New official fees payable to the Hungarian IPO have been in effect since 13 April 2025. The list of key official fee modifications is as follows:
Filing Fees
| Patent |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| National patent application (basic fee, first 10 claims) |
81 |
108 |
33% |
| Each additional claim (11th to 20th) |
4 |
5 |
25% |
| Each additional claim (21st to 30th) |
8 |
11 |
38% |
| Each additional claim (over 30th) |
12 |
16 |
33% |
| Validation (basic fee up to 5 pages) |
51 |
68 |
33% |
| Each additional page over 5 |
7 |
10 |
43% |
| Additional fee for sequence listing |
254 |
259 |
2% |
| SPC application |
507 |
684 |
35% |
| Utility model |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| Utility model application (basic fee, first 10 claims) |
36 |
48 |
33% |
| Each additional claim (over 11th) |
2 |
3 |
50% |
| Trade mark |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| National trade mark application, one class |
130 |
175 |
35% |
| Two classes |
173 |
233 |
35% |
| Three classes |
237 |
320 |
35% |
| Four classes |
323 |
436 |
35% |
| Each additional class above four |
86 |
116 |
35% |
| EU to national trademark conversion, one class |
102 |
155 |
52% |
| Two classes |
142 |
223 |
57% |
| Three classes |
228 |
326 |
43% |
| Four classes |
330 |
463 |
40% |
| Each class above four |
51 |
86 |
69% |
| Design |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| Each class above four |
43 |
58 |
35% |
| Each class above four |
9 |
11 |
22% |
The above official fees reflect a 15% discount for electronic filings. For validations, this discount applies only if the EPO application date is on or after 1 January 2024.
Maintenance Fees
| Patent annuities |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| 3rd annuity (reintroduced) |
— |
25 |
~ |
| 4th annuity |
223 |
190 |
-15% |
| 5th annuity |
279 |
264 |
-5% |
| 6th-10th annuities |
376 |
357 |
-5% |
| 11th-12th annuities |
376 |
507 |
35% |
| 13th-16th annuities |
390 |
527 |
35% |
| 17th-18th annuities |
404 |
545 |
35% |
| 19th-20th annuities |
418 |
565 |
35% |
| SPC annuities |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| 1st annuity |
745 |
1.004 |
35% |
| 2nd annuity |
892 |
1.204 |
35% |
| 3rd annuity |
1.043 |
1.407 |
35% |
| 4th annuity |
1.191 |
1.607 |
35% |
| 5th annuity |
1.338 |
1.806 |
35% |
| 6th annuity |
1.573 |
2.123 |
35% |
| Utility model annuities |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| 1st-5th annuities |
54 |
72 |
33% |
| 6th-10th annuities |
81 |
109 |
35% |
| Trade mark renewal |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| One class |
152 |
205 |
35% |
| Two classes |
203 |
274 |
35% |
| Three classes |
279 |
376 |
35% |
| Each class above four |
101 |
137 |
36% |
| Design renewal |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| 6th to 10th year |
162 |
218 |
35% |
| 11th to 15th year |
216 |
291 |
35% |
| 16th to 20th year |
271 |
365 |
35% |
| 21st to 25th year |
405 |
547 |
35% |
Enforcement Fees
| Category |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| Trademark opposition |
162 |
218 |
35% |
| Revocation / Cancellation / Invalidity procedures |
357 |
482 |
35% |
Other Procedural Fees
| Category |
Before (EUR) |
After (EUR) |
Fee Change (%) |
| Term extension (1st) |
14 |
18 |
29% |
| Term extension (2nd) |
24 |
32 |
33% |
| Term extension (3rd) |
45 |
60 |
33% |
| Ownership changes, licensing, pledges |
42 |
56 |
33% |
| Continuation of proceedings |
98 |
131 |
34% |
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