{"id":3109,"date":"2016-02-29T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2016-02-29T16:49:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T16:49:35","slug":"tribunale-unificato-dei-brevetti-pubblicate-le-tasse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/unitary-patent-court-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Unified Patent Court Preparatory Committee publishes court fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>There will be no cost associated with opting out of the UPC\u2019s jurisdiction, and a 40% discount on court fees for micro and small enterprises.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On 26 February 2016 the Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) announced that it has reached an agreement on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unified-patent-court.org\/sites\/default\/files\/agreed_and_final_r370_subject_to_legal_scrubbing_to_secretariat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs for the UPC<\/a>\u00a0.<br \/>\nThe agreement takes into account the results of the public consultation on UPC fees held in mid-2015.<\/p>\n<p>The essential points of the document are as follows.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>No fee for opting out of UPC jurisdiction<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThere will be no fee for opting out of the UPC\u2019s jurisdiction, or for withdrawing the opt-out.<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Patentcourt.jpg\" alt=\"Patentcourt\" width=\"346\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Patentcourt.jpg 346w, https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Patentcourt-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>UPC fee composition<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe agreement confirms that fees for proceedings before the UPC will be made up of a fixed fee to which a fee based on the value of the dispute must be added if the value of the dispute is more than 500,000 euro.<\/p>\n<p>The value of the dispute will be determined in most cases on the basis of the license fee that could have been paid for the patent at issue.<br \/>\nFor instance, the fixed part for the tax in counterfeiting proceedings will be 11,000 euro, while the fee for a separate counterclaim for revocation will be 20,000 euro.<\/p>\n<p>The value-based fee starts at 2,500 euro for disputes worth up to 750,000 euro and will rise in proportion to the value of the dispute itself up to a ceiling of 325,000 euro in proceedings worth 50 million euro or more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Fee reductions for small enterprises<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMicro and small enterprises will have access to a 40% reduction on all UPC fees.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Recoverable costs<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe UPC Agreement provides that the unsuccessful party bears the successful party\u2019s costs, up to a ceiling figure. Under the new agreement, such a ceiling will be based on the value of the dispute, with a minimum of 38,000 euro for disputes valued up to 250,000 euro to a maximum of 2 million euro for disputes worth over 50 million euro.<\/p>\n<p>The ceiling may vary in the case of particularly complex proceedings, or in consideration of the financial capacity of the party: the ceiling can be lowered for micro, small and medium enterprises, no-profit organisations, universities, public research organisations or natural persons, if the cost would threaten the economic existence of the party.<\/p>\n<p>29 February 2016<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will be no cost associated with opting out of the UPC\u2019s jurisdiction, and a 40% discount on court fees for micro and small enterprises. 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