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Overview of the most important fees in the Swiss, European and international patent procedures
Status per 1 July 2019
Swiss patent applications
Application, examination and grant
CHF 200 | |
CHF 500 | |
Claims fee for each additional claim from the 11th patent claim | CHF 50 |
Fee for an accelerated examination | CHF 200 |
Optional searches
CHF 500 | |
International search (for applications first filed in Switzerland) | CHF 1363 |
Renewal fees
| Year after filing | |
|---|---|
4 | CHF 100 |
5 | CHF 120 |
| 6 | CHF 140 |
7 | CHF 160 |
8 | CHF 180 |
9 | CHF 220 |
10 | CHF 260 |
11 | CHF 300 |
12 | CHF 340 |
13 | CHF 400 |
14 | CHF 460 |
15 | CHF 520 |
16 | CHF 600 |
17 | CHF 680 |
18 | CHF 760 |
19 | CHF 860 |
20 | CHF 960 |
Supplementary fee for late payment of renewal fee | CHF 50 |
Other fees
Further processing fee (failure to observe time limit, Art. 46a para. 2. PatA) | CHF 100 |
Reinstatement fee (failure to observe time limit, Art. 15 para. 2 Patent Ordinance) | CHF 500 |
Opposition fee (for opposition to a patent) | CHF 800 |
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) and Paediatric Supplementary Protection Certificates
Application
Application fee for an SPC | CHF 2500 |
Application fee for extending an SPC | CHF 1500 |
Application fee for a paediatric SPC | CHF 3000 |
Renewal fees
| Year after filing | |
|---|---|
1 | CHF 1060 |
2 | CHF 1160 |
3 | CHF 1260 |
4 | CHF 1360 |
5 | CHF 1460 |
6 | CHF 1560 |
Supplementary fee for late payment of renewal fee | CHF 50 |
Other fees
Revocation fee (to revoke the extension of an SPC by a third party) | CHF 800 |
European patent applications
You can file an application for a European patent with us, provided that you are a resident of Switzerland. Until the patent is granted, fees are payable to the EPO for the application, search, designation and examination as well as renewal fees from the third year onwards. The grant of the patent is also subject to fees.
Following the grant of the patent, you pay national renewal fees in those countries in which you want to keep the patent in force.
International patent applications (PCT)
You can file an international patent application with us. In this case, you will be required to pay the application fee, the international search fee and the transmittal fee. The fee for the international preliminary examination is to be paid to the European Patent Office.
Following the filing and preliminary examination, you will pay renewal fees in those countries in which you want to keep the patent in force.
Fees for international patent applications (PCT)
International filing fee (up to 30 pages including application form) | CHF 1330 |
From the 31st page onwards | an additional CHF 15 per page |
Reduction for filing electronically: | |
if the application is in character-coded format | CHF 200 |
if the request, description, claims and abstract are in character-coded format | CHF 300 |
International search fee until 31.12.2024 | CHF 1751 |
International search fee from 1.1.2024 | CHF 1732 |
Transmittal fee | CHF 100 |
Supplementary fee for late payment: 50% of the fee(s) concerned – min. CHF 100, max. CHF 665 | |
Fee for the international preliminary examination | EUR 1830 |
Handling fee for the international preliminary examination | EUR 183 |