Re: patent costs

["Patrizio Menchetti" <patrizio.menchetti@menchlaw.com>]

On 5 Dec 2003 at 12:29, antonio abrantes wrote:

> Consulting
> http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/indprop/patent/2k-714
> .htm
> 
> there is a table that put for US renewal costs 2730 euros.
> 
> But, consulting
> http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/68fr41532.pdf
> 
> renewal fees are US$910/year since 3td year. So total = 17 x 910 = US$
> 15470 (1US$ = 0.83 euros) that is 12840 euros.
> 
> So such table in europa.eu.int is WRONG, Do you agree ?
> 
> Antonio Abrantes
> 

It's not necessarily wrong - it depends very much on when the document was 
written. 
There's no Bretton Woods anymore, so currencies' exchange rates are a 
volatile 
issue. If you are really interested at checking whether the figure put there 
was wrong at 
the time, the best bet is probably to check at http://www.oanda.com for the ;
interbank 
exchange rate at the date the report was completed (and not published). 

Hope this helps

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