S.L. 417.5 Art. 11Simultaneous protection.

Where a European patent designating Malta and a national patent having the same filing date or, where priority has been claimed, the same priority date, have been granted to the same person or his successor in title, the national patent shall have no effect to the extent that it covers the same invention as the European patent as from the date on which the time-limit for filing an opposition to the European patent has expired without an opposition having been filed or as from the date on which the opposition procedure has resulted in a final decision maintaining the European patent. Schedule of Fees

(Regulation 3) fee for the filing of a European Patent . €46.59 + courier service charges into a national patent application ........ €698.81 of translated documents in terms of 5(1) ...................................................... €232.94 of translation in terms of regulation .................................................................. €232.94 corrected translation ............................ €116.47