A.147 EPC Payments in respect of renewal fees for unitary patents

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If the group of Contracting States has fixed a common scale of renewal fees in respect of European patents, the proportion referred to in Article 39, paragraph 1, shall be calculated on the basis of the common scale; the minimum amount referred to in Article 39, paragraph 1, shall apply to the unitary patent. Article 39, paragraphs 3 and 4, shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar147.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021