ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – PATENTS

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on administrative fees
List of administrative fees

(fees are payable to the account: 3711-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of patent applications and European patent applications

The patent application number is designated: PV, four-digit year of filing, dash and serial number.
For example: PV 2000-156, 2008-1298

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 1 + year (four digits) + application serial number
For example: for PV 2000-156, VS is: 12000156; for PV 2008-1298, VS is: 120081298.

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 1. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the patent agent so that the payment can be identified.

The number of European patent is designated: EP + number of European patent
For example: EP 1444521
The variable symbol for EP is the number of European patent, for example: 1444521.

Item 126

Fee	CZK
issue of a duplicate, copy, statement from the register, files, official documents and records per page or part thereof	100
per page or part thereof, if made on a photocopier or on a computer printer	15

Note

For the purposes of this Act, each part of page means an issued A4 or smaller format page.

ITEM 127

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request
for the first extension of the term	200
for each subsequent extension of the term	500
for excuse of failure to comply with the term	1,000
b) Receipt of the appeal against the decision of the Industrial Property Office	1,000
c) Receipt of the request
for issuance of the priority right certificate (priority document)	600
for registration of an assignment	600
for registration of the licence	600
for registration of the right of lien	600
for conversion of European application for each state to which the application is sent	600

ITEM 128

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of a patent application	1,200
where the author(s) is (are) the only applicant(s)	600
b) Receipt of the request
for publication prior to the term specified by law	800
for disclosure of the translation of claims contained in the European patent application including disclosure of corrections made in the translation	500
c) Receipt of the request for full examination of patent application	3,000
for 11th and each additional asserted patent claim	500
d) Issuance of a patent document within the extent of
ten typed pages	1,600
for each additional page	100
e) Publication of translation of specification of the European patent	2,000
for publication of corrections made in the translation	100
f) Submission of translation of specification of the European patent within the supplementary period	3,000

ITEM 129

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request for determination whether the technical solution falls within the scope of the patent	5,000
b) Receipt of the application for revocation
of the patent after the expiration of six months from the patent effective date	2,000

Variable symbols and numbering of international applications in accordance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

The application number is designated: PCT/CZ, four-digit year of filing, slash, zeroes to complete the total five-digit number and application serial number
For example: PCT/CZ2000/00049, PCT/2008/00001

Variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 5 + year (four digits) + application serial number
For example: for PCT/CZ2000/00049, VS is: 5200000049; for PCT/CZ 2009/00001, VS is: 5200900001.

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 5. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the patent agent so that the payment can be identified.

Item 130

Fee	CZK
Acts of the Industrial Property Office connected with the filing of an international application in accordance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty	1,500

MAINTENANCE FEES – PATENTS

Act No. 173/2002 Coll. on fees for maintenance of patents and supplementary
protection certificates for medicinal products and for plant protection products,
and on amendment of some acts
List of fees for maintenance of patents in force

(fees are payable to the account: 80012-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols (VS): The patent number is used as the variable symbol.
For example: for patent No. 289326, VS is: 289326.

Fee	CZK
a) for the first year after the filing date of the patent application	1,000
b) for the secondyear after the filing date of the patent application	1,000
c) for the third year after the filing date of the patent application	1,000
d) for the fourth year after the filing date of the patent application	1,000
e) for the fifth year after the filing date of the patent application	2,000
f) for the sixth year after the filing date of the patent application	2,000
g) for the seventh year after the filing date of the patent application	2,000
h) for the eighth year after the filing date of the patent application	2,000
i) for the nineth year after the filing date of the patent application	3,000
j) for the tenth year after the filing date of the patent application	4,000
k) for the eleventh year after the filing date of the patent application	6,000
l) for the twelfth year after the filing date of the patent application	8,000
m) for the thirteenth year after the filing date of the patent application	10,000
n) for the fourteenth year after the filing date of the patent application	12,000
o) for the fifteenth year after the filing date of the patent application	14,000
p) for the sixteenth year after the filing date of the patent application	16,000
q) for the seventeenth year after the filing date of the patent application	18,000
r) for the eighteenth year after the filing date of the patent application	20,000
s) for the nineteenth year after the filing date of the patent application	22,000
t) for the twentieth year after the filing date of the patent application	24,000

List of fees for maintenance of European patents in force

(fees are payable to the account: 35-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols (VS): The European patent number is used as the variable symbol.
For example: for European patent No. 1328015, VS is: 1328015.

First renewal fee falling due within two months of the publication in the European Patent Bulletin of the mention of the grant of the European patent is deemed to have been validly paid if it is paid within that period.

As bank transfers (in particular via correspondent foreign banks) may result in the loss of the identification data provided for the payment it is necessary to accompany the payment order with an e-mail notification to the Office (to posta@upv.gov.cz) containing at least the date of the payment, the identification of the payer and the purpose of the payment.

Fee	CZK
a) for the first year after the filing date of the European patent	1,000
b) for the secondyear after the filing date of the European patent	1,000
c) for the third year after the filing date of the European patent	1,000
d) for the fourth year after the filing date of the European patent	1,000
e) for the fifth year after the filing date of the European patent	2,000
f) for the sixth year after the filing date of the European patent	2,000
g) for the seventh year after the filing date of the European patent	2,000
h) for the eighth year after the filing date of the European patent	2,000
i) for the nineth year after the filing date of the European patent	3,000
j) for the tenth year after the filing date of the European patent	4,000
k) for the eleventh year after the filing date of the European patent	6,000
l) for the twelfth year after the filing date of the European patent	8,000
m) for the thirteenth year after the filing date of the European patent	10,000
n) for the fourteenth year after the filing date of the European patent	12,000
o) for the fifteenth year after the filing date of the European patent	14,000
p) for the sixteenth year after the filing date of the European patent	16,000
q) for the seventeenth year after the filing date of the European patent	18,000
r) for the eighteenth year after the filing date of the European patent	20,000
s) for the nineteenth year after the filing date of the European patent	22,000
t) for the twentieth year after the filing date of the European patent	24,000

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – UTILITY MODELS

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on administrative fees
Appendix: List of administrative fees

(fees are payable to the account: 3711-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of utility model applications

The application number is designated: PUV, four-digit year of filing, dash and serial number
For example: PUV 2000-10856, PUV 2008-19627

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 6 + year (four digits) + application serial number
For example: for PUV 2000-10856, VS is: 1200010856; for PUV 2008-19627, VS is: 1200819627.

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 6. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the agent so that the payment can be identified.

The variable symbol for extension of the term of validity of the utility model registration:
The variable symbol consists of the digit 6 + utility model registration number.
For example: for the registration number 13528, VS is: 613528.

Item 126

Fee	CZK
issue of a duplicate, copy, statement from the register, files, official documents and records per page or part thereof	100
per page or part thereof, if made on a photocopier or on a computer printer	15

Note

For the purposes of this Act, each part of page means an issued A4 or smaller format page.

ITEM 127

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request
for the first extension of the term	200
for each subsequent extension of the term	500
for excuse of failure to comply with the term	1,000
b) Receipt of the appeal against the decision of the Industrial Property Office	1,000
c) Receipt of the request
for issuance of the priority right certificate (priority document)	600
for registration of an assignment	600
for registration of the licence	600
for registration of the right of lien	600
for conversion of European application for each state to which the application is sent	600

ITEM 131

Fee	CZK
Receipt of a utility model application	1,000
where the author(s) is (are) the only applicant(s)	500

ITEM 132

Fee	CZK
Receipt of the request for determination whether the technical solution falls within the scope of the utility model	5,000

ITEM 133

Fee	CZK
Receipt of the request for cancellation of a utility model from the register	2,000

Item 134

Fee	CZK
Receipt of the request for each extension of the term of validity of the utility model registration	6,000

Notes

1. If a utility model is registered after expiration of the term of its validity, the fee for extension of the term of validity is payable within 2 months from the registration date.
2. If the fee has not been paid within the specified period, it can be paid within the period of additional six months at the level of double the original amount.

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – TRADEMARKS

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on administrative fees
Appendix: List of administrative fees

(fees are payable to the account: 3711-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of trade mark applications

The application number is designated: O, dash and serial number.
For example: O-8516, O-141141

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 3 + application serial number.
For example: for O-8516, VS is: 38516; for O-141141, VS is: 3141141.

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 3. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the agent so that the payment can be identified.

Item 126

Fee	CZK
issue of a duplicate, copy, statement from the register, files, official documents and records per page or part thereof	100
per page or part thereof, if made on a photocopier or on a computer printer	15

Note

For the purposes of this Act, each part of page means an issued A4 or smaller format page.

ITEM 127

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request
for the first extension of the term	200
for each subsequent extension of the term	500
for excuse of failure to comply with the term	1,000
b) Receipt of the appeal against the decision of the Industrial Property Office	1,000
c) Receipt of the request
for issuance of the priority right certificate (priority document)	600
for registration of an assignment	600
for registration of the licence	600
for registration of the right of lien	600
for conversion of European application for each state to which the application is sent	600

Item 138

Fee	CZK
a) Filing of an application for registration
of an individual trade mark in three classes of goods or services	5,000
of a collective and certification trade mark in three classes of goods and services	10,000
for any class of goods or services exceeding three classes	500
b) Filing of a request for conversion of an application or a European Union trade mark in three classes of goods or services	5,000
for any class of goods or services exceeding three classes	500
c) Filing of a request for a division of an application
for every newly established application	5,000
d) Filing of a request for a division of a registered trade mark
for every newly established trade mark	5,000
e) Filing of an opposition to an entry of a published sign in the Register	1,000

Item 139

Fee	CZK
a) Filing of a request
for renewal of the registration of an individual trade mark	2,500
for renewal of the registration of a collective and certification trade mark	5,000
for renewal of the registration of an individual trade mark filed upon the expiry of the protective period, but at the latest within 6 months from that date	5,000
for renewal of the registration of a collective and certification trade mark filed upon the expiry of the protective period, but at the latest within 6 months from that date	10,000
b) Filing of an application for revocation of a trade mark or for a declaration of its invalidity	2,000

Item 140

Fee	CZK
Filing of
an application for registration of an international trade mark	2,500
a request for renewal of the registration of an international trade mark	3,000
a request for territorial extension of the registration of an international trade mark	500

Note
The fees pursuant to Items 140 and 141 b) of this Tariff shall be collected for acts carried out pursuant to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement, or, possibly, the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.

Warning
An overview of the fees levied for acts carried out under the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Factory or Trademarks and under the Protocol to the Madrid Agreement with the International Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva (WIPO), covering both the administrative fees paid to the Industrial Property Office and the fees paid in Swiss francs to the WIPO International Bureau, can be found here (pdf, 129 kB)

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on administrative fees
Appendix: List of administrative fees

(fees are payable to the account: 3711-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of industrial design applications

The application number is designated: PVZ, four-digit year of filing, dash and serial number
For example: PVZ 2000-35894, 2008-37337

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 7 + year (four digits) + application serial number
For example: for PVZ 2000-35894, VS is: 7200035894; for PVZ 2008-37337, VS is: 7200837337.

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 7. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the agent so that the payment can be identified.

The variable symbol for renewal of the term of protection of the industrial design:
The variable symbol consists of the digit 7 + industrial design registration number.
For example: for the registration number 30359, VS is: 730359.

Item 126

Fee	CZK
issue of a duplicate, copy, statement from the register, files, official documents and records per page or part thereof	100
per page or part thereof, if made on a photocopier or on a computer printer	15

Note

For the purposes of this Act, each part of page means an issued A4 or smaller format page.

ITEM 127

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request
for the first extension of the term	200
for each subsequent extension of the term	500
for excuse of failure to comply with the term	1,000
b) Receipt of the appeal against the decision of the Industrial Property Office	1,000
c) Receipt of the request
for issuance of the priority right certificate (priority document)	600
for registration of an assignment	600
for registration of the licence	600
for registration of the right of lien	600
for conversion of European application for each state to which the application is sent	600

Item 135

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of an industrial design application	1,000
where the author(s) is (are) the only applicant(s)	500
b) Receipt of a multiple application for an industrial design	1,000
where the author(s) is (are) the only applicant(s)	500
for each additional industrial design contained in the application	600
for each additional industrial design contained in the application where the author(s) is(are) the only applicant(s)	300

Item 136

Fee	CZK
Receipt of the request for cancellation of an industrial design from the register	2,000
for each additional industrial design contained in the multiple registration of an industrial design	800

Item 137

Fee	CZK
Receipt of the request for renewal of the term of protection of the industrial design
for the first time by 5 years	3,000
for the secondtime by 5 years	6,000
for the third time by 5 years	9,000
for the fourth time by 5 years	12,000

Notes

1. If an industrial design is registered after expiration of the term of its validity, the fee for extension of the protection is payable within 2 months from the registration date.
2. If the fee has not been paid within the specified period, it can be paid within the period of additional six months at the level of double the original amount.

TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGN (RCD)

Act No. 207/2000 Coll. on protection of industrial designs
(Section 34(2))

(fees are payable to the account: 19-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of applications for Registered Community Designs

The application number is designated for internal needs of the Industrial Property Office only and cannot be used in communication with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

The application number is designated: RCD, four-digit year of filing, dash and serial number.
For example: RCD 2007-7, RCD 2008-15

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digits 777 + year (four digits) + application serial number
For example: for RCD 2007-7, VS is: 77720077; for RCD 2008-15, VS is: 777200815.

Fee	CZK
Transmittal of the application for a Registered Community Design to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Ttrade Marks and Designs)	500

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – GEOGRAPHICAL DENOMINATIONS AND APPELLATIONS OF ORIGIN

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on administrative fees
Appendix: List of administrative fees

(fees are payable to the account: 3711-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of applications for appellations of origin/geographical indications

The application number is designated: OP/ZO, four-digit year of filing + serial number
For example: OP/ZO 2003-209, OP/ZO 2006-234

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 8 + year (four digits) + application serial number.
For example: for OP/ZO 2003-209, VS is: 82003209; for OP/ZO 2006-325, VS is: 82006325.

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 8. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the agent so that the payment can be identified.

Item 126

Fee	CZK
issue of a duplicate, copy, statement from the register, files, official documents and records per page or part thereof	100
per page or part thereof, if made on a photocopier or on a computer printer	15

Note

For the purposes of this Act, each part of page means an issued A4 or smaller format page.

ITEM 127

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request
for the first extension of the term	200
for each subsequent extension of the term	500
for excuse of failure to comply with the term	1,000
b) Receipt of the appeal against the decision of the Industrial Property Office	1,000
c) Receipt of the request
for issuance of the priority right certificate (priority document)	600
for registration of an assignment	600
for registration of the licence	600
for registration of the right of lien	600
for conversion of European application for each state to which the application is sent	600

Item 141

Fee	CZK
a) Filing of an application for registration of the appellation of origin/geographical indication	4,000
b) Filing of an application for international registration of the appellation of origin	2,500
c) Filing of an application for revocation of the registration of the appellation of origin/geographical appellation	2,000
d) Handover of an application for protection of the appellation of origin/geographical appellation to the European Commission	500

Note
The fees pursuant to Items 140 and 141 b) of this Tariff shall be collected for acts carried out pursuant to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement, or, possibly, the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES (SPC)

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on administrative fees
List of administrative fees

(fees are payable to the account: 3711-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of applications for grant of a supplementary protection certificate

The application number is designated: SPC/CZ, four-digit year of filing, slash and serial number
For example: SPC/CZ 2002/35, SPC/CZ 2007/105

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 9 + year (four digits) + application serial number.
For example: for SPC/CZ 2002/35, VS is: 9200235; for SPC/CZ 2007/105, VS is: 92007105

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 9. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the agent so that the payment can be identified.

Item 126

Fee	CZK
issue of a duplicate, copy, statement from the register, files, official documents and records per page or part thereof	100
per page or part thereof, if made on a photocopier or on a computer printer	15

Note

For the purposes of this Act, each part of page means an issued A4 or smaller format page.

ITEM 127

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request
for the first extension of the term	200
for each subsequent extension of the term	500
for excuse of failure to comply with the term	1,000
b) Receipt of the appeal against the decision of the Industrial Property Office	1,000
c) Receipt of the request
for issuance of the priority right certificate (priority document)	600
for registration of an assignment	600
for registration of the licence	600
for registration of the right of lien	600
for conversion of European application for each state to which the application is sent	600

Item 128

Fee	CZK
Filing of a request issuance of a supplementary protective certificate	5,000
Filing of a request for paediatric extension of the supplementary protective certificate	5,000

Item 129

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request for determination whether the technical solution falls within the scope of the patent	5,000
b) Receipt of the request for revocation
of the supplementary protection certificate	2,000

MAINTENANCE FEES – SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES (SPC)

Act No. 173/2002 Coll. on fees for maintenance of patents and supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products and for plant protection products, and on amendment of some acts
List of fees for maintenance of supplementary protection certificates in force

(fees are payable to the account: 80012-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols (VS): The patent number is used as the variable symbol.
For example: for patent No. 289832, VS is: 289832. 

Fee	Fee
a) for the first year of the supplementary protection certificate validity	26,000
b) for the second year of the supplementary protection certificate validity	28,000
c) for the third year of the supplementary protection certificate validity	30,000
d) for the fourth year of the supplementary protection certificate validity	32,000
e) for the fifth year of the supplementary protection certificate validity	34,000

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – TOPOGRAPHIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS

Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on administrative fees
Appendix: List of administrative fees

(fees are payable to the account: 3711-21526001/0710)

Variable symbols and numbering of applications for topographies of semiconductor products

The application number is designated: PTO, four-digit year of filing, dash and serial number
For example: PTO 2000-8, 2007-10

The variable symbol (VS) consists of the digit 4 + year (four digits) + application serial number.
For example: for PTO 2000-8, VS is: 420008; for PTO 2007-10, VS is: 4200710

In case a payment is being made for a newly filed application and the payer has no knowledge of its number, the fee can be paid using the first number of the variable symbol only, i.e. 4. In such case, the name of the payer’s account has to be identical with the name of the applicant or the agent so that the payment can be identified.

Item 126

Fee	CZK
issue of a duplicate, copy, statement from the register, files, official documents and records per page or part thereof	100
per page or part thereof, if made on a photocopier or on a computer printer	15

Note

For the purposes of this Act, each part of page means an issued A4 or smaller format page.

ITEM 127

Fee	CZK
a) Receipt of the request
for the first extension of the term	200
for each subsequent extension of the term	500
for excuse of failure to comply with the term	1,000
b) Receipt of the appeal against the decision of the Industrial Property Office	1,000
c) Receipt of the request
for issuance of the priority right certificate (priority document)	600
for registration of an assignment	600
for registration of the licence	600
for registration of the right of lien	600
for conversion of European application for each state to which the application is sent	600

Item 142

Fee	CZK
Receipt of an application for a topography of semiconductor products	5,000

Item 143

Fee	CZK
Receipt of the request for cancellation of a topography of semiconductor products from the register	2,000