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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),

 

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

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2025-07-29 12:08

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

A European patent application containing more than 15 claims at the time of filing the claims incurs a claims fee in respect of each claim in excess of that number.
The claims fees must be paid within one month of filing the claims.

The claims may be filed at the following stages:

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

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2025-07-29 12:03

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

A European patent application containing more than 15 claims at the time of filing the claims incurs a claims fee in respect of each claim in excess of that number.
The claims fees must be paid within one month of filing the claims.

The claims may be filed at the following stages:

EURO -PCT APPLICATION PROVISIONAL PROTECTION

Submitted by European Patent... on Thu, 2025-05-22 17:03

Under Article 67 (1) of the European Patent Convention (EPC) from the date of its publication a European patent application provisionally confers on the applicant such protection as is conferred by Article 64 of the EPC in the European Patent Office (EPO) contracting states designated in the application as published, i.e. the same rights as would be conferred by a national patent granted in those states.

EURO – PCT APPLICATION, DEADLINE FOR ENTRY INTO EUROPEAN PHASE

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2025-04-06 12:56

According to rule 159 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR) The deadline for entering the European regional phase is 31 months from the earliest priority date of the International (PCT) application, or from the filing date of the PCT application if no priority is claimed.

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