INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES
AT Austria
New fee rates
The Austrian Patent Office has informed us that, pursuant to its President's ordinance valorising the fixed rates under the Federal Law on Patent Office Fees, some patent fees have been changed1.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Austria are advised that from 1 July 2014 the following rates apply:
1. Publication or 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:
EUR 186 (including EUR 30 document fees) plus EUR 135 for every 15 pages following the 16th page of the translation
2. Renewal fees:
| EUR |
|---|---|
6th year |
104 |
7th year |
208 |
8th year |
313 |
9th year |
417 |
10th year |
522 |
11th year |
626 |
12th year |
731 |
13th year |
835 |
14th year |
940 |
15th year |
1 044 |
16th year |
1 148 |
17th year |
1 253 |
18th year |
1 357 |
19th year |
1 566 |
20th year |
1 775 |
3. Conversion of a European patent application into a national patent application or utility model application: EUR 52
4. Registering transfers, licences and other rights: EUR 128 per application (including EUR 40 document fees)
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (16th edition) should amend Tables III.B, column 2, IV, column 5, VI, column 1, VII, column 2, and IX, column 4, accordingly.
1 Österreichisches Patentblatt, I. Teil Nr. 4/2014 (15.4.2014).