Flat Rate EP filing

For filing and prosecution of european patent applications

Advantages for attorneys

• Quick and simple bidding for tenders
• Fewer invoices to process
• Predictable costs – you can invoice your client in advance to lower your risk

Advantages for your clients

• Minimized risk of unexpected expenses
• Stable and predictable cash flow – easy budgeting
• No payments or refunds after instructions to abandon or after grant of a patent

From filing to grant of a patent, you only need to pay:

• Official fees of filing (filing, search, examination, designation and claims fees)
• Monthly flat rate 230 €
  • Invoiced for every 12 months by default, at filing and each anniversary of the application
  • Can be changed to billing on hourly basis at the end of any invoicing period

Included in pricing

• Preparation for filing and filing of the application
• Reporting office actions
• Drafting responses to office actions based on your instructions
• Telephone negotiations with examiners
• Handling of oral proceedings during examination
• Renewal fees and payments thereof
• Grant fee, Publication fee and payments thereof
• Translation of claims to official languages

Not included in pricing

• Procedures outside of normal prosecution of the application, e.g.
  • divisional applications
  • revival procedures related to the client’s failure to observe a time limit
• Procedures after the grant or refusal, e.g.
  • national validations, oppositions, appeals