LAW ON ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No.17/93, 20/96, 7/98, 13/2001, 24/2003, 19/2004, 61/2004, 95/2005, 70/2006, 92/2007, 88/2008, 130/2008, 6/10, 145/10 and 17/11)
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TARIFF OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
Item 8 (Articles 108 -125)
8. Fees for obtaining and maintaining the right on patent, industrial design, trademark, right of use an appellation of origin and geographical indication, topography of integrated circuits and fees for IP representatives
Tariff number 108
1. For application for grant of a patent, industrial design, trademark, right of use an appellation of origin and geographical indication and topography of integrated circuits:
1) Patent application, including the maintenance for the first two years ….......................................................................................................................... 800,00
2) Industrial design application:
- if the application for industrial design include one design ....…………………... 500,00
- if the application for industrial design includes two or more designs, for the second and for each subsequent ......................................................………………………. 200,00
3) Trademark application: - up to three classes of International Classification of goods and services …. ……600,00
- for more than three classes of International Classification of goods and services, for each subsequent class……………………………………………………………………100,00
4) Application for collective or certification mark...…..……………………..2.000,00
5) Application for right to use an appellation of origin and geographical indication ………………...............................………………………………………………………..600,00
6) Application for international registration of mark (Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol)………………………………………………………………………..1.000,00
7) International patent application (Patent Cooperation Treaty)……….....2.700,00
8) Application for topography of integrated circuits…………………….......3.000,00
The Notice:
1. The persons who are not employed and are registered as unemployed, pensioners, invalids, pupils, student and soldiers on military service, shall pay the fees, stipulated in items 1 and 2, of this Tariff number, in the amount reduced by 50%.
2. Persons indicated in Paragraph 1 of this Notice, while filing the application, should submit a valid evidence for their status according to the law and regulations.
Tariff number 109
Annual fees for maintenance of patent right,:
1) for the 3rd year calculated from the application filing date ......………800,00
2) for the 4th year calculated from the application filing date..…………1.000,00
3) for the 5th year calculated from the application filing date…………..1.200,00
4) for the 6th year calculated from the application filing date..…………1.400,00
5) for the 7th year calculated from the application filing date…………..1.600,00
6) for the 8th year calculated from the application filing date ………..1.800,00
7) for the 9th year calculated from the application filing date...………....2.000,00
8) for the 10th year calculated from the application filing date ……..…..3.000,00
9) for the 11th year calculated from the application filing date ………….4.000,00
10) for the 12th year calculated from the application filing date…………5.000,00
11) for the 13th year calculated from the application filing date…………6.000,00
12) for the 14th year calculated from the application filing date…………7.000,00
13) for the 15th year calculated from the application filing date…………8.000,00
14) for the 16th year calculated from the application filing date…………9.000,00
15) for the 17th year calculated from the application filing date……….10.000,00
16) for the 18th year calculated from the application filing date……….11.000,00
17) for the 19th year calculated from the application filing date……….12.000,00
18) for the 20th year calculated from the application filing date……….13.000,00
The Notice:
1. The Notice to Tariff number 108 shall be applied.
2. The annual fee for maintenance of the patent right should be paid before the beginning of the year for which the fee has been paid.
3. If the annual fee is not paid within the time limit, it may be paid within three months after the due date with a 25% surcharge, or it may also be paid in an extended period of six months from the due date, in double amount.
Tariff number 110
Request for supplementary protection certificate for medical products or plant protection products…………………..………………………………………………………………5000,00
Tariff number 111
Maintenance of the validity of supplementary protection certificate for medical products or plant protection products
1) for the 1st year …………………………………………………………………20.000
2) for the 2nd year …......................................................................................25.000
3) for the 3rd year ………………………………………………………………….30.000
4) for the 4th year ………………………………………………………………...35.000
5) for the 5th year…………………………………………………………………40.000
The Notice:
The Paragraph 2 and 3 of the Notice to the Tariff number 109 shall be applied.
Tariff number 112
For the request for renewal of rights on industrial design, trademark and right of use an appellation of origin and geographical indication …………………………………….300,00
Tariff number 113
1. For maintenance of industrial design, trademark and right of use an appellation of origin and geographical indication and topography of integrated circuits:
1) Maintenance of an industrial design - for each period of five years:
- for the first industrial design ........................ .........................................2.000,00
- for the second and each subsequent design from the series ...................800,00
2) Maintenance of a trademark - for each period of ten years
- up to three classes of goods or services according to the International Classification ………………………………………………………………………….4.000,00
- for more than three classes of goods or services according to the International Classification, for each subsequent class .........................................................1.000,00
3) Maintenance of a collective mark / certification mark, for each period of ten years: - up to three classes of good or services according to the International Classification..... …………………………………………………………...6.000,00
- for more than three classes of goods or services according to the International Classification, for each subsequent class.. …………1.200,00
4) The right of use an appellation of origin or geographical indication: - for each period of five-years..............................................................……. …4.000,00
5) Topography of integrated circuits ..........................................……………….8.000,00
The Notice:
If the annual fee is not paid within the time limit, it may be paid within three months after the due date with a 25% surcharge, or it may also be paid in an extended period of six months from the due date, in double amount.
Tariff number 114
Entry into the register of representatives……………………………………........6.000,00
Tariff number 115
Annual fee for renewal of the entry in the register of representatives...…………6.000,00
Tariff number 116
Certificates of filed or granted industrial property rights and of the register of representatives ………………………………………………………………………………………………500,00
Tariff number 117
Priority document..............................................………………………………....... ….550,00
Tariff number 118
1. Reinstatement of rights……………………………………………….…..……….1.000,00 2. Continuation of the procedure…………………………………………………….3.000,00
Tariff number 119
Request for extension of the time limit in the procedure in respect of the application for grant of the industrial property right……………………………………………………500,00
Tariff number 120
Request for cancellation of patent and trademark in case of non-use; or request for declaration of nullity of a decision for grant of industrial property right; or request for revocation of the decision for grant the right of use a protected geographical name ….…......................................................................................................................3.000,00
Tariff number 121
Entry of transfer or license in the registers of filed or granted rights on patent, industrial design, trade mark or topography of integrated circuits …………….….................. 500,00
The Notice:
If one request for entry of changes is filed for more than one application, administrative fees shall be paid according to the number of the requested changes.
Tariff number 122
Entry of changes in the registers of filed or granted industrial property rights and in the register of representatives………………… ………………………………...…...........300,00
The Notice:
If one request for entry of changes is filed for more than one application, administrative fees shall be paid according to the number of the requested changes.
Tariff number 123
Request for immediate proceeding of the application on patent, industrial design and trademark....................................................................................……………….. 3.000,00
Tariff number 124
Request for: 1) Division of patent application, for each new application…………………….800,00 2) Division of trademark application, for each new application………………..600,00 3) Division of industrial design application, for each new application………...500,00
Tariff number 125
Opposition to a published trademark and industrial design application…....…..1.500,00