Christian Grebner

Increase of EPO official fees on April 01, 2023

On April 01, 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) increases all official fees by about 4.5-5.5 %. It doesn't have to be more expensive for you, though.

Our PRACTICAL ADVICE: You can save money by paying fees for pending cases at their current lower amounts by March 31, 2023. For example, when filing an EP application, you can pay the examination fee and designation fee in advance. In pending cases you can also pay official fees before the increase.

Please refer to the Decision of the EPO Administrative Council of 14 December 2022 and Decision of the EPO President dated 17 January 2023 for details.

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