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How much does it cost to register a patent

To apply for a patent, two types of fees must be considered: the fee of the application and the fee associated with the maintenance of the right.

Fees vary depending on the type of order you want to make:
  • national invention patents
  • topographies of semiconductor goods
  • provisional patent applications
  • utility models
  • supplementary protection certificates.

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National patent

Guarantees the protection of the invention for a maximum period of 20 years from the date of the application.

Application fees

- Online On paper
Application 123€ 246€
Reply to notification- (with or without change to claims, description, drawings, abstract, title or other elements) 30,75€ 61,50€
Alteration on the- initiative of the applicant:- for claims, description, drawings, abstract, title or other elements (including the limitation) 30,75€ 61,50€
Early publication of the application 6,13€ 12,26€
Compulsory licence 12,31€ 24,62€

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Renewal- fees

Year Online ou paper
1st year- (renewal fee included in the application fee) 0,00€
2nd year- (renewal fee included in the application fee) 0,00€
3rd year- (a request must be submitted, despite no cost associated) 0,00€
4th year- (a request must be submitted, despite no cost associated) 0,00€
5th year 60,66€
6th year 90,96€
7th year 121,29€
8th year 181,95€
9th year 363,87
10th year 424,53€
11th year 424,53€
12th year 485,16€
13th year 545,81€
14th year 606,47€
15th year 667,09€
16th year 667,09€
17th year 788,39€
18th year 788,39€
19th year 849,04€
20th year 849,04€

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Common Fees

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- Online On paper
Litigation and re-establishment of rights Opposition 61,51€ 123,02€
Suspension of examination and extension of time limits 30,75€ 61,50€
Request for modification of the decision 184,49€ 368,98€
Request for re-establishment of rights 184,49€ 368,98€
Provision of evidence of use following an opposition or a request for modification of the decision 12,31€ 24,62€
Modifications and submission of documents Amendments 0,00€ 0,00€
Changes of identity/address of applicant/owner 0,00€ 0,00€
Reformulation (following INPI´s notification or on their own initiative, reformulation of the application for a different modality) Fee of the new chosen modality Fee of the new chosen modality
Submission of additional documents (without being in response to notification) 0,00€ 6,13€
Management of rights Withdrawal or renunciation (total or partial) 0,00€ 0,00€
Endorsement of transfer with or without division of application/registration 123€ 153,75€
Endorsement of Licence of exploitation 104,54€ 123€
Other comments (seizures, pledges, encumbrances, arrests) 0,00€ 6,08€
Means of proof Certificates and Priority documents on paper 49,19€ 49,19€
Dematerialized Certificates and Priority documents 18,46€ 18,46€
Single Certified extract of register on paper 24,60€ 24,60€
Dematerialized single certified extract of register 12,31€ 12,31€
Complete Certified extract of register on paper 61,51€ 61,51€
Dematerialized complete certified extract of register 30,75€ 30,75€

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Topography of semiconductor goods

The topography of a semiconductor product is the set of related images, whether fixed or coded, that represent the three-dimensional arrangement of the layers of which the product is composed. Each of these images has the arrangement, or part of the arrangement, of a surface of the same product at any stage of its manufacture.

Fees

- Online On paper
Application 123€ 246€
Reply to notification- (with or without change to claims, description, drawings, abstract, title or other elements) 30,75€ 61,50€
Alteration on the initiative of the applicant- (for claims, description, drawings, abstract, title or other elements, including the limitation) 30,75€ 61,50€

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Renewal fees - For each year

Year Annuity fee
- Online On paper
1st year (renewal fee included in the application fee)- 0,00€ 0,00€
2nd year- (renewal fee included in the application fee) 0,00€ 0,00€
3rd year- (a request must be submitted, despite no cost associated) 0,00€ 0,00€
4th year- (a request must be submitted, despite no cost associated) 0,00€ 0,00€
5th year 24,60€ 36,90€
6th year 24,60€ 36,90€
7th year 24,60€ 36,90€
8th year 24,60€ 36,90€
9th year 24,60€ 36,90€
10th year 24,60€ 36,90€

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Provisional patent application

It allows to ensure priority in a registration of an invention, quickly and without great formal requirements. After making this provisional request, you have up to 1 year to convert it into a definitive order.

Fees

- Online On paper
Application 12,31€ 24,62€
Search 61,51€ 123,02€
Conversion to definitive application 86,11€ 172,22€

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Supplementary protection certificate

AIt allows to extend for a further 5 years the validity of the patent for medicines or phytopharmaceutical products.

Fees

- Online On paper
Application 245,97€ 491,94€

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Renewal fees

Year Online- On Paper
1st year 860,91€ 860,91€
2nd year 922,43€ 922,43€
3.rd year 983,90€ 983,90€
4th year 1.045,42€ 1.045,42€
5th year 1.106,90€ 1.106,90€
6-month extension of validity for- supplementary protection certificate for paediatric medicines
799,42€
799,42€
Request for correction of the validity period 30,75€ 61,50€

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Utility model

It guarantees the protection of an invention for a maximum period of 10 years from the date of the application. Cannot be used to protect all types of invention.

Fees

- Online On paper
Application 215,24€ 430,48€
Examination 92,25€ 184,50€
Resply to notification- (with or without changes to claims, description, drawings, abstract, title or other elements) 30,75€ 61,50€
Deferment of the publication of the application 36,90€ 73,80€
Early publication of the application 6,13€ 12,26€
Alteration on the initiative of the applicant- (for claims, description, drawings, abstract, title or other elements) 30,75€ 61,50€

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Renewal- fees

Year Online On paper
1st year- (renewal fee included in the application fee) 0,00€ 0,00€
2nd year- (renewal fee included in the application fee) 0,00€ 0,00€
3rd year- (a request must be submitted, despite no cost associated) 0,00€ 0,00€
4th year- (a request must be submitted, despite no cost associated) 0,00€ 0,00€
5th year 36,90€ 55,35€
6th year 36,90€ 55,35€
7th year 36,90€ 55,35€
8th year 43,02€ 61,51€
9th year 43,02€ 61,51€
10th year 43,02€ 61,51€

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Fees updated in accordance with Declaration nr. 447/2024 (portuguese only), published in "Diário da República" on April 10th, 2024.

Information updated on 05 November 2024 17:06