| Official costs | Our costs* | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | |||
| Drafting patent application | € 250/hr | € 4000 – € 7000 | |
| Filing of Dutch patent application with Dutch Patent office | € 80 | € 700 | € 780 |
| National novelty search | € 100 | € 100 | |
| or International novelty search | € 794 | € 794 | |
| Annual renewal fee, increasing from the 4th year | € 40 | € 175 | € 215 |
| Europe (38 countries) | |||
| Translation of Dutch patent application into English | € 0,25/word | ||
| + optional adaption patent application | € 250/hr | ||
| Filing of European patent application with the EPO | € 135** | € 850 | € 985 |
| European novelty search + analysis/advice | € 1520 | € 250/hr | |
| Costs examination for all states | € 2600*** | ||
| Procedure | € 250/hr | € 2500 – € 6500 | |
| Annual renewal fee, increasing from the 3rd year | € 690 | € 175 | € 865 |
| Granting fee + costs of translation of claims EN/FR and DU | € 1080 | € 0,25/word | |
| International PCT application (buying time) | |||
| Translation of Dutch patent application into English | € 0,25/word | ||
| + optional adaption patent application | € 250/hr | ||
| Filing of PCT application with Dutch Patent office | € 1074 | € 1000 | € 2074 |
| International novelty search and transmittal fee + analysis/advice | € 1995 | € 250/hr | |
| Europe based on PCT application | |||
| Filing in all states, novelty search is already there, then examination etc | € 2735 | € 850 | € 3585 |
* excluding VAT
** higher in case it concerns more than 15 claims and more than 35 pages
*** around 25% discount for SMEs possible