How to renew your Patent or Design in Nietherlands?
Dutch Patent Annuities
(The fees were last updated on October 27, 2025. The information is based on the local patent office's database.)
| Patent Year | Official Annuity (EUR) | Patent Year | Official Annuity (EUR) | Patent Year | Official Annuity (EUR) |
| 4th year | 40.00 | 10th year | 400.00 | 16th year | 1000.00 |
| 5th year | 100.00 | 11th year | 500.00 | 17th year | 1100.00 |
| 6th year | 160.00 | 12th year | 600.00 | 18th year | 1200.00 |
| 7th year | 220.00 | 13th year | 700.00 | 19th year | 1300.00 |
| 8th year | 280.00 | 14th year | 800.00 | 20th year | 1400.00 |
| 9th year | 340.00 | 15th year | 900.00 |
- The first payment is due 3 years after patent application.
- For granted patents, the annual fee before the expiry date, which is the last day of the month in which the applicant filed the patent application.
- For example, if the applicant applied for a patent on 1 January 2020 and the patent has been granted, the applicant must pay the first annual fee before 31 January 2023.
- For a divisional patent, the month for the annual fee in is the month the application applied for the original patent. The annual fee for a patent that the application yet granted.
- If the annual fee not paid in time, a penalty fee will be incurred. The applicant needs to pay the penalty and annual fee within 6 months after the expiry date of the patent, increase the annual fee by 50%.