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Legal basis for levying renewal fees |
Art. 74 PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 Amount of fees (plus any charges levied by banks) |
Art. 13 RCh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 (a) Due date (in the patent year concerned) (b) Time limit for payment (without surcharge)* (c) Earliest possible date for payment |
(a) Anniversary of date of filing (b) n/a (c) No specific legal provision: payment may be made for more than one patent year. However, if the fees are subsequently changed, the patent proprietor will be obliged to pay the difference between the amount paid in advance and the amount due for the year concerned. Art. 108.j(1) PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 Period of grace for payment of fees (with surcharge) (a) duration (b) surcharge |
(a) 6 months from due date (b) 100% Art. 74(3) PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 Communication of a reminder in cases of non-payment (a) provided for? (b) date of despatch |
(a) Yes (b) Approx. 1 month after due date Art. 74(4) PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 Restitutio in integrum (a) provided for? (b) time limit for submitting application |
(a) Yes (b) Within 3 months of the removal of the cause of non-compliance with the time limit or of date party becomes aware of non-compliance with the time limit, if this date is later; request is only admissible within 1 year of the expiry of the time limit Art. 57 PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 Appointment of a national professional representative for (a) payment of fees (b) communication of a reminder of non-payment (c) proceedings in respect of restitutio in integrum |
(a) No (b) Yes (c) Yes Art. 4 PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 Information regarding lapse of patent in cases of non-payment of renewal fees |
Entry in the patent register Publication in the official gazette Art. 26, 32(3) PO |
* For first renewal fee to be paid, see Art. 141(2) EPC.
