原味儿 wrote:
也就是说,在EPO的审查阶段很可能被指CLARITY的问题,需要把权利要求拆出来,那如果这个时候权利要求的项数增加了,会被收取额外的费用么?
审查阶段,如果增加权利要求的项数,不会收取权项费。
Only when the European patent is to be granted, the applicant has to pay claims fees and the fee for grant and publishing.
Rule 71 Examination procedure
(3.) Before the Examining Division decides to grant the European patent, it shall inform the applicant of the text in which it intends to grant it, and shall invite him to pay the fee for grant and publishing and to file a translation of the claims in the two official languages of the European Patent Office other than the language of the proceedings within a period of four months. If the applicant pays the fees and files the translation within this period, he shall be deemed to have approved the text intended for grant.
(6.) If the European patent application in the text intended for grant comprises more than fifteen claims, the Examining Division shall invite the applicant to pay claims fees in respect of each additional claim within the period under paragraph 3, and, where applicable, paragraph 5, unless the said fees have already been paid under Rule 45 or Rule 162. |