List of States for the European Patent Application

The due date for the designation fee, validation fee and/or extension fee

The fees detailed in the following must be paid to the EPO within six months of the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentions the publication of the European search report.

Contracting states:

AL Albania IS Iceland AT Austria IT Italy BE Belgium LT Lithuania BG Bulgaria LU Luxembourg CH/LI Switzerland/Liechtenstein LV Latvia CY Cyprus MC Monaco CZ Czech Republic MK Macedonia DE Germany MT Malta DK Denmark NL the Netherlands EE Estonia NO Norway ES Spain PL Poland FI Finland PT Portugal FR France RO Romania GB Great Britain RS Republic of Serbia GR Greece SE Sweden HR Croatia SI Slovenia HU Hungary SK Slovakia IE Ireland SM San Marino TR Turkey

Individual contracting states can no longer be designated. The official designation fee is currently € 585.00 for all contracting states.

Extension states:

BA Bosnia and Herzegovina ME Montenegro

The current fee per extension state amounts to € 102.00.

Validation states:

MA Morocco* MD Republic of Moldova** TN Tunisia*** KH Cambodia****

The designation of Morocco requires an additional fee of € 240.00. The designation of the Republic of Moldova requires an additional fee of € 200.00. The designation of Tunisia requires an additional fee of € 180.00. The designation of Cambodia requires an additional fee of € 180.00.

*As of March 01, 2015 it is possible to validate European patent applications and patents in Morocco. The validation is deemed requested for any European application filed on or after March 01, 2015. It is not available for applications filed prior to that date, or for any European patents resulting from such applications.

**As of November 01, 2015 it is possible to validate European patent applications and patents in the Republic of Moldova. The validation is deemed requested for any European application filed on or after November 01, 2015. It is not available for applications filed prior to that date, or for any European patents resulting from such applications.

***As of December 01, 2017 it is possible to validate European patent applications and patents in Tunisia. The validation is deemed requested for any European application filed on or after December 01, 2017. It is not available for applications filed prior to that date, or for any European patents resulting from such applications.

****As of March 01, 2018 it is possible to validate European patent applications and patents in Cambodia. The validation is deemed requested for any European application filed on or after March 01, 2018. It is not available for applications filed prior to that date, or for any European patents resulting from such applications.