Both the official fees and agency fees shall be paid. The agency fees depend upon an attorney. The fees of our office are given as examples.

Fees should be paid in Estonian Kroons (EEK). The fixed rate is 8 EEK = 1 DEM. The fees of the most usual actions are as follows (all in German Marks):

                                       Official fee        Agency fee
Filing application                              438               750
- each claim in excess of 10                     25                13

Claiming priority
- single                                                           63
- each additional                                                  38

Translation per 100 words from                                     32
English, German, French, Russian

Entry of patent into State register             188               125

Entering into PCT National phase                438               750

Annuities*
For first three years                           225               175

* Contact us for complete list of charges.

Basic fee for appeal and opposition             313               350

Preparing the case and representing client:
- in the Board of Appeals                                         188
- in the Court                                                    250

Discount in agency fees is available depending on the number of applications filed concurrently. The charges may be increased in difficult or urgent cases.

List of charges for other Baltic countries and for CIS countries is also available.

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