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European Patent Office Fees increase from 1 April 2024

Sunday, 04 February 2024

Jonathan Exell

Patents

The European Patent Office has announced increases to a number of its fees. The increases become effective on any payment made from 1 April 2024 onward. Many, such as the increases to the search, examination and grant fees are modest. However, the renewal fees payable in years 3-5 of a European patent application will increase&n...

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