OPEN: SME fund for a national or European patent
You can recover part of the costs of a national or European patent application through the SME Fund. A maximum of €3,500 applies.
This includes:
- 75% reimbursement of costs for national and European applications, up to a maximum of €1,500. This includes:
- novelty searches
- filing, examination, granting and publication for national protection in an EU Member State
- filing and examination fees for European patents filed at the EPO.
- 50% reimbursement of legal costs for preparing and filing European patent applications, up to a maximum of € 2,000. So, this does nót apply to national applications. To be eligible for reimbursement, it is essential that the service is performed by a EU-based professional patent attorney registered on the official list of the EPO.
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Source: RVO
