{"id":6312,"date":"2022-07-26T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T11:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/docs\/the-cost-of-a-patent\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:39:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:39:01","password":"","slug":"the-cost-of-a-patent","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/en\/docs\/the-cost-of-a-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"The cost of a patent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"test-id__field-value slds-form-element__static slds-grow is-read-only\" data-aura-rendered-by=\"20:172;a\"><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">It is difficult to estimate the cost of a patent because the costs of advice and drafting vary according to the nature and complexity of the invention to be protected. <\/span><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><b>How much does a patent cost <\/b> on average? First, you need to count at least \u20ac646 for the filing fees with the INPI, then average advisory fees which can be between \u20ac4,500 and \u20ac6,000 for the simplest applications&#8230; Then, you will have to pay an annual fee, the amount of which is progressive, from \u20ac38 for the first year to \u20ac790 for the twentieth year, to maintain the patent in force. These high fees sometimes limit the use of this protection to the sole benefit of large companies.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, smaller companies will sometimes tend to keep their inventions secret, to provide proof of a definite date, and only resort to patenting at a certain level of their economic development. <\/span><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">On the other hand, young technological companies for which these issues constitute the core of their business (tech start-ups for example) will have to be able to protect their inventions from the outset, for example through loans, investors or fund-raising. It should also be pointed out that tax exemptions exist for patents (research and innovation tax credits) and that a specific aid called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inpi.fr\/fr\/sme-fund-vous-etes-une-pme-et-vous-souhaitez-deposer-des-brevets-marques-ou-dessins-et-modeles-en-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SME funds<\/a> allows for partial reimbursement of filing fees for VSEs\/SMEs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il est difficile d\u2019estimer le co\u00fbt d\u2019un brevet car les frais de conseils et de r\u00e9daction sont variables en fonction de l\u2019invention \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger, de sa nature et de sa 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