Article 42

INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES

ES Spain

Payment of fees

The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) has informed us that the methods of payment for renewal fees and other fees concerning European patents in Spain have changed as follows:

Methods of payment

(a) Online, via the OEPM website:

(a.1) Debit to a client account at CAIXABANK.

(a.2) Debit to a client account at any bank associated with the Spanish Tax Administration (AEAT) (digital certificate required).

(b) Cash payment in person at any CAIXABANK branch (forms generated from the OEPM website are needed).

More details at oepm.es/en/Formas_de_pago.html

(c) Only if the payer cannot pay by method (a) or (b):

Go to tramites2.oepm.es/gendocpagT2/inicio

Fill in the payer's details and select the fees to be paid.

An email with detailed instructions on how to make the bank transfer will be sent.

Once the OEPM has received the payment, receipt(s) will be emailed to the payer.

In the event of any incident, please send an email to: [email protected]

Date considered as the effective payment date

(a.1) and (a.2): Date of payment via the OEPM website.

(b) Date of payment at a CAIXABANK branch.

(c) Date payment is credited to the OEPM account and the payment details are provided.

EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"

Users of this brochure "National law relating to the EPC" (21st edition) should amend Table VIII, columns 3 and 4 accordingly.