How to apply for EU patent? What is the patent application fee in the EU? It is very difficult to apply for EU patents, and even ordinary institutions may not be able to apply successfully. In addition to strong professionalism, other factors need to be considered, such as the choice of designated countries to apply for EU patents. According to the policy, the business scope of the enterprise and the future patent value-added plan, special personnel are needed to give special advice. Next, let's learn how to apply for an EU patent. What is the patent application fee in the EU? How to apply for EU patent? 1. As intellectual property is international, the agency needs to declare it on its behalf to ensure that the applicant gets the maximum value of intellectual property. 2. After preliminary communication, the EU patent application agency submits an application to the European Patent Office in one of the three official languages: English, French and German. Generally speaking, English is widely used in China. The application documents include: description, claims, abstract and appended drawings (if necessary). 3. Or through the Paris Convention, you need to submit a certificate of priority. Within one month after the notification from the European Patent Office, the applicant has the right to submit a request for amendment, but the time limit shall not be extended. 4. The European Patent Office searches the existing technical documents related to patents. When the applicant receives the retrieval report from the European Patent Office, he can evaluate the patentability of his invention and the possibility of obtaining authorization according to the retrieval results. Note: Due to the large number of European patent applications, search reports are usually issued after publication. What is the patent application fee in the EU? (a) Official fees for EU patent applications: application fee, retrieval fee, designation fee, right surcharge, actual examination fee, maintenance fee, authorization fee and annual fee. Note: All documents should be submitted accurately within the time limit stipulated in the Convention, and no late payment fees or other problems arising from overdue documents or expired fees are involved; (b) Different domestic agency fees; Some charge by stages, that is, from the submission of the application to the receipt of the authorization notice or rejection notice, a fee is charged, and then the fee is charged according to the situation. Some are charged according to the actual cost, that is, a certain domestic agency fee is added on the basis of each foreign agency fee. How to collect fees is determined by the applicant and the domestic agency through consultation. Note: You can transfer a patent application to all EU countries by paying the transfer fee of 7 countries. The basic application fee plus search fee for applying for a European patent is 1 170 euros, the substantive examination fee is 1490 euros, and the designated fee for seven countries is 560 euros, so the official fee for applying for a European patent is nearly 3,000 euros. Because the international exchange rate fluctuates from time to time, it can be settled at the exchange rate at that time. This data is for reference only! How to apply for EU patent? What is the patent application fee in the EU? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to apply for an EU patent, please contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience, professional business team and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly, which can help you apply smoothly.