New fee rates
By Royal Decree of 9 November 2015[ 1 ] some patent fees payable to the Belgian Office of Intellectual Property (OPRI) have been changed.
Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Belgium are advised that from 1 January 2016 the following rates apply:
1. Renewal fees:
| EUR |
|---|---|
3rd year |
40 |
4th year |
55 |
5th year |
75 |
6th year |
95 |
7th year |
110 |
8th year |
135 |
9th year |
165 |
10th year |
185 |
11th year |
215 |
12th year |
240 |
13th year |
275 |
14th year |
320 |
15th year |
360 |
16th year |
400 |
17th year |
450 |
18th year |
500 |
19th year |
555 |
20th year |
600 |
2. Registering transfers, licences and other rights: no fee
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (16th edition) should amend Tables VI, column 1, and IX, column 4, accordingly.
[ 1 ] Moniteur belge of 25 November 2015, 70405.
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2015/12/a108.html
Date retrieved: 19 May 2021