The following costs are currently incurred for a German patent application valid in Germany, as payable to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA):

• Application procedure: 40 euros for an electronic application, 60 euros for a paper application
• Research:  300 euros
• Investigation procedure: 350 euros
• Annual fees for third to twentieth years (incremental): 70 to 1,940 euros

In addition to the costs collected by the patent office, patent attorney fees between approx. 3,000 and 6,000 euros are generally incurred for a patent application in Germany.

Patent applications in other countries are subject to the country’s own schedule of fees for government authorities and attorneys.