National applications and patents
Fees for government services, such as applications and registrations, and copies and printouts of public documents, are exempt from VAT.
Different payment options are available.
Fees according to the Patents Decree (1967:838) and PRV's statutes (PRVFS).
| National patent applications | Fee (SEK) |
|---|---|
| Filing fee (registration fee: 500 SEK, search fee: SEK 2500, both mandatory) | 3 000 |
| Filing fee for pursued international patent application (registration fee: 500 SEK, search fee: 2500, both mandatory) | 3 000 |
| Additional fee for each patent claim beyond the first ten (mandatory) | 150 |
| Additional fee for additional time limit to submit translation or transcript of pursued international application | 500 |
| Special additional fee applicable when pursued international patent application covers an invention not subject to either a special international type search or an international preliminary patentability examination, and where neither section 36 nor 37 of the Patents Act applies | 3 000 |
| Fee payable to the patent authority according to section 36 or 37 of the Patents Act | 1 000 |
| Reinstatement fee for dismissed patent application | 500 |
| Granting fee according to section 19, paragraph 2 of the Patents Act, consists of: | |
| Fee for publication | 1 400 |
| Additional fee for publication of each started page of the application beyond the first eight pages (number of pages calculated according to publishing format) | 175 |
| Additional fee for each new patent claim submitted after the application was filed or, where applicable, is considered as filed, if the number of claims then exceeds the number for which a filing fee has been paid | 150 |
| Fee for request for restoration of lost time | 1 000 |
| Application for registration of pledge according to section 104 of the Patents Act | 500 |
| Fee for International Type Search (ITS) when such search is requested in a national patent application where set filing fee has been paid to PRV | 5 450 |
| Additional Fee for International Type Search (ITS) when such search is requested in a national patent application where set filing fee has been paid to another Nordic patent authority | 8 450 |
| Additional fee for International Type Search (ITS) in a patent application from a developing country | 8 450 |
| Supplementary fee for International Type Search (ITS) when such search is requested for inventions independent of that specified in the first patent claim, for each invention or group of inventions so linked as to form a single general inventive concept | 8 450 |
| Supplementary fee for International Type Search (ITS) for each patent claim beyond the first ten where such claim fee has not already been paid to PRV regarding the same patent application | 150 |
| Fee for public notification, section 22, point 5 of the Swedish Patent Act. | 500 |
About payment of annual fees for validated European patents
| Annual fees for patent applications and patents | Regular fee (SEK) | Increased fee (SEK) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st contribution year (due together with 3rd contribution year) | 300 | 360 |
| 2nd contribution year (due together with 3rd contribution year) | 450 | 540 |
| 3rd contribution year | 550 | 660 |
| 4th contribution year | 1 000 | 1 200 |
| 5th contribution year | 1 300 | 1 560 |
| 6th contribution year | 1 600 | 1 920 |
| 7th contribution year | 1 800 | 2 160 |
| 8th contribution year | 2 200 | 2 640 |
| 9th contribution year | 2 500 | 3 000 |
| 10th contribution year | 2 800 | 3 360 |
| 11th contribution year | 3 100 | 3 720 |
| 12th contribution year | 3 400 | 4 080 |
| 13th contribution year | 3 800 | 4 560 |
| 14th contribution year | 4 100 | 4 920 |
| 15th contribution year | 4 400 | 5 280 |
| 16th contribution year | 4 700 | 5 640 |
| 17th contribution year | 5 000 | 6 000 |
| 18th contribution year | 5 400 | 6 480 |
| 19th contribution year | 5 700 | 6 840 |
| 20th contribution year | 6 000 | 7 200 |
| An increased annual fee is taken when the fee is paid later than the due date, according to section 41, paragraph 3 or section 42, paragraph 3 of the Patents Act. The increase is taken as 20% of the regular fee. |
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| Fees for granted patents | Fee (SEK) |
|---|---|
| Fee for request for restoration of lost time | 1 000 |
| Fee for registration of pledge agreement | 500 |
| Application for registration of new or changed owner of rights | 500 |
| Application for registration of licence | 500 |
| Application for registration of change of address | 500 |
| Fees relating to supplementary protection | Fee (SEK) |
|---|---|
| Fee for application for supplementary protection certificate (SPC) | 5 000 |
| Annual fee for supplementary protection certificate (SPC) | 10 000 |
| Fee for application for extension of the term of a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) | 3 000 |
| Patent limitation | Fee (SEK) |
|---|---|
| Fee for request for patent limitation or revocation of a patent | 8 500 |