How to pay the annual fee for invention patents?

The calculation method of the annual fee is the same as the annual fee for the maintenance of the invention patent, starting from the application date. The application year is the first year, and the annual fee is required for the first year. I won't go into details here. 1. The annual fee shall be paid in the year when the patent right is granted. The payment method of the annual fee is as follows: the publication date plus 3 months on the authorization notice issued by the Patent Office is the authorization date. For example, the issuance date of the authorization notice is June 5, and its authorization date is September 5. For an application for a patent for invention, the authorization date is later than the due date for paying the maintenance fee, so the patentee does not have to pay the annual fee for that year, because the maintenance fee for that year has already been paid. If the authorization date is before the payment due date, the maintenance fee of the current year shall be converted into annual fee. The annual fee shall be paid before the annual fee expires. For example, if the application date is1April 5, 989, authorized by1June 20, 995, and the maintenance fee for the seventh year has been paid on April 5, 995, then the annual fee for the seventh year is not required to be paid, and the annual fee for the eighth year is paid before1April 5, 996; If 1995 granted the patent right on February 20th, and the seventh-year maintenance fee was originally intended to be paid before April 5th, 1995, the seventh-year annual fee should be paid instead; If the authorization date is1April 4, 995, and the seventh-year maintenance fee has been paid in advance on April 4, 995, the patentee must also pay the difference between the seventh-year annual fee and the seventh-year maintenance fee. Two, for the first year to authorize the sunset of the utility model and design patent application, need to pay the annual fee for the first year; Authorized sunset in the second year, as long as the annual fee for the second year is paid. For example, the application date is1May 5, 994, and1April 20, 995 authorizes the payment of the annual fee for the first year, because the due date of the annual fee for the second year is1May 5, 995, which is very close. Generally, the annual fees for the first year and the second year should be paid together. If the authorization date is1June 20th, 995, you don't need to pay the annual fee for the first year, just pay the annual fee due before May 5th of the second year. 1995. After receiving the authorization notice, the annual fee paid together with the patent certificate fee does not need to pay late fees. If the annual fee is not paid within the prescribed time limit, there will be a six-month overdue period. If the annual fee is paid within the overdue period, 25% of the annual fee will be paid as a late fee. If the annual fee is not paid within the time limit, the Patent Office shall handle it according to the waiver of the patent right by the patentee and make an announcement in the patent bulletin. The patentee can no longer request the restoration of the patent right. It is worth noting that the patent for utility model or design applied before199265438+Feb. 3 1, according to the practice before the amendment of the patent law, the protection period of the patent right is 5 years, which can be extended for 3 years. Therefore, the patent for utility model and design that needs to be renewed shall be submitted within 6 months before the expiration of the patent right period, and the renewal fee shall be paid together with the annual fee for the sixth year. If the renewal fee is not paid at the expiration of the period, it shall be deemed that no renewal request has been made, and the patent right shall be terminated and announced in the patent gazette. The patentee can no longer request the restoration of the patent right. This is a brief introduction to how to pay the annual fee for invention patents. Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a simple understanding of how to pay the annual fee for patents and the charging standard for annual fees. I hope the above introduction can give some reference to friends who are ready to pay the annual fee and need to renew it. The procedure of patent registration application may be relatively complicated for ordinary people, but the problem of paying the annual fee for invention patents is relatively simple. I hope everyone will pay in time and safeguard their rights and interests.