Nr. | Item | Fee in Euro |
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| A. Official fees of the German Patent and Trademark Office | |
| If an online application requires a lower fee than a written application, the lower fee shall only be charged if the online application is validated by the applications terms. | |
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| I. Patents | |
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| 1. Application procedure | |
. | Application fee for a patent application (§ 34 Patent Act) | |
311 000 | - in case of an online application | 50 |
311 100 | - in case of a written application | 60 |
311 200 | Search (§ 43 Patent Act) | 250 |
| Examination procedure (§ 44 Patent Act) | |
311 300 | - if a request under § 43 Patent Act has been already filed by the applicant | 150 |
311 400 | - if a request under § 43 Patent Act has not been filed by the applicant | 350 |
311 500 | Application for supplementary protection (§ 49a Patent Act) | 300 |
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| 2. Payment of renewal fees | |
| Renewal fees according to § 17 Sec. 1 Patent Act | |
312 030 | Renewal 3rd year | 70 |
312 031 | - Renewal fee if the applicant for a patent or the person recorded as patentee in the Register declares in writing that he is prepared to allow anyone to use the invention in return for reasonable compensation (§ 3 (1) Patent Act) | 35 |
312 032 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 040 | Renewal 4th year | 70 |
312 041 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 35 |
312 042 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 050 | Renewal 5th year | 90 |
312 051 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 45 |
312 052 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 060 | Renewal 6th year | 130 |
312 061 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 65 |
312 062 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 070 | Renewal 7th year | 180 |
312 071 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 90 |
312 072 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 080 | Renewal 8th year | 240 |
312 081 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 120 |
312 082 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 090 | Renewal 9th year | 290 |
312 091 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 145 |
312 092 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 100 | Renewal 10th | 350 |
312 101 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 175 |
312 102 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 110 | Renewal 11th year | 470 |
312 111 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 235 |
312 112 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 120 | Renewal 12th year | 620 |
312 121 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 310 |
312 122 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 130 | Renewal 13th year | 760 |
312 131 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 380 |
312 132 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 140 | Renewal 14th year | 910 |
312 141 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 455 |
312 142 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 150 | Renewal 15th year | 1 060 |
312 151 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 530 |
312 152 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 160 | Renewal 16th year | 1 230 |
312 161 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 615 |
312 162 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 170 | Renewal 17th year | 1 410 |
312 171 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 705 |
312 172 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 180 | Renewal 18th year | 1 590 |
312 181 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 795 |
312 182 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 190 | Renewal 19th year | 1 760 |
312 191 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 880 |
312 192 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 200 | Renewal 20th year | 1 940 |
312 201 | - Renewal fee (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 970 |
312 202 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
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| Payment of the 3rd to 5th renewal fees when the third renewal fee is due | |
312 205 | The fees 312 030 to 312 050 are reduced to | 200 |
312 206 | - if the applicant for a patent or the person recorded as patentee in the Register declares in writing that he is prepared to allow anyone to use the invention in return for reasonable compensation (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 100 |
312 207 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
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| Renewal fees under § 16a Patent Act | |
312 210 | for the 1st year of the supplementary protection | 2 650 |
312 211 | - if the applicant for a patent or the person recorded as patentee in the Register declares in writing that he is prepared to allow anyone to use the invention in return for reasonable compensation (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 1 325 |
312 212 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 220 | for the 2nd year of the supplementary protection | 2 940 |
312 221 | - if the applicant for a patent or the person recorded as patentee in the Register declares in writing that he is prepared to allow anyone to use the invention in return for reasonable compensation (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 1 470 |
312 222 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 230 | for the 3rd year of the supplementary protection | 3 290 |
312 231 | - if the applicant for a patent or the person recorded as patentee in the Register declares in writing that he is prepared to allow anyone to use the invention in return for reasonable compensation (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 1 645 |
312 232 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 240 | for the 4th year of the supplementary protection | 3 650 |
312 241 | - if the applicant for a patent or the person recorded as patentee in the Register declares in writing that he is prepared to allow anyone to use the invention in return for reasonable compensation (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 1 825 |
312 242 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
312 250 | for the 5th year of the supplementary protection | 4 120 |
312 251 | - if the applicant for a patent or the person recorded as patentee in the Register declares in writing that he is prepared to allow anyone to use the invention in return for reasonable compensation (§ 23 (1) Patent Act) | 2 060 |
312 252 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
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| 3. Other | |
| Inventor’s remuneration | |
313 200 | - Request for assessment of compensation (§ 23 (4) Patent Act) | 60 |
313 300 | - Procedure to alter compensation (§ 23 (5) Patent Act) | 120 |
| Right to exclusive use of an innovation | |
313 400 | - Entering in the Register the grant of an exclusive licence (§ 30 (4) Sentence 1 Patent Act) | 25 |
313 500 | - Recording changes to this entry (§ 30 (4) Sentence 3 Patent Act) | 25 |
313 600 | Opposition procedure (§ 59 (1) Patent Act) | 200 |
313 700 | Limitation procedure (§ 64 Patent Act) | 120 |
| Publication of translations or of corrected translations | |
313 800 | - patent claims of European patent applications (Article II § 2 (1) Law on International Patent Treaties) | 60 |
313 810 | - patent claims of European patent applications, in which contractual states to the Convention on the Grant of European Patents are listed | 60 |
313 820 | - European patent specifications (Article II § 3 (1), (4) Law on International Patent Treaties) | 150 |
313 900 | Transferring an international application (Article III § 1 (2) Law on International Patent Treaties) | 90 |
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| 4. Applications relating to the extension of intellectual property rights | |
314 100 | Publication of translations or corrected translations of extended patents (§ 8 (1) and (3) Extension Act) | 150 |
314 200 | Search for an extended patent (§ 11 Extension Act) | 250 |
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| II. Utility models | |
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| 1. Application procedure | |
| Application procedure (§ 4 Utility Models Act) | |
321 000 | - in case of online application | 30 |
321 100 | - in case of a written application | 40 |
321 200 | Search (§ 7 Utility Models Act) | 250 |
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| 2. Maintaining a utility model | |
| Renewal fee according to § 23 (2) Utility Models Act | |
322 100 | for 4th to 6th year of protection | 210 |
322 101 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
322 200 | for 7th to 8th year of protection | 350 |
322 201 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
322 300 | for 9th and 10th year of protection | 530 |
322 301 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
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| 3. Other | |
323 100 | Cancellation proceedings (§ 16 Utility Models Act) | 300 |
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| III. Trademarks, geographical indications and designations of origin | |
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| 1. Application to register a trademark | |
| Application to register a trademark covering up to three classes of goods or services | |
| - for one trademark (§ 32 Trademark Act) | |
331 000 | - applying for a trademark online | 290 |
331 100 | - paper form application | 300 |
331 200 | - for a collective trademark (§ 97 Trademark Act) | 900 |
| Application for additional classes starting from the fourth class | |
331 300 | - for one trademark (§ 32 Trademark Act) | 100 |
331 400 | - for a collective trademark (§ 97 Trademark Act) | 150 |
331 500 | Accelerated examination procedure (§ 38 Trademark Act) | 200 |
331 600 | Notice of opposition (§ 42 Trademark Act) | 120 |
331 700 | Request to divide an application (§ 40 Trademark Act) | 300 |
331 800 | Application to register a licensee (§§ 27 Section 4 (31) Trademark Act) | 300 |
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| 2. Request for an extension of time on an application | |
| Extension fee up to three classes of goods and services | |
332 100 | - for one mark (§ 47 (3) Trademark Act) | 600 |
332 101 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
332 200 | - for a collective mark (§ 97 Trademark Act) | 1 800 |
332 201 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
| Extension fee for each class of goods or services starting from the fourth class | |
332 300 | - for one mark or a collective mark (§§ 47 (3) 97 Trademark Act) | 260 |
332 301 | - Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
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| 3. Other | |
333 000 | Objection procedure (§ 64 Trademark Act) | 150 |
333 100 | Request to divide an application (§ 46 Trademark Act) | 300 |
333 200 | Transfer of rights (§ 46, 27 (4) Trademark Act) | 300 |
| Cancellation procedure | |
333 300 | - on absolute grounds for refusal (§ 54 Trademark Act) | 300 |
333 400 | - on grounds of revocation (§ 49 Trademark Act) | 100 |
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| 4. International registration of trademarks | |
| National fee for the international registration | |
334 100 | - under Article 3 of the Madrid Agreement (§ 108 Trademark Act) | 180 |
334 200 | - under Article 3 of the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement (§ 120 Trademark Act) | 180 |
334 250 | - under the Madrid Agreement and the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement (§§ 108, 120 Trademark Act) | 180 |
| National fee for a subsequent territorial extension | |
334 300 | - under Article 3ter (2) of the Madrid Agreement (§ 111 Trademark Act) | 120 |
334 400 | - under Article 3ter (2) of the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement (§ 123 (1) Trademark Act) | 120 |
334 450 | - under the Madrid Agreement and the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement (§ 123 (2) Trademark Act) | 120 |
| Request for transformation including the class fee for up to three classes (§ 125 (1) Trademark Act) | |
334 500 | - for one mark (§ 32 Trademark Act) | 300 |
334 600 | - for a collective mark (§ 97 Trademark Act) | 900 |
| Class fee for an request for transformation for each class starting with the fourth class | |
334 700 | - for one mark (§ 32 Trademark Act) | 100 |
334 800 | - for a collective mark (§ 97 Trademark Act) | 150 |
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| 5. Community Trademarks | |
335 100 | Transmitting an application for Community trademarks (§ 125a Trademark Act) | 25 |
| Request for a conversion of a trademark including a class fee for up to three classes (§ 125d (1) Trademark Act) | |
335 200 | - for one mark (§ 32 Trademark Act) | 300 |
335 300 | - for a collective mark (§ 97 Trademark Act) | 900 |
| Class fee for a conversion of a trademark for each class starting with the fourth class | |
335 400 | - for one mark (§ 32 Trademark Act) | 100 |
335 500 | - for a collective mark (§ 97 Trademark Act) | 150 |
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| 6. Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin | |
336 100 | Application for registration (§ 130 Trademark Act) | 900 |
336 200 | Objection procedure (§ 132 Trademark Act) | 120 |
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| IV. Designs | |
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| 1. Application procedure | |
| The costs of publication of the registration of an application shall be charged as expenses under § 8 (2) Sentence 4 of Designs Act. | |
| Application procedure under § 7 Designs Act | |
| - for one design or model | |
341 000 | - in case of an online application | 60 |
341 100 | - in case of a written application | 70 |
| - in case of a collective application for each design or model | |
341 200 | - in case of an online application | 6 |
| | - not less than 60 |
341 300 | - in case of a written application | 7 |
| | - not less than 70 |
341 400 | - for a design or a model if a request has been made that publication of a reproduction of the representation of the design be deferred by 18 months (§ 8b Designs Act) | 30 |
341 500 | - for a collective application if a request has been made that publication of a reproduction of the representation of the design be deferred by 18 months (§ 8b Designs Act) | 3 |
| | - not less than 30 |
341 600 | Submitting the embodiment of a design or of a model (§ 7 (6) Designs Act) in addition to items 341 000 to 341 500 | 240 |
| Extension of the term of protection under § 9 Designs Act | |
| Extension fee | |
341 700 | - for a registered design | 40 |
341 701 | Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (2)) | 50 |
341 800 | - for each design or model in case of a collective application | 4 |
| | - not less than 40 |
341 801 | Additional fee for late payment for a collective application (§ 7 (2)) | 50 |
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| 2. Extension of the term of protection | |
| Extension fees according to § 9 (2) and (3) Designs Act | |
| for the 6th to 10th year of protection | |
342 100 | - for each design or model, also in a collective application | 90 |
342 101 | - in case of submitting the embodiment of a design or of a model | 330 |
342 102 | - Additional fee for late payment for each design or model, also in a collective application (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
| for the 11th to 15th year of protection | |
342 200 | - for each design or model, also in a collective application | 120 |
342 201 | - in case of submitting the embodiment of a design or of a model | 360 |
342 202 | - Additional fee for late payment for each design or model, also in a collective application (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
| for the 16th to 20th year of protection | |
342 300 | - for each design or model, also in a collective application | 180 |
342 201 | - in case of submitting the embodiment of a design or of a model | 420 |
342 202 | - Additional fee for late payment for each design or model, also in a collective application (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
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| V. Typeface design | |
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| 1. Application procedure | |
| The costs of publication of the registration of an application shall be charged as expenses under Article 2 Typeface Designs Act in connection with § 8 (2) Sentence 4 of Designs Act. | |
| Application procedure under Article 2 Typeface Designs Act | |
351 000 | - in case of an online application | 150 |
351 100 | - in case of a written application | 160 |
| - in case of a collective application for each typeface design | |
351 200 | - in case of an online application | 15 |
| | - not less than 150 |
351 300 | - in case of a written application | 16 |
| | - not less than 160 |
351 400 | - if a request has been made that publication of a reproduction of the representation of the typeface design be deferred by 18 months (Article 2 Typeface Designs Act and § 8b Designs Act) | 30 |
351 500 | - for a collective application if a request has been made that publication of a reproduction of the representation of the type face design be deferred by 18 months (Article 2 Typeface Design Act and § 8b Designs Act) | 3 |
| | - not less than 30 |
| Extension of the term of protection under Article 2 (1) No. 4 Typeface Designs Act and § 8 (2) Designs Act: | |
| Extension fee | |
351 600 | - in case of a single application | 150 |
351 601 | Additional fee for late payment (§ 7 (2)) | 50 |
351 700 | - in case of a collective application for each typeface design | 15 |
| | - not less than 150 |
351 701 | Additional fee for a collective application (§ 7 (2)) | 50 |
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| 2. Extension of the term of protection | |
| Extension fees (Article 2 (1) No. 4 Typeface Designs Act): | |
| for the 11th to 15th year of protection | |
352 100 | for each typeface design, also in a collective application | 120 |
352 101 | - Additional fee for late payment for each typeface design, also in a collective application (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
| for the 16th to 20th year of protection | |
352 200 | for each typeface design, also in a collective application | 180 |
352 201 | - Additional fee for late payment for each typeface design, also in a collective application (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
| for the 21st to 25th year of protection | |
352 300 | for each typeface design, also in a collective application | 290 |
352 301 | - Additional fee for late payment for each typeface design, also in a collective application (§ 7 (1) Sentence 2) | 50 |
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| VI. Topography protection | |
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| 1. Application procedure | |
| Application procedure (§ 3 Semiconductor Protection Law) | |
361 000 | - in case of an online application | 290 |
361 100 | - in case of a written application | 300 |
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| 2. Other | |
362 100 | Cancellation procedure (§ 8 Semiconductor Protection Law) | 300 |
