patent year	Office (€)	Attorney (€), excluding VAT
1^st	0	35
2^nd	0	35
3^rd	0	35
4^th	40	35
5^th	100	35
6^th	160	35
7^th	220	35
8^th	280	35
9^th	340	35
10^th	400	35
11^th	500	35
12^th	600	35
13^th	700	35
14^th	800	35
15^th	900	35
16^th	1000	35
17^th	1100	35
18^th	1200	35
19^th	1300	35
20^th	1400	35

Due date	Renewal fees must be paid for each coming patent year and are due on the last day of the month in which the anniversary of the date of filing falls.
Time limit for payment without surcharge	-
Earliest possible payment date	No specific legal provision (any time after grant of the patent)
Time limit for payment with surcharge	6 months of due date
Surcharge	50 %

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).