News
EPO Fees – changes applying from 1 April 2023
February 2023
The EPO has announced (here and here) that for the second year in a row, new EPO Official Fees will apply from 1 April 2023. The new amounts will apply to payments made on or after 1 April 2023. Many fees, including renewals fees, will increase by around 5%. A summary of the new fees is show below. In some cases, applicants may want to consider the timing for paying fees in relation to their applications to maximise any opportunities to pay lower official fees. If you would like advice on this, please contact your usual HGF Attorney.
EPO fees
| EPA fee | Fee (€) before 1 April 2023 | Fee (€) from 1 April 2023 | EURO increase | % increase |
| 1. Filing fee where documents are filed online, but any one of them is filed in a format other than character-coded format | 130 | 135 | 5 | 4 |
| 1a. Additional page fee for each page over 35 pages | 16 | 17 | No change | |
| 1b. Additional fee in the case of a divisional application | ||||
| - fee for a divisional application of second generation | 225 | 235 | 10 | 4 |
| - fee for a divisional application of third generation | 455 | 480 | 25 | 5 |
| - fee for a divisional application of fourth generation | 680 | 715 | 35 | 5 |
| - fee for a divisional application of fifth or any subsequent generation | 910 | 955 | 45 | 5 |
| 2. Search fee in respect of | ||||
| a European or supplementary European search on an application filed on or after 1 July 2005 | 1390 | 1460 | 70 | 5 |
| a European or supplementary European search on an application filed before 1 July 2005 | 950 | 1000 | 50 | 5 |
| an international search | 1775 | 1775 | No change | |
| a supplementary international search | 1775 | 1775 | No change | |
| 3. Designation fee for one or more Contracting States | 630 | 660 | 30 | 5 |
| 4. Renewal fees for the European patent application | ||||
| - for the 3rd year | 505 | 530 | 25 | 5 |
| - for the 4th year | 630 | 660 | 30 | 5 |
| - for the 5th year | 880 | 925 | 45 | 5 |
| - for the 6th year | 1125 | 1180 | 55 | 5 |
| - for the 7th year | 1245 | 1305 | 60 | 5 |
| - for the 8th year | 1370 | 1440 | 70 | 5 |
| - for the 9th year | 1495 | 1570 | 75 | 5 |
| - for the 10th and each subsequent year | 1690 | 1775 | 85 | 5 |
| 5. Additional fee for belated payment of a renewal fee for the European patent application (Rule 51, paragraph 2) | 50% surcharge | |||
| 6. Examination fee in respect of: | 0 | |||
| an application filed before 1 July 2005 | 1955 | 2055 | 100 | 5 |
| an application filed on or after 1 July 2005 | 1750 | 1840 | 90 | 5 |
| an international application filed on or after 1 July 2005 for which no supplementary European search report is drawn up | 1955 | 2055 | 100 | 5 |
| 7. Fee for grant, including fee for publication of the European patent specification | 990 | 1040 | 50 | 5 |
| 8. Fee for publishing a new specification of the European patent | 80 | 85 | 5 | 6 |
| 9. Surcharge for late performance of the acts required to maintain the European patent in amended form | 130 | 135 | 5 | 4 |
| 10. Opposition fee | 840 | 880 | 40 | 5 |
| 10a. Limitation or revocation fee | ||||
| - request for limitation | 1245 | 1305 | 60 | 5 |
| - request for revocation | 560 | 590 | 30 | 5 |
| 11. Fee for appeal | ||||
| – by a natural person or an entity specified by the EPO | 2015 | 2015 | 0 | |
| – by any other entity | 2785 | 2925 | 140 | 5 |
| 12. Fee for further processing | ||||
| in the event of late payment of a fee | 50% of the relevant fee | |||
| in the event of late performance of the acts required | 275 | 290 | 15 | 5 |
| other cases | 275 | 290 | 15 | 5 |
| 13. Fee for re-establishment of rights/fee for requesting restoration/fee for reinstatement of rights | 685 | 720 | 35 | 5 |
| 14. Registration of transfer | 110 | 115 | 5 | 5 |
| 15. Fee for late furnishing of a sequence listing | 245 | 225 | 10 | 4 |
| 16. Claims fee | ||||
| - for the 16th and each subsequent claim up to the limit of 50 | 250 | 265 | 15 | 6 |
| - for the 51st and each subsequent claim | 630 | 660 | 30 | 5 |
