EAPO: official fees increase
On December 1, 2016, the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) announced increase in fees coming into force on January 1, 2017. The changes concern fees for main stages of Eurasian patent registration procedure, namely filing, examination, grant, etc.
The fees will be increased on average by 15%. Thus, starting from January 1, 2017 filing fee will constitute 28,000 RUB (approx. 410 EUR). Examination will cost 30,000 RUB (approx. 439 EUR) while grant fee will be increased to 18,000 RUB (approx. 263 EUR). However, certain fees, namely for late claiming priority, restoration of term for entry into Eurasian PCT regional phase, acceleration of publication of an application, change of name or address, remain unchanged. It is also worth mentioning that some new fees will be introduced. For your reference, below are more details concerning the changes to be implemented.
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Before January 1, 2017 |
On and After January 1, 2017 |
RUB (EUR) |
Filing fee |
25,000 (approx. 365)
per claim in excess of 5 – 3,200 (approx. 47)
|
28,000 (approx. 410)
per claim in excess of 5 – 3,700 (approx. 54)
per claim in excess of 20 – 4,000 (approx. 59)
per claim in excess of 50 – 5,000 (approx. 73)
|
Late filing of translation |
3,200 (approx. 47) |
3,700 (approx. 54) |
Examination |
one invention – 25,500 (approx. 373)
a set of inventions – 25,500 (approx. 373)
the second invention – 19,000 (approx. 278)
the third, fourth, fifth inventions –9,500 (approx. 139) per invention
|
one invention – 30,000 (approx. 439)
a set of inventions – 30,000 (approx. 439)
the second independent claim – 20,000 (approx. 293)
per independent claim in excess of two – 10,000 (approx. 146)
|
Grant |
16,000 (approx. 234) |
18,000 (approx. 263) |
Publication |
160 (approx. 2.34) per page in excess of 35 |
200 (approx. 2.93) per page in excess of 35 |
Amendments of an application before the end of formal examination |
3,200 (approx. 47) per request |
3,700 (approx. 54) per request |
Recordal of assignment |
6,400 (approx. 94) |
7,500 (approx. 110) |
For more information on registration of EAPO regional patent or entry into Eurasian PCT regional phase or IP rights protection in any other country of your interest, please see our brief applicant’s guide.
In view of coming changes take the best chance to file your applications before the fees increase. We welcome you to visit our quotation system and get the most competitive quote for Eurasian patent registration.
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