Fees Excerpt from the schedule of fees of the European Patent Office (EPO) € Filing fee (online filing) 100.00 Search fee 1050.00 Claims fees for the 16th and each further claim 200.00 Designation fees, maximum or per contracting state 595.00 85.00 Examination fee 1 405.00 Grant fee 790.00 Annual fees 3rd renewal year 4th renewal year 5th renewal year 400.00 500.00 700.00 Opposition fee 670.00 Appeal fee 1 120.00