{"id":5373,"date":"2024-02-12T13:58:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/epo-fee-changes-april-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:52:32","slug":"epo-fee-changes-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/epo-fee-changes-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"EPO Fee Changes &#8211; April 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that many of its fees will be increasing as of 1 April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fee changes will affect several stages of patent prosecution. In most cases, the increases can be avoided by paying the fee, at the current rate, before 1 April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, the renewal fees for years 3 and 4 are due to increase by around 30%, while the renewal fee for year 6 is actually due to <em>decrease<\/em> by about 2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A summary of the common official fees is found in the table below. The full schedule of fees is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/en\/legal\/official-journal\/2024\/01\/a3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EPO website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/April-2024-feechanges.png\" alt=\"EPO Fee Changes 2024\" class=\"wp-image-1663\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/April-2024-feechanges.png 898w, https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/April-2024-feechanges-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/April-2024-feechanges-768x854.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like advice on how the fee changes may affect your patent portfolio, please consult with your usual <a href=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/our-people-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forresters attorney<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that many of its fees will be increasing as of 1 April 2024. 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