epi Annual Subscription 2025
In accordance with the decision of epi Council C98 on 16 November 2024, the amount for the epi annual subscription has been set at 250 EUR for 2025, if paid before 1 April 2025 and at 375 EUR if paid later.
The epi annual subscription for epi Students has been set at 125 EUR for 2025.
In order to minimize the workload in processing accurately and efficiently subscription payments, and independently of the transmitting way, please note that:
- each payment should be clearly identified indicating invoice number and full name of the member.
- unidentifiable payments bear the risk of being rejected.
- invoices regarding the epi annual subscription 2025 will be sent by email in mid January 2025.
Every member will receive an invoice, even if a direct debiting mandate from an EPO account has been provided to the epi.
In case of doubt and to avoid double payment, please get in touch with the epi Secretariat (accounting@patentepi.org)
The 2025 annual subscription can be settled as follows:
1. Direct Debiting Mandate
- By debiting an EPO deposit account on 25 February 2025
In case a direct debiting mandate is to be set up/amended/deleted, kindly note the following:
- The epi form to set up/amend/delete a direct debiting mandate can be found on the epi website: https://patentepi.org/en/the-institute/annual-subscription.html
- Any epi form for direct debiting mandates signed by the account holder must be received at the epi Secretariat at latest by 15 February 2025.
- The due annual subscription will be debited automatically from the EPO account on 25 February 2025. Please make sure that the EPO account has sufficient funds at that date.
If you have any questions on this option, please get in touch with the epi Secretariat (accounting@patentepi.org)
2. Bank Transfer
- By bank transfer in Euro
(all bank charges to be covered by payor)
Please note that payment should be received on epi’s account no later than 31 March 2025.
If payments are not received prior to 1 April 2025, the annual subscription is increased to an amount of 375 EUR.
Account holder | European Patent Institute |
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Bank Name | Deutsche Bank AG |
BIC-SWIFT | DEUTDEMMXXX |
IBAN No | DE49 7007 0010 0272 5505 00 |
3. Online Payment
- By credit card (Visa or Mastercard only) or PayPal
For payments with American Express, please use PayPal.
The link to the online payment tool can be found on the epi website. (https://patentepi.org/r/online-payment)
Termination of epi membership
In case you plan to withdraw from epi membership, please note that you may avoid the annual subscription 2025 if your request for deletion from the list is approved by the Legal Division of the EPO before 1 April 2025.
The EPO form and more information can be found on the EPO website (https://www.epo.org/en/law-practice/options-professional-representatives)