The way to pay the patent application fee is as follows:
1. Post office or bank remittance.
If remittance is made by post office or bank, the correct application number or patent number and the name of the fee paid shall be indicated on the remittance slip sent to the patent administration department in the State Council.
2. Pay directly to the patent administrative department of the State Council.
3. Other payment methods stipulated by the patent administrative department of the State Council.
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Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law
Article 93 When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council, the following fees shall be paid:
(1) Application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee and priority claim fee;
(2) Examination fee and reexamination fee for an application for a patent for invention;
(3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee and annual fee;
(four) the right to recover the claim fee and the extension of the claim fee;
(five) the specification change fee, the patent evaluation report request fee and the request fee for invalidation.
Article 94 The fees stipulated in the Patent Law and these Detailed Rules may be paid directly to the patent administration department in the State Council, or through the post office, bank or other means stipulated by the patent administration department in the State Council.
If remittance is made by post office or bank, the correct application number or patent number and the name of the fee paid shall be indicated on the remittance slip sent to the patent administration department in the State Council. If it does not conform to the provisions of this paragraph, it shall be deemed that it has not gone through the payment formalities.
If the fee is paid directly to the patent administrative department of the State Council, the payment date shall be the payment date; If payment is made by post office remittance, the postmark date of post office remittance shall be the payment date; If payment is made by bank remittance, the actual remittance date of the bank shall be the payment date.
If the patent fee is overpaid, re-paid or wrongly paid, the party concerned may, within 3 years from the date of payment, request a refund from the patent administration department in the State Council, and the patent administration department in the State Council shall refund it.