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EUROPEAN PATENT – EXCEPTIONS TO PATENTABILITY

Submitted by European Patent... on Thu, 2026-06-25 16:51

According to Article 53 of the European Patent Convention (EPC), European patents shall not be granted in respect of:

(a) inventions the commercial exploitation of which would be contrary to "ordre public" or morality; such exploitation shall not be deemed to be so contrary merely because it is prohibited by law or regulation in some or all of the Contracting States;  

EUROPEAN PATENT – PATENTABLE INVENTIONS

Submitted by European Patent... on Wed, 2026-06-24 18:16

According to Article 52 of the European Patent Convention (EPC)

(1) European patents shall be granted for any inventions, in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application. 

(2) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1

EUROPEAN PATENT – OFFICIAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FILING EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION VALID FROM 1.4.2026

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2026-04-12 13:08

The European Patent Office (EPO) has amended its Schedule of official fees. According to it, he following EPO Official fees apply related to filing European patent application starting from April 1st, 2026:

EUROPEAN PATENT – HOW CAN BE REQUESTED LANGUAGE RELATED FEE REDUCTIONS

Submitted by European Patent... on Fri, 2026-02-27 12:28

According to EPO Regulations, the language-related fee reductions are available only to:
small entities ( (a) a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (b) a natural person; or
(c) a non-profit organisation, university or public research organisation)
having their residence or principal place of business within a contracting state which has a language other than English, French or German as an official language, and
nationals of such a state who are resident abroad.

European patent - Fee reductions for small and micro-entities

Submitted by European Patent... on Fri, 2026-02-06 16:22

As part of its fee policy reform the EPO introduced a new support scheme for micro-entities in April 2024, targeting users who are smaller and/or less familiar with the patent system.

TRANSFER OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

Submitted by European Patent... on Thu, 2025-12-11 13:04

According to the regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) a European patent application may be transferred for one or more of the designated EPC contracting states.

An assignment of a European patent application is to be made in writing and requires the signature of the parties to the contract on the patent application transfer.

EUROPEAN PATENT RENEWAL FEES

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2025-11-23 23:31

According to the regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC), Renewal fees for a European patent application in respect of the coming year are due on the last day of the month containing the anniversary of the European patent application's date of filing. This fees are to be paid starting from the third year for each year of the further duration of the European patent registration procedure before EPO.
The European patent registration procedure usually lasts between three to five years.

EPO OFFICIAL FEES /DESIGNATION FEE, EXAMINATION FEE AND RENEWAL FEE DEADLINES FOR PAYMENT WHEN FILING ONE EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

Submitted by European Patent... on Wed, 2025-11-12 13:28

According to the regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC), related to filing European patent application , next to payment of the Filing, Search and Claims fee are also to be paid the
Designation fee, Examination fee and Renewal fees.

EPO OFFICIAL FEES WHICH ARE TO BE IMMEDIATELY PAID WHEN FILING ONE EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

Submitted by European Patent... on Wed, 2025-11-12 12:37

According to the regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC), when filing European patent application the:
Filing fee
Search fee and
Claims fee.
are to be paid to EPO within one month from the date of filing the application .
Filing fee for online filing of one European patent application containing up to 35 pages actually amounts 135,- EUR.

HOW TO REDUCE OR AVOID PAYMENT OF SOME EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICIAL FEES,ADDITIONAL FILING FEE

Submitted by European Patent... on Mon, 2025-08-25 18:12

According to the regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC),

 

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