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Question : How to determine back fee and calculate the annuity

Answer : 1. Patent granted before June 7, 1999   - Patent Term is 20 years counted from the filing date   - Annuity should be settled start from the granting date     Example :   Patent No. ID 0 000 XXX; filing date: September 2, 1995; granting date January 5, 1998       Protection Period Years Due date of annuity payment Sept 2, 1995 to Sept 2, 1996 1   Sept 2, 1996 to Sept 2, 1997 2   Sept 2, 1997 to Sept 2, 1998 3   Sept 2, 1998 to Sept 2, 1999 4 1st annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 1999 Sept 2, 1999 to Sept 2, 2000 5 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2000 Sept 2, 2000 to Sept 2, 2001 6 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2001 Sept 2, 2001 to Sept 2, 2002 7 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2002 Sept 2, 2002 to Sept 2, 2003 8 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2003 Sept 2, 2003 to Sept 2, 2004 9 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2004 Mentioned omitted Sept 2, 2012 to Sept 2, 2013 18 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2013 Sept 2, 2013 to Sept 2, 2014 19 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2014 Sept 2, 2014 to Sept 2, 2015 20 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 5, 2015         2. Patent Granted since June 7, 1999 (based on the Government Regulation No. 26/1999)   - Patent term is 20 years counted from the filing date   - Back fees (annuity from filing date to the granting date) should be settled within 1 year after grant     Example :   a. Patent no. ID 0 0XX III; filing date: September 9, 1998; granting date: October 23, 2003       Protection Period Years Explanation Sept 9, 1998 to Sept 8, 1999 1 Granting date was October 23, 2003 (between Sept 9, 2003 and Sept 8, 2004) the first annuity payment had to be attended at the latest on October 22, 2004 for 1st to 6th Sept 9, 1999 to Sept 8, 2000 2 Sept 9, 2000 to Sept 8, 2001 3 Sept 9, 2001 to Sept 8, 2002 4 Sept 9, 2002 to Sept 8, 2003 5 Sept 9, 2003 to Sept 8, 2004 6 Sept 9, 2004 to Sept 8, 2005 7 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on October 23, 2005 Sept 9, 2005 to Sept 8, 2006 8 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on October 23, 2006 Sept 9, 2006 to Sept 8, 2007 9 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on October 23, 2007 Mentioned omitted Sept 9, 2015 to Sept 8, 2016 18 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on October 23, 2016 Sept 9, 2016 to Sept 8, 2017 19 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on October 17, 2017 Sept 9, 2017 to Sept 8, 2018 20 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on October 17, 2018       b. Patent no. ID 0 0XI III; filing date: December 2, 1999; granting date: January 5, 2005       Protection Period Years Explanation Dec 2, 1999 to Dec 1, 2000 1 Granting date was January 5, 2005 (between Dec 2, 2004 and December 2, 2005) the first annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 4, 2006 for 1st to 6th Dec 2, 2000 to Dec 1, 2001 2 Dec 2, 2001 to Dec 1, 2002 3 Dec 2, 2002 to Dec 1, 2003 4 Dec 2, 2003 to Dec 1, 2004 5 Dec 2, 2004 to Dec 1, 2005 6 Dec 2, 2005 to Dec 1, 2006 7 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 4, 2007 Dec 2, 2006 to Dec 1, 2007 8 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 4, 2008 Dec 2, 2007 to Dec 1, 2008 9 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 4, 2009 Mentioned omitted Dec 2, 2016 to Dec 1, 2017 18 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 4, 2018 Dec 2, 2017 to Dec 1, 2018 19 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 4, 2019 Dec 2, 2018 to Dec 1, 2019 20 annuity payment should be attended at the latest on January 4, 2020

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