Pctcostepo
Pctcostepo
Pctcostepo
EPO Fees:
EUR
6 600
ca. 12 500
4 200 7 500 800 27 %
international fees procedural fees before the EPO renewal fees for 3rd and 4th year Percentage of total: 14 %
ca. 15 500
8 500 7 000 32%
1)
26 pages, 8 states, 10-year term, excl. in-house preparation costs for the patentee, all values rounded.
EPO Fees:
EUR
4 600
procedural fees before the EPO renewal fees for 3rd and 4th year Percentage of total: 14 %
National renewal fees and related cost: EUR ca. 10 000 EUR ca. 10 000
EUR EUR EUR 4 000 5 400 600 31 % 5th to 10 th year renewal fees (years 5 - 10) EUR attorney: payment of renewal fees EUR Percentage of total: 4 700 5 300 32 %
1)
18 pages, 6 states, 10-year term, excl. in-house preparation costs for the patentee, all values rounded.
5. Since all the EPC states except Luxembourg and Monaco require a translation of the European patent where the patent is not drafted in their ofcial language, the patentee will incur considerable post-grant expense in producing, ling and publishing such translations (validation costs). Where a patent is granted for the six most frequently designated countries, the patentee will need four translations. The associated translation, representation and publishing costs amount to approximately EUR 7 000. 6. During the term of his patent, the patentee must pay renewal fees to maintain his right. These fees are xed and collected by the contracting states. 50% of the fees remain with the national patent authorities, whilst the remainder is transferred to the EPO. The renewal fees payable from the fth to tenth year and the associated representation costs are estimated at approximately EUR 10 000.
4. A cost of about EUR 10 000 in patent attorney fees is estimated for the drafting of the patent application in one language, representation in procedures before the EPO and the translation of the patent claims into the other two ofcial languages.