Actuellement, un brevet européen typique (applicable dans huit États membres) coûte environ 49 000 euros (dont 12 600 (environ 25%) pour les coûts de traduction.
A patent application consists of a detailed description of the invention and a set of claims, which defines the scope of the protection provided by the patent. At present, a typical European Ppatent (to apply in eight Member States) costs approximately 49,900 Euros, of which 12,600 (some 25 per cent) are accounted for by translation costs.