What if I forget to pay the annual patent fee? Can I pay the annual patent fee?
Patents need to pay an annual fee, and the annual fee for patents has been forgotten. Many friends are worried about losing their patents and patents. In fact, there is still room for recovery. If you forget to pay the annual fee within a certain period of time, you can pay the late fee according to the regulations. Every year, some friends forget to pay the annual fee. The following small series will introduce you to how to forget to pay the annual fee for patents. Can you pay the annual patent fee? The annual patent fee can be repaid. 1. What should I do if I forget to pay the annual patent fee? If the first annual fee overdue fee is insufficient within the overdue period of six months, the patentee shall make up the annual fee overdue fee payable according to the overdue fee standard of the payment period where the actual overdue date is located. For example, the payment period of the late fee of 5% of the annual fee is from May 6 to June 5, and the late fee should be 30 yuan, but the payer only paid 25 yuan. When the payer pays the late payment fee on June 7th, it shall be paid according to the standard of late payment period 10% on the actual payment date, and the late payment fee is 60 yuan. When the patentee goes through the restoration procedures due to the termination of the patent right, he shall pay a late fee of 25% of the full annual fee of the current year. 2. Can the annual patent fee be repaid? If the first annual fee overdue fee is insufficient within the overdue period of six months, the patentee shall make up the annual fee overdue fee payable according to the overdue fee standard of the payment period where the actual overdue date is located. For example, the payment period of the late fee of 5% of the annual fee is from May 6 to June 5, and the late fee should be 30 yuan, but the payer only paid 25 yuan. When the payer pays the late payment fee on June 7th, it shall be paid according to the standard of late payment period 10% on the actual payment date, and the late payment fee is 60 yuan. When the patentee goes through the restoration procedures due to the termination of the patent right, he shall pay a late fee of 25% of the full annual fee of the current year.