Schedule of Fees

The interactive schedule of fees can be accessed without a smart card. Links to it are provided in various places on the EPO website.

• In the Online services main menu, click Interactive schedule of fees.

On the Schedule of Fees page, you can view and download the complete schedule of fees and search for individual fees. The list contains all currently valid EPO fees applicable for the existing patent application procedures.

Filtering the fee list

• Select a group of fees in the Fee group list, e.g. FREQUENTLY PAID FEES.

  The filter is applied immediately and the relevant fees are listed.

Searching for fees

You can search for a specific fee or retrieve fees that were valid at an earlier date.

• Select ALL FEES from the Fee group list and enter your search criteria:
  • If you know the fee code, enter it in the Code field.
  • If you do not know the fee code, enter a keyword from the fee description in the Description field, enclosing it in asterisks to create a wildcard, e.g. *claim*.

    The search result will show all fees starting with the word claim.

  • If you want to check the fees that were valid at a given time, enter a date in the Valid at field.

    All fees from 01.01.1980 onwards can be retrieved.

• Click Search.

  The relevant fees are listed.

Changing the currency displayed

You can also change the currency in which the fees are displayed. You may find this useful for fees that were valid before the introduction of the euro. Please note, however, that all payments to the EPO must be made in euros.

• Enter a date prior to 01.01.2002 in the Valid at field.
• Select the option you want in the Currency list.

  The view automatically changes to the selected currency and the relevant fees are listed.

Downloading your search results

You can download the fee schedule based on your individual filtering and search criteria.

• To download the selected fee list as a PDF file, click the PDF icon.
• To download the selected fee list as an XML file, click the Download icon.