It is true that the fees charged are sometimes fairly high, which in the case of the European Patent Office - where we have a certain amount of influence - is due to the fact that the Office is funded entirely from these fees.
Es verdad que las tasas son a veces relativamente altas. Donde nosotros tenemos influencia, en la Oficina Europea de Patentes, esto se debe a que tiene que financiarse exclusivamente mediante tasas.