INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Annex to the notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 February 2012 concerning search and examination fees
The diagrams on the following pages provide an overview of standard cases for the payment of search and examination fees. They are for use in conjunction with the detailed explanations given in the notice, to which reference is made in the footnotes to the diagrams (see below).
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| Abbreviations |
|---|---|
AT |
Austrian Patent Office |
AU |
Australian Patent Office |
BR |
Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property |
CA |
Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
CN |
State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) |
EPA/EPO/OEB |
European Patent Office |
ES |
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office |
FI |
National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland |
IPER |
International preliminary examination report |
ISA |
International Searching Authority |
JP |
Japan Patent Office |
KR |
Korean Intellectual Property Office |
RU |
Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Federation) |
SE |
Swedish Patent and Registration Office |
SISA |
Supplementary International Searching Authority |
US |
United States Patent and Trademark Office |
XN |
Nordic Patent Institute |