Patent Renewal Fees for Italy

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

Patent protection in Italy 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	IT
Total 20-year renewal fees	$ 6878
Grant Fee	$ 312

Requirements for EP grants	IT
Claims Translation	Italian
Description Translation	Italian
Representation Needed?

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

Economic Factors	IT
GDP of 2021 in billion USD	2108.00
Residents	59.1M
Official Currency	EUR
Schengen Area

Total 20-year patent renewal fees for Italy, IT (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 Italy after EP grant

I.1 Translation requirements

A translation of the patent specification into Italian must be supplied under the conditions provided for in Art. 65(1) EPC.

The proprietor of the patent or his representative must give a declaration on the last page of the translation that the translation is in complete agreement with the original.

I.2 Professional representative

No, but an address for service in the EEA must be given.

I.3 Period for filing the translation

Within 3 months of the date on which the mention of the grant or the decision to maintain the patent as amended is published in the European Patent Bulletin

It is possible to request further processing within 2 months of expiry of the time limit not complied with. The request must be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee prescribed for further processing.

I.4 Office fee

(a) Yes

(only for paper filing by postal service or through a chamber of commerce; see section 9: EUR 40 or, if a certified copy is requested, EUR 43 and EUR 16 in stamps)

EUR 300 for request for further processing (plus EUR 10 if filed by postal service or through a chamber of commerce)

(b) Date on which translation is filed through a chamber of commerce, see section 9