Patent Renewal Fees for Slovenia

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Slovakia

Slovenia

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

Patent protection in Slovenia 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	SI
Total 20-year renewal fees	$ 5390
Grant Fee	$ 104

Requirements for EP grants	SI
Claims Translation	Slovene
Representation Needed?

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

Economic Factors	SI
GDP of 2021 in billion USD	61.75
Residents	2.1M
Official Currency	EUR
Schengen Area

Slovenia vs. other EPC member states

Total 20-year patent renewal fees for Slovenia, SI (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 Slovenia after EP grant

I.1 Translation requirements

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

I.2 Professional representative

No (provided an address for correspondence in Slovenia is given).

For other requests or acts before SIPO, an authorized professional representative, registered at the SIPO, is mandatory.

I.3 Period for filing the translation

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