{"id":922,"date":"2022-04-02T10:22:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T10:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.franke-ip.com\/en\/?p=922"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:47:38","slug":"gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.franke-ip.com\/en\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"GPTO: Increase of Official Fees on May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) will increase on May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022, respectively, the annuity fees for patents and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annuity fees can be paid one year in advance at the GPTO. Therefore, it is possible for applicants or proprietors to make use of the still lower annuity fees, if the official fees for the upcoming year are paid before May 1, 2022 or July 1, 2022, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Annuity Fees for Patents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fee increase for patent applications and patents at the GPTO is summarized in the following table. The fees for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup> patent year (70 EUR) will not be changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Annuity fee for patent year<\/td><td>Fee until June 30, 2022 (EUR)<\/td><td>Fee on July 1, 2022 (EUR)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>130<\/td><td>150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>180<\/td><td>210<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>240<\/td><td>280<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>290<\/td><td>350<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>350<\/td><td>430<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>470<\/td><td>540<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>620<\/td><td>680<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>760<\/td><td>830<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>910<\/td><td>980<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>1,060<\/td><td>1,130<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>1,230<\/td><td>1,310<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>1,410<\/td><td>1,490<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>1,590<\/td><td>1,670<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>1,760<\/td><td>1,840<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>1,930<\/td><td>2,030<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Annuity Fees for SPCs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fee increase for supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) at the GPTO is summarized in the following table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Annuity fee for SPC year<\/td><td>Fee until April 30, 2022 (EUR)<\/td><td>Fee on May 1, 2022 (EUR)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>2,650<\/td><td>2,920<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>2,940<\/td><td>3,240<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>3,290<\/td><td>3,620<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>3,650<\/td><td>4,020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>4,120<\/td><td>4,540<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>4,520<\/td><td>4,980<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) will increase on May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022, respectively, the annuity fees for patents and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs). Annuity fees can be paid one year in advance at the GPTO. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.franke-ip.com\/en\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4],"tags":[135,138,72,136,137],"class_list":["post-922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-german-law","category-patent-law","tag-annuity-fees","tag-fee-increase","tag-gpto","tag-patents","tag-spc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GPTO: Increase of Official Fees on May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022 - Franke IP Information<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.franke-ip.com\/en\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dr. Dirk Franke\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.franke-ip.com\\\/en\\\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.franke-ip.com\\\/en\\\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dr. Dirk Franke\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.franke-ip.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a46c65d4fc47d77b2bb1f21b6e21fa4e\"},\"headline\":\"GPTO: Increase of Official Fees on May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-02T10:22:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-18T19:47:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.franke-ip.com\\\/en\\\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":159,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"Annuity fees\",\"Fee Increase\",\"GPTO\",\"Patents\",\"SPC\"],\"articleSection\":[\"German law\",\"Patent Law\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.franke-ip.com\\\/en\\\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.franke-ip.com\\\/en\\\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.franke-ip.com\\\/en\\\/gpto-increase-of-official-fees-on-may-1-2022-and-july-1-2022\\\/\",\"name\":\"GPTO: Increase of Official Fees on May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022 - 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