Fees

This page gives you an overview of all fees of NL Patent Office.

These fees are compliant with Dutch Patent Law. All amounts are calculated in euro.

Fees

Fees for application and novelty search as of 5 June 2008	Euro
Fee for filing a patent application:
- online	80
- on paper	120
Fee state of art search national application	100
Fee state of art search international application	794

Annual fees as of 5 June 2008

In order to maintain a patent in the Netherlands, an annual fee must be paid to NL Patent Office. The first payment is due at the start of the fourth year after the application has been filed. There is a fixed annual fee per year, depending upon the year after the application was filed. The last day upon which the annual fee (without increase) can be paid is the last day of the month in which the patent application has been filed.

Annual fees

Year	Fee amount (euro)	Fine (euro) [2]
1st year	-	-
2nd year	-	-
3rd year	-	-
4th year	40	20
5th year	100	50
6th year	160	80
7th year	220	110
8th year	280	140
9th year	340	170
10th year	400	200
11th year	500	250
12th year	600	300
13th year	700	350
14th year	800	400
15th year	900	450
16thyear	1.000	500
17th year	1.100	550
18th year	1.200	600
19th year	1.300	650
20th year	1.400	700
21st year [1]	1.600	800
22nd year	1.800	900
23rd year	2.000	1.000
24th year	2.200	1.100
25th year	2.400	1.200
26th year	1.300	-

[1] From the 21st year annual fees are due for Supplementary Protection Certificates.

[2] Payment after the due date is possible within six months after the due date. However, this means that a fine of 50 percent of the valid annual fee will be charged.

Annual fees: Other fees:

Other fees	Euro
Transmittal fee for an international application	50
Fee payable on filing a translation into the Dutch language of a European patent granted for the Netherlands	25
Fee for filing a supplementary protection certificate	544
Fee for filing a request for the restoration in the prior state	161
Fee for an advisory report concerning the applicability of the grounds for nullification for a patent	340
Fee for a request made by the applicant and inventor jointly in order to improve or delete the family name, Christian names and residence of the inventor in the application	22
Fee for registration of a deed of assignments	27
Fee for registration of license agreements	27
Fee for registration of changes of name for a patent or a patent application	11
When the change of name refers to more than 5 patents or patent applications, the fee payable for each subsequent patent or patent application shall be:	5
Fee for a certified copy of the international application	9
Fee for certified copies of payment notifications	9
Fee for certified extracts form data of the patent register for each patent (application)	9
Fee for a priority document	9

Paying on and after the expiry date

In order to maintain a patent in the Netherlands, an annual fee must be paid to NL Patent Office. The first payment is due at the start of the fourth year after the application has been filed. There is a fixed maintenance fee per year, depending upon the year after the application was filed. The last day upon which the annual fee (without increase) can be paid is the last day of the month in which the patent application that resulted in the patent has been filed. However:

• If the patent has been granted to a divisional patent application, the month of filing of the original patent application shall be the determining factor.
• If the patent is granted in or after the fourth year, the initial payment shall be due immediately if the day/month upon which the patent has been granted is the same as or falls before the day/month upon which the application has been submitted.

If you wish to pay the annual fee for a patent that has not yet been granted, NL Patent Office would prefer you to state the day upon which the patent shall be granted. Late payment is permitted up to six months after the day upon which the payment is due. If that is the case, an increase of 50 percent of the annual fee applicable at that time shall be due. There is however an exception: If the first annual fee has to be paid within a period of two months after the day upon which the patent has been granted, the amount can still be paid on the last day of the month in which this period ends without being subject to an increase. If an annual fee with a penalty is not paid within six months after the date upon which the patent expires, the patent shall expire irrevocably.

Bank accounts

Fees can be paid on our bank account.

Please note

• It is the responsibility of the patent holder to pay the annual fee on time.
• NL Patent Office does not sent any invoices for annual fees, deeds, requests etc.
• As a government agency NL Patent Office is not subject to VAT, therefore no VAT will be calculated on annual fees, deeds, requests etc.