France Main pre-grant 50% 50% 50% Not stated From national patent fees for national 25% for 6th and 7th year applications 25% for 6th and 7th year 25% for 6th and 7th year applications and renewal fee published in 2012, renewal fee renewal fee maintenance fees there were 1796 for organizations in if 1000 employees or for first 7 years of applications from education and research fewer with no more than national patent natural persons, 2045 sector 25% of its capital being applications from held by an entity not SMEs requesting meeting these reduced fees, and conditions 1370 applications from universities and public research organizations, giving a total of 5211 (34.5% of the 15113 applications published) Germany Filing fee, search Full exemption or partial No for 0.4% (2008) – fee and reduction of fees can be natural 0.4% (2009) examination granted applicant must persons – 0.3% (2010) request fee for prove insufficient Yes legal – national economic capacity to 0.4% (2011) entities or applications and pay costs of procedure organizations 0.8% (2012) PCT applications or capacity only to pay must be in national phase them in part or as established in installments. EU or EEA
France Main pre-grant fees for national applications and maintenance fees for first 7 years of national patent 50% 25% for 6th and 7th year renewal fee 50% 25% for 6th and 7th year renewal fee if 1000 employees or fewer with no more than 25% of its capital being held by an entity not meeting these conditions 50% 25% for 6th and 7th year renewal fee for organizations in education and research sector Not stated From national patent applications published in 2012, there were 1796 applications from natural persons, 2045 applications from SMEs requesting reduced fees, and 1370 applications from universities and public research organizations, giving a total of 5211 (34.5% of the 15113 applications published) Germany Filing fee, search fee and examination request fee for national applications and PCT applications in national phase Full exemption or partial reduction of fees can be granted – applicant must prove insufficient economic capacity to pay costs of procedure or capacity only to pay them in part or as installments. No – for natural persons Yes – legal entities or organizations must be established in EU or EEA 0.4% (2008) 0.4% (2009) 0.3% (2010) 0.4% (2011) 0.8% (2012)