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European Union Design

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Application stage

Fees incurred during filing and examination

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
filing, publication and registration — first design	Required	552 USD	? General pricingEU designs are registered without a search for prior designs. A multiple-design application may contain designs that are not similar, provided they fall within the same Locarno class. It offers official-fee discounts, and each design is registered separately and may be assigned, licensed, renewed or surrendered independently. The fee includes the first five years of protection.
Filing, publication and registration — each design in the same series from the 2nd to the 10th	Required	246 USD	? General pricingEU designs are registered without a search for prior designs. A multiple-design application may contain designs that are not similar, provided they fall within the same Locarno class. It offers official-fee discounts, and each design is registered separately and may be assigned, licensed, renewed or surrendered independently. The fee includes the first five years of protection.
Filing, publication and registration — each design in the same series from the 11th	Required	132 USD	? General pricingEU designs are registered without a search for prior designs. A multiple-design application may contain designs that are not similar, provided they fall within the same Locarno class. It offers official-fee discounts, and each design is registered separately and may be assigned, licensed, renewed or surrendered independently. The fee includes the first five years of protection.
drawing preparation fee (if required) — based on existing STP/STL files to export rendered views	Optional	15 USD	—
drawing preparation fee (if required) — based on existing STP/DWG files to export line drawings	Optional	15 USD	—
drawing preparation fee (if required) — based on existing photography of a physical product (starting from)	Optional	15 USD	? General pricingThe product must be sent to us for photography and drawing preparation. Seven figures are included; each additional figure costs CNY 10. Suitability is assessed case by case, as some products cannot be photographed or drawn effectively.
drawing preparation fee (if required) — based on existing compliant high-resolution six orthographic views plus one perspective view	Optional	0 USD	—
claiming priority (if required) — priority claim fee (if required)	Optional	75 USD	? General pricingNo additional service fee is normally charged for claiming priority with a DAS code. If the authority cannot retrieve the priority data, an electronic copy of the certified priority document must be submitted and translated by us for filing with the patent office.
deferred-publication surcharge (if required) — first design	Optional	78 USD	? General pricingEU design registration generally takes less than one month. To prevent premature disclosure before product launch, publication may be deferred for up to 30 months. Deferral does not affect examination or registration, but no certificate is issued during the deferral period.
Deferred-publication surcharge, if required — per design from the 2nd to the 10th in the same series	Optional	54 USD	? General pricingEU design registration generally takes less than one month. To prevent premature disclosure before product launch, publication may be deferred for up to 30 months. Deferral does not affect examination or registration, but no certificate is issued during the deferral period.
Deferred-publication surcharge, if required — per design from the 11th in the same series	Optional	42 USD	? General pricingEU design registration generally takes less than one month. To prevent premature disclosure before product launch, publication may be deferred for up to 30 months. Deferral does not affect examination or registration, but no certificate is issued during the deferral period.

Patent annuity fees

Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.

Year / item	Required / optional	General pricing			Notes
Year / item	Required / optional	Official fee (original)	Service fee (USD)	Total	Notes
Year 6 · Annuity	Required	150 EUR	156 USD	322 USD	? General pricing2025-05-01 official fee schedule effective from
Year 11 · Annuity	Required	250 EUR	156 USD	433 USD	? General pricing2025-05-01 official fee schedule effective from
Year 16 · Annuity	Required	400 EUR	156 USD	599 USD	? General pricing2025-05-01 official fee schedule effective from
Year 21 · Annuity	Required	700 EUR	156 USD	932 USD	? General pricing2025-05-01 official fee schedule effective from

Additional fees

Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
assignment	Optional	390 USD	? General pricingAn official fee applies to assignment of an EU design after filing.
change — change of applicant name/address/representative	Optional	150 USD	? General pricingCharged per amendment item; two amendments are charged at twice this fee.
invalidity action — as the invalidity petitioner — filing an invalidity action	Optional	1,530 USD	? General pricingEU design invalidity procedure: 1. A filing receipt issues immediately upon the invalidity application. 2. The authority generally notifies the design owner within one week. 3. Formalities review usually takes about two weeks; if passed, detailed notices issue to both parties. 4. The owner has two months to respond, extendable by two months. 5.1 If a response is filed, the applicant normally receives two months for a supplemental reply, after which the case proceeds to decision. 5.2 If no response is filed, the case normally proceeds directly to decision. The full procedure generally takes about 10 months, or as little as six months if the owner does not respond.
invalidity action — as the invalidity petitioner — supplementary evidence/grounds	Optional	300 USD	? General pricingEU design invalidity procedure: 1. A filing receipt issues immediately upon the invalidity application. 2. The authority generally notifies the design owner within one week. 3. Formalities review usually takes about two weeks; if passed, detailed notices issue to both parties. 4. The owner has two months to respond, extendable by two months. 5.1 If a response is filed, the applicant normally receives two months for a supplemental reply, after which the case proceeds to decision. 5.2 If no response is filed, the case normally proceeds directly to decision. The full procedure generally takes about 10 months, or as little as six months if the owner does not respond.
invalidity action — as the patent owner/respondent — responding to an invalidity action	Optional	975 USD	? General pricingEU design invalidity procedure: 1. A filing receipt issues immediately upon the invalidity application. 2. The authority generally notifies the design owner within one week. 3. Formalities review usually takes about two weeks; if passed, detailed notices issue to both parties. 4. The owner has two months to respond, extendable by two months. 5.1 If a response is filed, the applicant normally receives two months for a supplemental reply, after which the case proceeds to decision. 5.2 If no response is filed, the case normally proceeds directly to decision. The full procedure generally takes about 10 months, or as little as six months if the owner does not respond.
invalidity action — regardless of party position — attorney search (if required) for: where invalidity evidence is unavailable; the search may identify prior disclosure or use as invalidity evidence	Optional	180 USD	? General pricingEU design invalidity procedure: 1. A filing receipt issues immediately upon the invalidity application. 2. The authority generally notifies the design owner within one week. 3. Formalities review usually takes about two weeks; if passed, detailed notices issue to both parties. 4. The owner has two months to respond, extendable by two months. 5.1 If a response is filed, the applicant normally receives two months for a supplemental reply, after which the case proceeds to decision. 5.2 If no response is filed, the case normally proceeds directly to decision. The full procedure generally takes about 10 months, or as little as six months if the owner does not respond.
invalidity action — regardless of party position — request for a two-month extension of the response deadline	Optional	75 USD	? General pricingEU design invalidity procedure: 1. A filing receipt issues immediately upon the invalidity application. 2. The authority generally notifies the design owner within one week. 3. Formalities review usually takes about two weeks; if passed, detailed notices issue to both parties. 4. The owner has two months to respond, extendable by two months. 5.1 If a response is filed, the applicant normally receives two months for a supplemental reply, after which the case proceeds to decision. 5.2 If no response is filed, the case normally proceeds directly to decision. The full procedure generally takes about 10 months, or as little as six months if the owner does not respond.
invalidity action — regardless of party position — filing an appeal	Optional	2,701 USD	? General pricingEU design invalidity procedure: 1. A filing receipt issues immediately upon the invalidity application. 2. The authority generally notifies the design owner within one week. 3. Formalities review usually takes about two weeks; if passed, detailed notices issue to both parties. 4. The owner has two months to respond, extendable by two months. 5.1 If a response is filed, the applicant normally receives two months for a supplemental reply, after which the case proceeds to decision. 5.2 If no response is filed, the case normally proceeds directly to decision. The full procedure generally takes about 10 months, or as little as six months if the owner does not respond.

Notes

1. Registration of an EU design generally takes 1–2 weeks, and the filing receipt issues within approximately 3–7 business days.

2. The maximum term is 25 years, and only an electronic certificate is issued.

3. Up to 10 views may be filed, but only seven are protected; the remaining three are neither examined nor published.

4. EUIPO requests a general product indication, normally from its classification database, to standardize and improve searching. The indication does not limit protection. A highly specific indication may be amended by EUIPO or require correction, delaying registration but not causing refusal.

5. All timeframes are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.

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