Patents | Ecuadorian Patent Office Does Not Clarify If Fee Reductions Will Also Apply For Additional Examinations With Amended Claims

Although on 19 August 2016 the Ecuadorian Patents Office (IEPI in Spanish) decreased its fees by 90%, is unclear if fees to be paid for new patentability examinations with claim amendments in answer to previous exams will also be reduced.

A pronouncement from the IEPI is expected regarding that item also about other patent prosecution fees on which there is no certainty.

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