Annual patent fee

Some people say that patents, like children, need not only to be born, but also to be raised. What they are talking about is the annual patent fee, that is, they need to pay China National Intellectual Property Administration once a year to maintain the validity of the patent right. The annual patent fee is not the same figure, but will be higher and higher with the passage of time (if a patent is still valid on the premise that the annual fee is more and more expensive, it is generally considered that the patent has brought better market income to the patentee), and the specific amount is as follows: invention patent No.65438+900 yuan for 0 ~ 3 years, 4 ~ 6 years 1200 yuan, No.7 ~. 4,000 yuan per year from 10 to 12, 6,000 yuan per year from 13 to 15 and 8,000 yuan per year from 16 to 20 years. The utility model and design fee 1 ~ 3 years in 600 yuan, 4 ~ 5 years in 900 yuan, 6 ~ 8 years 1200 yuan, 9 ~ 10 years 2000 yuan. In this way, if you get a patent right in the first year of patent application, for example, if you get a patent certificate, the official fee for invention patent is 4605 yuan, and the official fee for utility model and design is 1305 yuan. The above official expenses can be saved under certain conditions. The patent law stipulates: "The application fee, substantive examination fee and annual fee can be reduced or exempted within three years from the date of the patent right being granted. If an individual applies for a reduction of 85%, if an entity applies for a reduction of 70%, if two or more individuals apply for a reduction of 70%, if two or more entities apply for a reduction of 70%, the reduction will not be granted. In addition, the review fee for applying for review can also be reduced or exempted. " Therefore, under the premise of no incidental cost, from applying for a patent to obtaining a patent certificate, if you apply for an invention patent and don't enjoy the cost reduction, you need to pay 4605 yuan; After applying for fee waiver in one's own name, you need to pay 1205 yuan; After applying for fee waiver in the name of the company, you need to pay 1850 yuan; After two or more individuals apply for fee waiver, they need to pay 1850 yuan. If you apply for utility model and design and do not enjoy fee reduction, you need to pay 1305 yuan. After applying for fee waiver in the name of an individual, you need to pay 575 yuan. After applying for fee reduction in the name of the company, you need to pay 740 yuan. After applying for fee reduction in the name of two or more individuals, you need to pay 740 yuan.