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Article 2 Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations

(1) The fees due to be paid to the Office under Article 1, unless otherwise provided in paragraph 2, shall be as follows :

Fee Type	Content	Amount		Updated	Guidelines & CaseLaw.
1. Filing fee	article 78(2), rule 38(2) ; where
	- the European patent application or, in the case of an international application, the form for entry into the European phase (EPO Form 1200) is filed online	105		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- the European patent application or, in the case of an international application, the form for entry into the European phase (EPO Form 1200) is not filed online	190		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
1a. Additional fee	Additional fee for a European patent application comprising more than 35 pages (not counting pages forming part of a sequence listing) Rule 38(2)	plus EUR 13 for the 36th and each subsequent page		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009	A III 13.2
2. Search fee	- in respect of a European or supplementary European search on an application filed on or after 1 July 2005 article 78(2), rule 62, rule 64(1), article 153(7)	1 105		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- in respect of a European or supplementary European search on an application filed before 1 July 2005 article 78(2), rule 64(1), article 153(7)	800		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- in respect of an international search rule 16.1 PCT and rule 158(1)	1 785		- CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009 - See CA/D 7/08 of 21.10.2008	A XI 9.3.3
	- a supplementary international search (Rule 45bis.3(a) PCT)	1 785		CA/D 10/09 JO 12/2009, 593 entered into force on 01.07.2010
3. Designation fee	Designation fee for one or more Contracting States article 79(2) in respect of an application filed on or after 1 April 2009	525		- CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009 - CA/D 15/07 entered into force on 01.04.2009	A III 11.2.1 A III 11.2.2 A III 11.3.6
4. Renewal fees	for the European patent applications (article 86(1)), calculated in each case from the date of filing of the application
	- for the 3rd year	420		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 4th year	525		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 5th year	735		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 6th year	945		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 7th year	1 050		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 8th year	1 155		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 9th year	1 260		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 10th and each subsequent year	1 420		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
5. Additional fee	for belated payment of a renewal fee for the European patent application rule 51(2)	50 % of the belated renewal fee			A IV 1.4.3
6. Examination fee	Art.94(1), R6(3), Art.11 RRF, Art. 14(2) RRF in respect of
	- an application filed before 1 July 2005	1 645		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- an application filed on or after 1 July 2005	1 480		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- an international application filed on or after 1 July 2005 for which no supplementary European search report is drawn up article 153(7)	1 645		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
7. Fee for grant	Fee for grant, including fee for publication of the European patent specification Rule 71(3), in respect of an application filed on or after 1 April 2009	830		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009	J 15/86
8. Fee for publishing a new specification of the European patent	Fee for publishing a new specification of the European patent rule 82(2), rule 95(3)	65		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009	D X 5. §1
9. Surcharge for late performance of the acts required to maintain the European patent in amended form	rule 82(3), rule 95(3)	105		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009	D VI 7.2.3 in fine D X 5. §1
10. Opposition fee	article 99(1) and article 105(2)	705		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
10a. Limitation or revocation fee	article 105a(1)
	- request for limitation	1050		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- request for revocation	475		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
11. Fee for appeal	article 108	1180		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009	J 21/80
11a. Fee for petition for review	article 112a(4)	2625		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
12. Fee for further processing	rule 135(1)				A VII 1.2
	- in the event of late payment of a fee	50 % of the relevant fee			A VII 1.3
	- in the event of late performance of the acts required under Rule 71(3)	225		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- other cases	225		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
13. Restitutio in integrum	= Fee for re-establishment of rights / fee for requesting restoration / fee for reinstatement of rights rule 136(1), rule 26bis.3d) PCT, rule 49ter.2d) PCT, rule 49.6d)i) PCT)	580		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
14. Conversion fee	article 135(3) and article 140	65		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
14a. Fee for late furnishing of a sequence listing	rule 30(3)	210		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
15. Claims fee in respect of an application filed on or after 1 April 2009	rule 45(1), rule 71(6) et rule 162(1)				A III 9.
	- for the 16th and each subsequent claim up to the limit of 50	210		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for the 51st and each subsequent claim	525		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
16. Fee for the awarding of costs	rule 88(3)	65		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
17. Fee for the conservation of evidence	rule 123(3)	65		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
18. Transmittal fee for an international application	rule 157(4)	115		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
19. Fee for the preliminary examination of an international application	rule 58 PCT and rule 158(2)	1 760		- CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009 - See CA/D 7/08 of 21.10.2008
20. Fee for a technical opinion	article 25	3 515		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009	E XII 5.1 §1
21. Protest fee	rule 40.2e) PCT et rule 68.3e) PCT
	- for international applications still pending on 13 December 2007	1180		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
	- for international applications filed on or after 13 December 2007 rule 158(3)	790		CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
22. Review fee	Rule 45bis.6(c) PCT	790		CA/D 10/09 JO 12/2009, 593 entered into force on 01.07.2010

(2) For European patent applications filed before 1 April 2009 and international applications which entered the regional phase before that date, the amount of the fees specified in Article 2, item 3, item 3a, item 7 and item 15 of the Rules relating to Fees as in force until 31 March 2009 shall be as follows:				CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009

3. Designation fee for each contracting state designated (Article 79, paragraph 2), designation fees being deemed paid for all contracting states upon payment of seven times the amount of this fee			90	CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
3a. Joint designation fee for the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein			90	CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009

7. Fee for grant, including fee for printing the European patent specification (Rule 71, paragraph 3), where the application documents to be printed comprise:
7.1 not more than 35 pages			830	CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009
7.2 more than 35 pages			830 plus EUR 13 for the 36th and each subsequent page	CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009

15. Claims fee for the sixteenth and each subsequent claim (Rule 45, paragraph 1, Rule 71, paragraph 6, Rule 162, paragraph 1)			210	CA/D 19/09 OJ 12/2009, 587 entered into force on 01.04.2009



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