The application costs at the austrian patent office are currently at least EUR 50, - application fee (plus upgrade fees incl.10 patent claims amounting to EUR 272,-). For the maintenance of the patent, an annual fee must be paid from the sixth year onwards, which increases from EUR 104 to EUR 1,775 in the twentieth and the last year.

If a patent attorney is involved in the patent application, the costs for national patents start at about EUR 2,500; regional patents at about EUR 5,000 and PCT applications at about EUR 5,000.

If the application is made on the basis of a service invention by the university, the costs are borne by the university. However, these costs are deducted from the inventor's remuneration in the course of the proceeds of a successful exploitation.