Intellectual
property
protection

SINCE  1994 
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Inventions

# Inventions Official fee
1 Filing national patent application or validation PCT patent application :
- for each claim over the 10th
50,-
15,-
2 Extension of European patent to Latvia: publication of translation of European patent claims 25,-
3 Publication of patent application 25,-
4 Accelerated publication of patent application 35,-
5 Granting of patent:
- granting of patent and publication about granting
- for each page of patent description over the 10th

60,-
3,-
6 Entering of amendments:
- into description or claims
- other amendments

35,-
15,-
7 Prolongation of the fixed terms 20,-
8 Renewal of the missed terms 30,-
9 Extension of patent term (no more than 5 years – for pharmaceutical inventions only) 60,-
10 Registration of licence agreement (except compulsory licence) 30,-
11 Assignment 30,-
12 Entering of amendments into the State Register 20,-
13 Filing of an appeal to the Board of Appeals 120,-
14 Filing of an opposition against grant of patent 120,-
15 Issuance duplicate of patent 30,-



Patent annuities Official fee
3rd year 60,-
4th year 90,-
5th year 100,-
6th year 105,-
7th year 120,-
8th year 150,-
9th year 180,-
10th-15th year 225,-
For 16th and every subsequent year 300,-



Late payment of annuities is possible within 6 months: + 25% additional charge

Discounts:

  • 40% of official fees for individual persons who are invention authors and applicants;
  • 20% of official fees for invention applicants who are pupils, students or non-working pensioners.
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