKKXXX
(a) Account for the payment of renewal fees: 8276.01.00192
IBAN: NO82 8276 0100 192
(b) Account for other fees: 8276.03.00078
IBAN: NO46 8276 0300 078
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 VIII, column 2, accordingly.
1 Forskrift om avgifter til Patentstyret av 13. desember 2010 nr. 1646 (www.lovdata.no, I 2010 hefte 14).
2 Due and payable together with 3rd-year fee.