patent year	Office (€)	Attorney (€), excluding VAT
1^st	0	35
2^nd	0	35
3^rd	-	-
4^th	-	-
5^th	-	-
6^th	104	35
7^th	208	35
8^th	313	35
9^th	417	35
10^th	522	35
11^th	626	35
12^th	731	35
13^th	835	35
14^th	940	35
15^th	1044	35
16^th	1148	35
17^th	1253	35
18^th	1357	35
19^th	1566	35
20^th	1775	35

Due date	Last day of the month with the annversary of the date of filing
Time limit for payment without surcharge	For the first fee to be paid after grant of a European patent: 3 months of due date; subsequent fees must be paid by due date
Earliest possible payment date	Payment may not be made more than 3 months before due date.
Time limit for payment with surcharge	Fee for 1^st year after grant of a European patent: beginning of 4^th up to end of 12^th month of due date; fees for further years: beginning of 1^st up to end of 6^th month of due date
Surcharge	20 %

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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.
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