taxes on utility models and improvement certificates
| DIFFERENT TAXES | New taxes in CFA francs (1 euro = 655.957) |
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| 1- Taxes for obtaining a utility model: | ||||||
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| a) Filing of a utility model (paper) | 20.000 | |||||
| b) Filing of improvement certificate | 25.000 | |||||
| c) Claim of priority, by priority | 25.000 | |||||
| d) Publication of an application for registration of a utility model or certificate of improvement | 30.000 | |||||
| e) Publication of the utility model or improvement registration certificate | 10.000 | |||||
| f) Opposition and claim of ownership 170 000 | ||||||
| g) Examination of the application 25 000 | ||||||
| h) Registration of the utility model certificate | 20.000 | |||||
| i) Supplement for claims beyond the 10th | 45.000 | |||||
| j) Descriptive memory length charge • Beyond 10 pages, per indivisible increment of 10 pages: 10,000 |
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| k) Filing of the divisional application • Note: In terms of fees, divisional applications are subject to the same fees as initial applications |
20 000 | |||||
| l) Correction of a material error on the form before publication, due to a material error | 18.000 | |||||
| m) Correction of a material error after publication, by material error | 20.000 | |||||
| n) Modification per page of the description or drawing plates or of the summary | 20.000 | |||||
| of one or more claims ( 18,000 |
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| p) Modification or addition of a new claim | 45.000 | |||||
| q) Transformation of a patent application into an application for registration of a utility model or certificate of improvement. |
50.000 | |||||
| r) Transformation of an application for an improvement certificate into an application for a utility model registration | 20.000 | |||||
| 2- Current maintenance taxes | ||||||
| a) Utility model annuities • From the 2nd to the 5th annuity: 20,000 • From the 6th to the 10th annuity: 35,000 |
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| b) Tax for late payment of annuity | 10.000 | |||||
| 3- Restaurant taxes and duties | ||||||
| • For fault attributable to the agent • For other circumstances beyond the control of the holder • Fee for publication of utility model restoration decisions, per decision |
260 000 100 000 30 000 |
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| 4- Fees related to the Special Register of Utility Models • Registration fee for the Special Register of Utility Models • Fee for issuing a copy of the decision for each registration |
50 000 15 000 |
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| 5-Research Report | ||||||
| a) Search for the filing of an application for registration of a utility model or a certificate of improvement | 25.000 | |||||
| b) Search for a utility model registration or improvement certificate | 25.000 | |||||
| c) Research on the utility model portfolio | 30.000 | |||||
| d) Literature review on the state of the art | 100.000 | |||||
| 6- Fees for obtaining information | ||||||
| Up to 10 pages or plates . Above 10 pages or plates, per additional page or plate. |
15 000 5 000 |
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| b) Certified copy: . Of a registration decision. . Of a decision of opposition, restoration, claim of ownership, rejection, appeal, arbitration. . |
20.000 20 000 |
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| c) Issuance of a copy of a document, decision or certificate concerning a Utility Model | 5.000 | |||||
| d) Issuance of a duplicate of a decision to register a utility model or an improvement certificate | 35.000 | |||||
| e) Issuance of a certificate of registration in the Special Register of Utility Models | 35.000 | |||||
| f) Certified copy of a printed Utility Model booklet . From 1 to 10 pages . Beyond 10 pages, in indivisible increments of 10 pages. |
15 000 2 000 |
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| (g) Issuance of a statement of annuity payments | 35.000 | |||||
| (h) Fee for providing copies of originals of a utility model registration application: . From 1 to 10 pages: . Over 10 pages, per indivisible increment of 10. |
10.000 |
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| i) Other information about a Utility Model | 15.000 | |||||
| 7- Appeal fees, per appeal | ||||||
| Appeal fees, per appeal | 250.000 | |||||
| 8 – Extension Fees: . From a new Member State to OAPI . From OAPI to a new Member State . Surcharge for late extension applications from a new Member State to OAPI or from OAPI to a new Member State . Fee for correcting clerical errors found on an extension form |
150 000 |
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| 9- Other fees . Change of representative, by request for a utility model . Fee for processing and transmitting an international PCT application (OAPI receiving office) to the International Bureau (WIPO/Geneva) |
90 000 50 000 |
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