European patent - Filing fee and search fee

According to Rule 38 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR) ,

(1)
The filing fee and search fee as part of the European Patent Office (EPO) official fees shall be paid within one month of filing the European patent application. 

 

(2)

If the European patent application composes more than 35 pages , for each page exceeding the first  35 pages will be paid additional filling fee of EUR 15,- in accordance with the EPO Rules relating to Fees.

 

(3)

The additional fee referred to in paragraph 2 of this Rule  shall be paid within one month of filing the European patent application or one month of filing the first set of claims or one month of filing the certified copy of the previously filed application from which priority has been claimed. , whichever period expires last.

 

(4)
The EPO  Rules relating to Fees may provide for an additional fee as part of the filing fee in the case of a divisional application filed in respect of any earlier application which is itself a divisional application.
 

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