Germany Invention patent

General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation.

General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage quotation excludes application drafting. Translation, if required, is charged by word count. For a PCT national-phase application, early processing may be requested before the 31-month period expires; otherwise, the authority begins processing only after that period. By default, early processing is not requested.

General pricingBecause excess-claim fees are high, Paris Convention applications should preferably be reduced to no more than 10 claims before filing. Germany permits multiple dependent claims without a separate claim-splitting charge. Official fees are payable if the application exceeds 10 claims during prosecution. For PCT national-phase entry, the fee is based on the claims in the published PCT application and cannot be reduced by later claim amendments.

General pricingNormal German patent examination takes 3–5 years. Under PPH, the first examination action—an office action or notice of grant—usually issues within approximately 6–8 months.

General pricingThis covers filing a fee-reduction declaration. Once accepted, subsequent official annuity fees are reduced by 50%.

General pricingA scanned priority document and German translation are required; translation is included.

General pricingFees vary according to the technical field and drafting-quality requirements.

General pricingChinese-to-German translation fee, calculated by the word count in the draft patent documents.

General pricingCharged according to complexity and the number of office actions.

General pricingIncludes annuities for Years 1–2.

General pricingCharged per amendment item; two amendments are charged at twice this fee.