What is the cost of patent price application in EU?

What is the cost of patent price application in EU? According to the introduction of the European Commission, the price of patent application may be reduced from 36,000 euros to 6,400 euros. After a transition period of 65,438+02 years, machine translation technology will be continuously improved, and the cost of patent application may be further reduced to less than 5,000 euros. These cost estimates are still higher than the US patent of 1850 euros. EU leaders hope that the single patent application policy will make investors feel more attractive, thus helping Europe catch up with other global competitors. 20 1 1, there are about 224,000 patents granted in the United States, about172,000 patents granted in China and only 62,000 patents granted in Europe. EU industrial property rights In the field of industrial property rights, the EU aims to establish a single protection system for future trademarks, designs and patents with the same characteristics, which can take effect within the EU through a single application. In 2007, the European Commission passed a communication on the patent system, suggesting the adoption of "* * * Community Patents" and the implementation of unified EU jurisdiction in the patent field. As a follow-up measure, on July 16, 2008, the European Commission adopted the European Industrial Property Strategy Newsletter, which formulated different types of intellectual property protection strategies, including strengthening law enforcement measures to combat counterfeiting and piracy. Trademarks EU Council adopted Regulation 40/94 (last revised in 2006) to protect "* * * identical trademarks", and any natural person can obtain the trademark right by applying for registration, with a registration fee of 230 euros. * * * Homologous trademarks are registered and managed by the Office of Internal Market Coordination (OHIM) and have legal effect in 27 EU countries. The trademark system of member countries and the trademark system of the European Union coexist at the same time, and there is a division of labor between them. For example, the responsibility to crack down on infringement belongs to the courts specially designated by member States. The protection period of a trademark is 10 year, which can be extended indefinitely. Its owner enjoys the exclusive right to use the trademark and has the right to prevent any third party from using the trademark without its consent. * * * Homologous trademarks can be transferred. Within five years after the registration of a trademark, if it is not "really used" in the EU, that is, normal business practices, the trademark right may be rejected. In view of the coexistence of European trademarks and trademarks of member States, the EU has strengthened internal coordination to better protect the rights and interests of obligees. At present, Europe plans to join the Singapore Treaty on Trademark Law in 2006. In 2007, OHIM*** registered 88,000 trademarks, an increase of 14% over the previous year. Compared with 2004, the application for registration increased by 50%, and the time required for registration decreased 1/3. 65,438+04% of * * * trademark registration applications used the procedures in WIPO's Madrid Protocol. Germany is the member country with the largest number of registered trademarks, accounting for 17% of the total number of applications, followed by Britain (10%) and Spain (8%). Industrial Design The European Union has formulated the Design Directive 98/7 1/EC and the Council Regulation 6/2002 to protect "* * * identical design", which is unified and effective in 27 member states. The design directive only protects registered designs and operates in parallel with the registered design protection systems of member countries. The EU design directive has largely integrated the laws of member countries on the protection of designs, and its protection requirements and duration are consistent with the registered * * * identical designs. Although the design directive does not protect unregistered designs, many member countries protect them in their domestic legal systems. Considering that the actual operation varies greatly among countries, the design directive leaves the design protection of "parts of complex products", especially automobile parts, to member States to decide for themselves. * * * The right to design with the same body can be obtained automatically by applying to OHIM for registration (registered with the same body design) or by public publication (unregistered with the same body design). The protection period of registered designs is longer, which can be extended to 25 years at most; Unregistered designs have a protection period of three years after publication, and the protection method is different from the former, that is, infringement can only be recognized when the protected designs are copied; The protection of unregistered designs mainly provides practical and short-term protection for those commodities with short market cycle. Once a registered or unregistered design enters the * * * body market through its owner or with its permission, this right will become invalid. The design can be registered within one year after public display. Registration can be applied to the relevant intellectual property agencies of member countries or Benelux Design Bureau, or directly to OHIM. For the specific application procedures and requirements, please refer to Council of Europe RegulationNo. 2004/2005. 2245/2002. For the charging standard, see Regulation 2245/2002. 2246/2002. The protection of registered designs of products does not affect other types of intellectual property protection that products may contain. The courts of member countries are responsible for investigating the infringement of designs. The review committee is responsible for reviewing the design; If you have any objection to the review committee, you can bring a lawsuit to the court, and the court will decide whether to cancel or change the relevant decision. Like the previous EU enlargement, before Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU in June 5438+October 2007 10, the legal effect of registered and used trademarks and designs automatically extended to these two countries. Patent Europe has formulated 1973 European Patent Convention (abbreviated as EPC, revised in 2007) to protect patents. The 2007 edition of the European Patent Convention improved the relevant procedures and practices, and slightly improved the substantive law. European patents are granted by the European Patent Organization (EPO), which is different from * * * patents. European patents can be granted to any invention in any technical field, as long as the commercial use of these inventions does not affect public order and social morality, does not destroy the diversity of animals and plants, and aims at human or animal surgery and treatment. Any natural person or legal person can apply for a patent in any language at the application stage, and then it needs to be translated into one of the three working languages (English, French and German) of the European Patent Convention. The European patent belongs to the inventor or his legal heir, and the protection period is 20 years. The patent of drug or plant invention can be extended for no more than 5 years by supplementary protection certificate (SPC), and the relevant requirements are the same as those of national patents. European patents can only be protected in the EPC signatory countries specified in the application, and their infringement issues are handled by the laws of member countries. To some extent, the differences of patent laws among member countries have affected the normal operation of the unified market within the EU. The European Commission is trying to make the laws of member countries converge, with the ultimate goal of introducing patents with the same institution to prevent patent infringement more effectively. From 2006 to 2007, the number of patents applied to EPO and the patent offices of member countries increased from 135400 to 140700, of which 28% involved medicine, electronic communication technology and computers. In the application to EPO, the proportion of the first application is 14%. In 2006, the European Commission adopted Regulation 2006/2007. 8 16/2006, the compulsory license to export pharmaceutical patents to relevant countries with prominent public health problems. At the end of 2007, the European Commission accepted the Protocol on Amending the TRIPS Agreement on behalf of the European Community. To sum up, it is very expensive for the EU to apply for a patent. Once you apply for a patent, you have to pay an annual fee, which is also to better protect your intellectual property rights. Therefore, when applying for EU patents, please consult local policies, and the charging standards for different things will be different.