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How should post-grant fee payments be interpreted?

April 26, 2017fee interpreted PAYMENTS post-grant

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How should post-grant fee payments be interpreted?

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Only the current payment is recorded in the Patent Register Service (PRS) database. • The date that the event was reported; this date is recorded in the field “PRS date” • The last payment date in the free text part of the record. The PRS code referring to this event is EP PG FP (fee payment). The PRS code for a lapse due to non-payment of fees in the named country is EP PG25.