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European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)

A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973.
EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION 1973 - Table of Contents
IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO THE CONVENTION ON THE GRANT OF EUROPEAN PATENTS European Patent Convention Protocol on Recognition
PART IX - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART X OF THE CONVENTION PART VIII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VIII OF THE CONVENTION  
Rule 106 - The national fee Rule 105 - The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority Rule 107 - The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office - Requirements for entry into the European phase


Rule 106 152

The national fee

R. 107



The national fee provided for in Article 158, paragraph 2, shall comprise the following fees:


(a) a national basic fee equal to the filing fee provided for in Article 78, paragraph 2, and


(b) the designation fees provided for in Article 79, paragraph 2.



152 Existing Rules 104b to Rule 106a were replaced by new Rules 106 to Rule 112. Decision of the Administrative Council of 13.10.1999 which entered into force on 01.03.2000 (OJ EPO 1999, 660 ff).


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