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Schedule of fees - PATENTS

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DIPARTIMENT TAL-KUMMERĊ                                                                             COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

​Direttorat għar-Registrazzjoni tal-Propjetà                                              Industrial Property Registration Directorate

26th May 2020

Schedule of fees - PATENTS

Euro

 

 

 

Filing fee for a patent application

 

58.23

 

Grant of a patent

 

58.24

 

Filing and Grant fee for a patent application can be paid together on filing

 

116.47

 

Claims fee, for each additional claim, where patent application contains more than 10 claims

 

23.29

 

On request for an application to be divided in two applications (i.e. divisional application)

 

For every other request for the application to be divided into more than two applications at the same time

 

58.23

 

34.94

 

For any certificate issued by the Comptroller

 

11.65

 

On a request to amend the application in order to fulfill the formal requirements

 

23.29

 

On a request for withdrawal of the application

 

23.29

 

On a request for an extension of a time limit, fixed for an action in a procedure before the Office, in respect of an application or a patent, by two months from the date of the expiration of the unextended time limit

 

23.29

 

On a request for a correction or addition of a priority claim or the restoration of priority rights before advertising

 

23.29


 

Maintenance Renewal Fees:


before the expiration of the 2nd year from the filing date, in respect of the 3rd year

before the expiration of the 3rd year from the filing date, in respect of the 4th year 

before the expiration of the 4th year from the filing date, in respect of the 5th year

before the expiration of the 5th year from the filing date, in respect of the 6th year

before the expiration of the 6th year from the filing date, in respect of the 7th year

before the expiration of the 7th year from the filing date, in respect of the 8th year

before the expiration of the 8th year from the filing date, in respect of the 9th year

before the expiration of the 9th year from the filing date, in respect of the 10th year

before the expiration of the 10th year from the filing date, in respect of the 11th year

before the expiration of the 11th year from the filing date, in respect of the 12th year

before the expiration of the 12th year from the filing date, in respect of the 13th year

before the expiration of the 13th year from the filing date, in respect of the 14th year

before the expiration of the 14th year from the filing date, in respect of the 15th year

before the expiration of the 15th year from the filing date, in respect of the 16th year

before the expiration of the 16th year from the filing date, in respect of the 17th year

before the expiration of the 17th year from the filing date, in respect of the 18th year

before the expiration of the 18th year from the filing date, in respect of the 19th year

before the expiration of the 19th year from the filing date, in respect of the 20th year

 

   34.94

46.59


58.23

69.88

81.53

93.17


104.82

116.47

128.12

139.76

141.41


163.06

174.10

186.35

198.00

209.64


221.29

232.94

 

Surcharge, where maintenance fee is paid:

 

within 1 month from due date within 2 months from due date within 3 months from due date within 4 months from due date within 5 months from due date within 6 months from due date

 

 


11.65

16.31

23.29

32.61

44.26

58.23

 

On a request for a re-establishment of rights as a consequence of failure to comply with a time limit fixed for an action in a procedure before the office

 

23.29

 

Search or inspection fee (per application or patent document)

 

11.65

 

For copies of file documents per page

 

1.16

 

For any extract from the register

 

11.65

 

Amendment of the patent specifications of a registered patent

 

23.29

 

On opposition and counterstatement to the amendment of specification

 

34.94

 

On a request for the recordal of a:

 

change of name (each) change of address (each)

 

 

11.65

11.65


 

 

 

On a request for the recordal of a change in applicant or owner (i.e. by assignment, merger, court order, etc.)

 

For every other application or patent being transferred at the same time

 

58.23

 

 

11.65

 

On request for the recordal of a licence or for the cancellation of the recordal of a licence

 

For every other application or patent being licensed at the same time or for every other cancellation of a licence made at the same time

 

58.23

 

11.65

 

On request for correction of a mistake in the application, patent or any such request communicated to the office and which is correctable by the office

 

23.29

 

Surrender of a registered patent

 

93.17

 

Schedule of fees Supplementary Protection Certificates

Euro

 

 

 

Filing fee for a supplementary protection certificate application

 

116.47

 

Maintenance Fees:

 before the expiration of the 20th year of the patent, in respect of the 1st year of the certificate 

 before the expiration of the 1st year, in respect of the 2nd year of the certificate

before the expiration of the 2nd year, in respect of the 3rd year of the certificate before the expiration of the 3rd year, in respect of the 4th year of the certificate before the expiration of the 4th year in respect of the 5th year of the certificate before the expiration of the 5th year in respect of the 6th year of the certificate

 

 

244.58

256.23

267.88

279.52

291.17

302.82

 

Filing of an application for a declaration of invalidity of a certificate

 

23.29

 

Fee for Paediatric Extension

 

300.00

Redress or appeal:

Decisions of the office which are open to redress or appeal must be sent on ipoffice@gov.mt or in writing at:

Commerce Department, Industrial Property Registration Director Industrial Property Registration

Lascaris Bastions, Daħlet Ġnien is-Sultan, Valletta VLT 1933, Malta

 

Disclaimer:

Unless otherwise indicated, the information contained in this site is issued by the Industrial Property Registrations Director within the Commerce Department at The Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses


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Last updated on the 26th May 2020​