Taxes applicable to patents and certificates of addition
TITLE I: APPLICABLE TAXES ON PATENTS AND CERTIFICATES OF ADDITION
Title: Taxes applicable to patents and certificates of addition
New taxes in CFA francs (1 euro = 655.957)
1- Fees for obtaining patents and Certificates of Addition
a) Filing (paper) of patent covering the first year
225 000
b) Filing (paper) of certificate of addition
285 000
c) Claim of priority, by priority
75 000
d) Publication of a patent application or certificate of addition
365 000
e) Publication of the patent or certificate of addition
150 000
f) Objection or claim of ownership
250 000
g) Examination of the application
250 000
h) Issuance of the patent or certificate of addition
200 000
i) Supplement per claim beyond the 10th
65 000
j) Length of the descriptive report
• 11 to 20 typed pages or drawings (A4 format)
120 000
• 21 to 30 pages or plates
300 000
From 31 to 40 pages or plates. Beyond that, at a rate of 80,000 FCFA per undivided increment of 10 pages or plates
600 000
k) Filing of the divisional application NB: In terms of fees, divisional applications are subject to the same fees as initial applications
225 000
l) Correction of hardware errors:
• Correction of an error on the form before publication (Registerer's error)
40 000
• Correction of hardware errors after publication
60 000
(Depositor's Error)
m) Editing a page
• Modification of a page of the description, drawing plates or summary
40 000
• Modifying a claims page following the deletion of one or more claims
40 000
n) Modification or addition of a claim
65 000
o) Transformation of an application for a certificate of addition into a patent application
105 000
p) Transformation of a utility model registration application into a patent application
560 000
2- Fees for maintaining patents in force
Patent annuities
• From year 2 to year 5, by year
270 000
• From 6th to 10th grade per year
400 000
• From 11th to 15th grade, by year
525 000
• From grade 16 to grade 20, by year
675 000
• Surcharge for late payment of annuity(ies)
70 000
Patent validation fees NB: validation fees will be determined by mutual agreement with the partners
PM
Patent publication fee
PM
3- Rights Restoration Taxes
• For fault attributable to the agent
650 000
• For other circumstances beyond the control of the holder
375 000
• Fee for publishing restoration decisions, per decision
60 000
4- Fees relating to the special patent register
a) Registration in the special patent register
265 000
b) Issuance of a copy of the decision regarding any entry in the Special Register of Patents
60 000
5-Research areas
a) Research relating to the filing of a patent application or certificate of addition
110 000
b) Search relating to a patent or certificate of addition
110 000
c) Literature review on the state of the art
200 000
d) Search on a patent holder's patent portfolio
120 000
6- Fees for obtaining information
a) Issuance of an official copy of the description and drawings or priority documents of a patent application or a certificate of addition
• Up to 10 pages or plates
60 000
• Above 10 pages or plates (per additional page or plate)
15 000
b) Certified copy of a decision granting a patent or certificate of addition
80 000
c) Certified copy of a decision of Registration in the Special Register of Patents or certificate of addition
80 000
d) Certified copy of a decision of opposition, restoration, claim of ownership, rejection, appeal, arbitration, etc.
80 000
e) The registration status in the Special Register of Patents or Certificates of Addition
110 000
(f) Duplicate of a decision granting a patent or a certificate of addition
80 000
(g) Certified copy of a patent booklet or certificate of addition: From 1 to 10 pages; Beyond 10 pages, in indivisible increments of 10 pages
55 000 10 000
h) Issuance of a statement of annuity payments
110 000
(i) Other information on a patent or certificate of addition
110 000
(j) Fee for providing a copy of an original of a patent application or a certificate of addition, fixed as follows: From 1 to 10 pages; Beyond 10 pages, per indivisible increment of 10 pages
30 000 2 500
7 – Appeal fee, per appeal
Appeal fee, per appeal
960 000
8- Extension taxes
• From OAPI to a new Member State – Patents
125 000
– Certificates of addition
150 000
• From a new member state to OAPI
– 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
Change of representative, by patent application. Fee for processing and transmitting an international PCT application (OAPI receiving office) to the International Bureau (WIPO/Geneva)
