Fees & payments
Apply for a Community design online from €350
Register your design
Fast and easy
A registered Community design is valid for 5 years. It can be renewed for a maximum of 25 years, 5 years at a time.
Fee structure
There are three types of fees relating to a registered Community design (RCD) application: registration, publication and deferment fees.
Registration
230€
Additional registration
Per additional design:
2 to 10 = €115
> 11 = €50
Publication
120€
Additional publication
Per additional design:
2 to 10 = €60
> 11 = €30
Deferment of publication *
40€
Additional deferment
Per additional design:
2 to 10 = €20
> 11 = €10
* You can request the deferment of publication of a design. This enables you to maintain your original filing date without going public straightaway.
The fees payable depend on two factors:
- Whether the application contains one or more designs.
- Whether the publication of designs will be deferred or not.
The fee structure for designs is as follows:
- A basic fee for a single design or the first design of a multiple application.
- A reduced fee for the 2nd to 10th designs
- A further fee reduction per design, from the 11th design onwards.
The registration fee and publication fee must be paid together when the application is filed. Where the application includes a request for deferment, the deferment fee replaces the publication fee. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) will not issue a request for payment.
Fees calculator
You can calculate the exact fee depending on the number of designs and whether or not deferment is requested.
Full list of RCD fees
List of fees of Commission regulation (EC) No 2246/2002 of 16 December 2002.
Payment methods
You can pay RCD fees by credit card, bank transfer or via an EUIPO current account. EUIPO provides an online service to current account holders giving access to all their current account transactions and information.
Credit card
Best for online applications, the method most recommended for most users.
Bank transfers
Bank transfers must be paid to one of the following accounts of EUIPO:
EUIPO current account
Recommended for professional users.
Fraudulent payment requests
Warning: misleading invoices
If you receive an unsolicited invitation regarding renewal, publication, transfer or any other procedure in connection with your RCD registration, DO NOT PAY IT until you have checked carefully to see what services are being offered and whether the source is official.
Here are some examples of fraudulent requests
More information
If you require any further information on financial issues, please do not hesitate to contact the Finance Department - Fees Sector at:
