Patent Renewal Fees for Germany

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Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Shown are office fees and related facts for patents granted in or for Germany. For example national patents and European patents validated in Germany.

Patent protection in Germany can also be reached via the Unitary Patent (UP) system. With a Unitary Patent, only one UP Renewal Fee is paid, covering all participating countries.

Office Fees	DE
Total 20-year renewal fees	$ 14988

IP Memberships (Selection)	DE
PC - Paris Convention
PCT - Patent Cooperation Treaty
EPC - European Patent Convention
EU - European Union
UPC - Unified Patent Court
London Agreement

Economic Factors	DE
GDP of 2021 in billion USD	4260.00
Residents	83.2M
Official Currency	EUR
Schengen Area

Germany vs. other EPC member states

Total 20-year patent renewal fees for Germany, DE (red) relative to other EPC member states (blue). Note that patent renewal fees are to be paid annually and updated regularly. Not included are grant fees, translation costs, and representation costs (if applicable).

I. Requirements for Germany after EP grant

I.1 Translation requirements

No translation required

I.2 Professional representative

n/a

I.3 Period for filing the translation

n/a

I.4 Office fee

n/a

I.5 Special features

A translation is still required for European patents in respect of which the mention of the grant was published in the European Patent Bulletin before 1 May 2008.