Article 9

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

Fees

Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices

The fees guidance currently applicable is set out in OJ EPO 2016, A26. In addition, please note the new arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) and their annexes (valid as from 1 December 2017 - Supplementary publication 5, OJ EPO 2017), the new method of fee payment by credit card (see OJ EPO 2017, A72 and A73) and the changed amounts of fees for international applications (OJ EPO 2017, A102).

The current schedule of fees and expenses of the EPO is set out in Supplementary publication 2, OJ EPO 2016.

Fee information is also published on the EPO website: www.epo.org/fees.