Renewal fees and SPTO Bank account

MINISTERIO
DE INDUSTRIA, ENERGÍA
Y TURISMO
SPANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
EUROPEAN PATENT RENEWAL FEES
GENERAL INFORMATION
After a patent has been granted, a fee must be paid for maintaining the patent in force.
Payment must be made in relation to any renewal fees falling due after the publication of
the mention of the grant of the European patent. Renewal fees shall be paid within a
period of three months before the last day of the month containing the anniversary of the
filing date of the European patent application, and in one additional month after that
date. Payment can still be made within three months after that additional month,
together with a 25% surcharge or, together with a 50% surcharge, during the following
three months. Once these periods have expired, the patent may still be maintained in
force by paying, before the due date for the next renewal fee, the amount of the 20th
year renewal fee.
Reestablishment of rights may be requested where the applicant was unable to observe
a time limit before the Office. For further information, please, take into account the
information paper on reestablishment of rights in this Website.
Payments in favour of Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas have to be made by bank
transfer in Euros, to the following bank address:
LA CAIXA
Pº de la Castellana, 75
28046 MADRID (ESPAÑA)
Bank account: ES 22 2100 5038 31 0200001807.
(SWIFT Code: CAIXES BB XXX)
Payers are requested to indicate in the payment form the name of the patent’s
proprietor, the European patent number, and the year of the renewal fee. We would be
very grateful if a payment receipt’s copy or other notice about the payment is sent to the
Office.
After the payment is made, the Office informs the patent’s holder on the received
payment, and if the payment is not correct, about the details to correct it or on the
possibility to apply for refund.
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Information paper. European patent renewal fees (01-10-2016)
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