EPO updates due dates for payments

01.04.2020

EPO clarifies the date at which the new amounts of fees as from April 1st are due



The new amounts of the fees apply to: (a) any fee with a due date on or after 1 April 2020 and paid on or after that date (b) any fee with a due date before 1 April 2020 for which the last day of the period for payment expires on or after 1 April 2020 and which is paid on or after that date The fee amounts as in force until 31 March 2020 apply to: (a) any fee with a due date on or after 1 April 2020 which are validly paid before that date (i.e. renewal fees and fee for grant and publishing) (b) any fee with a due date before 1 April 2020 for which the last day of the period for payment expires on or after 1 April 2020, and which is paid before that date.See <link https: www.epo.org law-practice legal-texts official-journal information-epo archive external-link-new-window internal link in current>Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 March 2020 concerning the extension of periods for the payment of fees