° B&Co — Patent and Trademark Attorneys of Ukraine (fees and charges)

Patents

Effective as of January 1, 2008

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		Official fee (EURO)	Agent's fee (EURO)
1	Filing an application for an invention
	1 to 15 claims	120	460
	each claim in excess of 15	10	460
	If filed along with the text in electronic format
	1 to 15 claims	108	460
	each claim in excess of 15	9	460
2	Claiming convention priority	–	50
3	Requesting an extension of the term for the submission of payment of the filing fee (for each full and non-full month)	25	50
4	Requesting an extension of term for filing a translation of a PCT application and filing the receipt for payment of the official filing fee (per month)	25	50
5	Filing a request for the reinstatement of the missed term for the entry into the PCT national phase in Ukraine	80	100
6	For the extension of the priority rights by two months (in case if the term for claiming a priority was missed)	50	40
7	Extension of the term for filing a request for claiming a priority by 2 months	50	40
8	Extension of the term for the submission of a copy of a priority application by 2 months	50	50
9	Extension of the term for filing a Ukrainian translation of a priority application by 1 full and non-full month	25	40
10	Filing amendments in the application:	120	100
	for each additional claim if submission of a request about amendments results in additional claims	10
	for each additional independent claim if submission of a request about amendments results in new subject matters	370
11	Introducing changes of the
	applicant's name	60	60
	applicant's address
	agent
	address for correspondence
	agent's address
12	Introducing changes in the applicant's name (due to an assignment, transfer, etc.)	80	80
13	Requesting a term extension (for each full and non-full month)	25	40
14	Reinstatement of a missed term (for each full and non-full month between the date of expiration of this term and the date of filing the request)	50	50
15	Requesting the publication of an application before the expiration of the 18 months term	50	40
16	Filing a request for substantive examination
	first independent claim	495^*	220
	each additional independent claim	370^*	220
17	Translating and forwarding a formal communication, official letter etc. to an applicant	–	130^**
18	Filing a request for an extension of term for the filing of a response to an official action, requesting examination, submitting payment receipts (per each full and non-full month)	25	40
19	Reinstating a missed term	50	50
20	Preparing a response to an official letter or action	–	150^**
21	Filing a response to an official letter or action	–	100
22	Filing an appeal with the Chamber of appeals against a decision of the Examining Authority	250	300
23	Converting a patent application into a utility model application (minimum charge)	50	80
24	Converting an application for a short (declarative) patent to an application for a full patent and vice versa	50	80
25	Publication of the mention of grant of a patent	35	30
25	additional fee for every page over 15	2	30
26	Patent grant (paid in USD to the State Treasury)	USD 100	150
	Maintaining a patent in force (annuities payment)^***
	1st – 2nd years	50	60
	3rd – 5th years	60	80
	6th – 8th years	120	120
	9th – 14th years	310	120
	15th – 20th years	550	100
	21th – 25th years^****	550	100
	Penalty for late payment of annuities	50%	50
27	Requesting a patent term extension (for pharmaceutical patents/ patents for plant or animal protection means)	25	80
28	Introducing changes on the applicant's initiative to the State Register and Letter Patent	120	60
29	Registering a License
	first patent	50	150
	each additional patent	50	100
30	Registering an Assignment of Rights
	first patent	80	150
	each additional patent	80	100
31	Introducing changes to a registered license or assignment contract	50	50
32	Requesting an extract from the Register of Patents	80	40

^* Where an International Search Report established by the competent International Search Authority is available, the fee is reduced by 30%. If a search report established by the Ukrainian Examining Authority no earlier than one month before the filing date is available, the examination fee is subject to a 50% reduction.

^** Minimum fee.

^*** The patent term is calculated from the filing date. No maintenance fees are required for pending applications. The first annuity for the current year of the patent term is due after publication of the mention of grant.

^**** The term of a pharmaceutical patent or a patent for plant / animal protection means may be extended by 5 years.

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