patent year	Office (€)	Attorney (€), excluding VAT
1^st	0	0
2^nd	0	0
3^rd	530	50
4^th	660	55
5^th	925	65
6^th	1180	70
7^th	1305	75
8^th	1440	80
9^th	1570	80
10^th	1775	85
11^th	1775	85
12^th	1775	85
13^th	1775	85
14^th	1775	85
15^th	1775	85
16^th	1775	85
17^th	1775	85
18^th	1775	85
19^th	1775	85
20^th	1775	85
Surcharge for late payment	50%	45 to 80

Due date	Last day of the month in which the date of filing occurred
Time limit for payment without surcharge	-
Earliest possible payment date	3^rd patent year: 6 months before due date other patent years: 3 months before due date
Time limit for payment with surcharge	Up to the end of the last day of the 6^th month of due date
Surcharge	office fee: 50% of due renewal fee + attorney's fee: 45 to 80 €

It is the policy of our office to renew European patent applications only which we represent and not to advance office fees for new clients.

After the grant of the EP application the renewal fees have to be paid to national offices, e.g. Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco and the Netherlands.

This page should not be construed as legal advice.
No responsibility is accepted for the correctness of the official fees. The attorney's fees indicated on this page are minimum charges of the law firm Dr.-Ing. Hellmich which may be raised in urgent cases.
This page does not constitute an offer but rather "invitatio ad offerendum" (invitation to make an offer).