EPO Fee Changes 2026 – What You Need To Know The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that its official fees (fees paid to the EPO by applicants) will increase from 1 April 2026. These changes will affect a wide range of fees under the European Patent Convention (EPC), including search, examination, grant and renewal fees. Overview Of The EPO Fee Changes 2026 Our calculations suggest that many core EPO fees (including renewal, search, designation, examination and grant fees) will increase by around 5%. Some fees are unchanged (for example, filing fees, additional fees for divisional applications, the opposition fee,

Accelerating UK Patent Prosecution at the UK IPO: A Practical Guide Introduction Securing a UK patent is usually a long game. On a normal timetable, a UK patent application remains pending for several years before it is granted or finally refused. In many situations, that slow and steady pace is absolutely fine; it gives time to refine the technology, explore markets and spread costs. In other situations, there’s a need for the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) to move faster. Perhaps a competitor is gearing up to launch a similar product, an investor is asking to see patent grants