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Fees charged by the Nordic Patent Institute as an IPEA

The Nordic Patent Institute charges the following fees when acting as an International Preliminary Examining Authority.

NB: Fees apply from 1st January 2013

Various Fees:
Preliminary examination fee
 		   5000 DKK
 		    
Fee for each additional independent invention (IPEA)
 		   5000 DKK
 		   Payment may be made under protest and is refundable if protest is justified
Protest fee
 		   8000 DKK
 		    
Fee for late payment of handling fee or preliminary examination fee
 		   25 %    Based on unpaid amount, but the fee shall be at least the handling fee and may not exceed double handling fee
Fee for copies of documents cited IPER
 		   50 DKK
 		   Per document
Fees for copies of other documents of the file
 		   3.25 DKK
 		    Per page

 


Last update 02 May 2013
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