| Official costs | Our costs* | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | |||
| Drafting patent application | € 200/hr | € 3000 – € 5500 | |
| Filing of Dutch patent application with Dutch Patent office | € 80 | € 600 | € 680 |
| National novelty search | € 100 | € 100 | |
| or International novelty search | € 794 | € 794 | |
| Annual renewal fee, increasing from the 4th year | € 40 | € 125 | € 165 |
| Europe (38 countries) | |||
| Translation of Dutch patent application into English | € 0,25/word | ||
| + optional adaption patent application | € 200/hr | ||
| Filing of European patent application with the EPO | € 125** | € 750 | € 875 |
| European novelty search + analysis/advice | € 1350 | € 200/hr | |
| Costs examination for all states | € 2310*** | ||
| Procedure | € 200/hr | € 2000 – € 6000 | |
| Annual renewal fee, increasing from the 3rd year | € 490 | € 125 | € 615 |
| Granting fee + costs of translation of claims EN/FR and DU | € 960 | € 0,25/word | |
| International PCT application (buying time) | |||
| Translation of Dutch patent application into English | € 0,25/word | ||
| + optional adaption patent application | € 200/hr | ||
| Filing of PCT application with Dutch Patent office | € 1034 | € 750 | € 1784 |
| International novelty search and transmittal fee + analysis/advice | € 1825 | € 200/hr | |
| Europe based on PCT application | |||
| Filing in all states, novelty search is already there, then examination etc | € 735 | € 750 | € 1485 |
* excluding VAT
** higher in case it concerns more than 15 claims and more than 35 pages
*** around 25% discount for SMEs possible