{"id":5426,"date":"2023-03-15T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/epo-fee-increases-april-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:34:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:34:12","slug":"epo-fee-increases-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/epo-fee-increases-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"EPO fee increases April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As April approaches, the European Patent Office has announced that the majority of its fees will be increasing by around 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fee increases will affect several stages of patent prosecution, and where possible, it may be advantageous to complete any actions associated with an increase in fees before 1 April 2023.<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/law-practice\/legal-texts\/official-journal\/2023\/01\/2023-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EPO website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Fee description<\/td><td>Fee before 1 April 2023 (\u20ac)<\/td><td>Increase (%)<\/td><td>Fee after 1 April 2023 (\u20ac)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Online filing fee<\/td><td>130<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>135<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>European or supplementary filing fee<\/td><td>1390<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1460<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Designation fee<\/td><td>630<\/td><td>4.8<\/td><td>660<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Additional pages fee (each)<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>6.3<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Excess claims fee (16th to 50th, each)<\/td><td>250<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>265<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Examination fee<\/td><td>1750<\/td><td>5.1<\/td><td>1840<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fee for grant, including fee for publication of the European patent specification<\/td><td>990<\/td><td>5.1<\/td><td>1040<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opposition<\/td><td>840<\/td><td>4.8<\/td><td>880<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Appeal<\/td><td>2785<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2925<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 3<\/td><td>505<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>530<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 4<\/td><td>630<\/td><td>4.8<\/td><td>660<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 5<\/td><td>880<\/td><td>5.1<\/td><td>925<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 6<\/td><td>1125<\/td><td>4.9<\/td><td>1180<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 7<\/td><td>1245<\/td><td>4.8<\/td><td>1305<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 8<\/td><td>1370<\/td><td>5.1<\/td><td>1440<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 9<\/td><td>1495<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1570<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Renewal fee &#8211; year 10 &amp; 10+<\/td><td>1690<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1775<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A summary of the common official fees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like advice on how the fee increases may affect your patent portfolio, please consult with your usual\u00a0Forresters attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As April approaches, the European Patent Office has announced that the majority of its fees will be increasing by around 5%. 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