Applicable taxes for patents and addition certificates
TITLE IAPPLICABLE TAXESOF PATENTS AND CERTIFICATES OF ADDITION |
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Different taxes |
CFA Francs Taxes
(1 euro = 655.957 CFA francs) |
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1- Fees for obtaining patents and certificates of addition |
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a) Patent application covering the first year |
225.000 | |||||
b) Deposit of certificate of addition |
285.000 | |||||
c) Priority claim, by priority |
63.000 | |||||
d) Publication of a patent or certificate of addition |
365.000 | |||||
e) Supplement per claim beyond the 10th |
45.000 | |||||
f) Length of the descriptive report: |
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| 11 to 20 typed pages or drawing boards (A4 format) | 120.000 | |||||
| From 21 to 30 pages or plates | 300.000 | |||||
| From 31 to 40 pages or plates | 600.000 | |||||
| Beyond that, at a rate of 80,000 CFA francs per block of 10 pages or undivided plates | ||||||
g) Modification or correction of material errors |
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| By modification or error | 40.000 | |||||
h) Formulation fees proposed during the technical review |
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| Regarding the title | 35.000 | |||||
| Regarding the description, per page | 20.000 | |||||
Regarding the demands: |
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| By independent claim | 75.000 | |||||
| By dependent claim | 25.000 | |||||
Regarding chemical figures or formulas: |
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| By figure or chemical formula | 35.000 | |||||
| Regarding the abridged version | 50.000 | |||||
i) Transformation of an application for a certificate of addition into a patent application |
105.000 | |||||
2 – Fees for maintaining patents in force: |
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a) Patent annuities |
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| From year 2 to year 5, by year | 220.000 | |||||
| From grades 6 to 10, by year | 375.000 | |||||
| From grades 11 to 15, by year | 500.000 | |||||
| From grade 16 to grade 20, by year | 650.000 | |||||
b) Surcharge for late payment of annuity(ies) |
70.000 | |||||
3 - Restoration of Rights Fees (Late payment of annuities or filing outside the priority period) |
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| Fault attributable to the depositor | 375.000 | |||||
| Fault attributable to the agent | 650.000 | |||||
| Fee for publishing restoration decisions, per decision | 600.000 | |||||
4 – Fees relating to the special patent register: |
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a) Registration in the Special Patent Register |
265.000 | |||||
b) Issuance of a copy of any RSB registration |
60.000 | |||||
5 – Research taxes: |
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a) Search for a deposit or registration with the RSB |
110.000 | |||||
b) Documentary research on the state of the art |
120.000 | |||||
c) Research relating to a patent, a certificate of addition |
110.000 | |||||
6 – Fees for obtaining information: |
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a) Issuance of an official copy of the description and drawings or priority documents of a patent application or a certificate of addition |
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| Up to 10 pages or plates | 60.000 | |||||
| Above 10 pages or plates (per additional page or plate) | 15.000 | |||||
b) The status of entries in the Special Register of Patents or Certificates of Addition |
80.000 | |||||
(c) Issuance of a duplicate of a document or certificate relating to a patent of invention or a certificate of addition |
55.000 | |||||
d) Authentication of a printed booklet of a patent or certificate of addition |
55.000 | |||||
e) Issuance of a statement of annuity payments |
110.000 | |||||
f) Communication of original patents or certificates of addition |
30.000 | |||||
7 - Appeal tax, by appeal |
960.000 | |||||
8 – Extension taxes: |
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From OAPI to a new member state |
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| Patents | 125.000 | |||||
| Certificates of addition | 50.000 | |||||
From a new member state to OAPI |
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| Patents | 250.000 | |||||
| Certificates of addition | 300.000 | |||||
| Supplement for late application for extension from a new State to OAPI or from OAPI to a new State | 70.000 | |||||
| Correction of hardware errors on the extension form | 25.000 | |||||
9 – Other taxes: |
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| Change of agent, by patent application | 90.000 | |||||
