欧专局自2020年4月1日起实施新官方收费标准

1. 一般情况下，该费用上调幅度为4% - 5%。申诉费为特例，将从2255欧元上调至2705欧元。如果申诉方是自然人、中小企业和非盈利组织等，可以申请1955欧元的较低费用。

（Generally, the increase amounts to about 4 - 5%. A particular exception is the appeal fee which will increase from EUR 2255 to EUR 2705. For natural persons, SME's, non-profit organisations and the like, a lower fee of EUR 1955 will apply.）

2. 根据新的收费标准，年费也有所上调。和之前一样，第三年的年费可以在年费缴纳期限前6个月缴纳。第四年及之后的年费只能在年费缴纳期限前3个月缴纳。

（The renewal fees will also increase. As in the past, it will remain possible to validly pay the renewal fee for the third year as early as six months before its due date. No other renewal fees may be validly paid more than three months before they fall due.）

3. 新规定将于2020年4月1日起正式生效，对在4月1日及之后的支付具有约束力。如果在2020年4月1日起6个月内，按时缴纳费用，但只按2020年4月1日前标准金额缴纳的，在收到欧专局确认后2个月内，按照新标准补上差额的，视为有效支付。

（The new provisions will enter into force on April 1, 2020, and will be binding in respect of payments made on or after this date. If within six months from April 1, 2020, a fee is paid in due time but only in the amount due before April 1, 2020, that fee will be deemed to have been validly paid if the deficit is made good within two months of an invitation to that effect from the European Patent Office.）

4. 申请人在申请欧洲专利时，应当同时考虑到费用的上调。如果可以的话，应该考虑早日支付，例如提前提交专利申请或提前支付审查费。年费缴纳期限在4月、5月或6月的，如果在2020年3月之前缴纳，则仍可按现行标准。

（Applicants should take this fee increase into account in their filing strategy. An early payment (if possible) should be considered, for example, by filing a patent application at an earlier date or by paying the examination fee in advance. Renewal fees falling due in April, May or June 2020 may be validly paid at the current rate if these fees are paid no later than March 2020. ）