The method of paying the annual patent fee is as follows:
(1) Face-to-face payment of patent annual fee: When paying the annual fee, the payer should specify the patent number and annual fee limit, fill in the payment list carefully, and verify the fee receipt face to face after paying the fee.
The toll office of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (face to face) is in the reception hall. The working hours are from 8 am to 4: 30 pm every day, and I don't go to work on holidays. According to Article 6 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law, if the expiration date is a legal holiday, the expiration date shall be the first working day after the holiday. If the payment period of the applicant or patentee is a legal holiday, it can be paid on the first working day after the holiday. In addition, the applicant or patentee can also pay the patent fee by mail on holidays.
(2) Pay the annual patent fee by post: If the post office remits money, the necessary payment information must be filled in the message, and the patent number should be written at the end of the remittance slip.
(3) Bank remittance: If remittance is made by bank, the patent number and the name of the fee shall be stated in the postscript of the bank remittance slip.
According to the Notice of China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office (hereinafter referred to as the "Patent Office") recently issued on extending the annual patent fee remission period to the first six years from the year when the patent right was granted, the annual patent fee remission period will be extended from the first three years from 20 16 1 to the first six years, which means that qualified applicants can save more than 60% of the annual patent fee.
According to the regulations, if the patentee meets the requirements of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees and is approved by the China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office to reduce or exempt the annual patent fees, the period for reducing or exempting the annual patent fees will be extended to the first six years from the year when the patent right is granted. That is to say, if the patent is within 1-3 years from the authorized year on 20 16 1, and the fee reduction request has been approved by the patent office, the annual fee for the fourth to sixth years will be automatically reduced, and there is no need to go through the fee reduction request procedure again; If the patent of 20 16 1 day is from the fourth year to the fifth year from the year of authorization, and the request for fee reduction has been approved by the Patent Office, the annual fee for the next year to the sixth year will be automatically reduced, and there is no need to go through the formalities for fee reduction request again; However, if the patent is in the sixth year from the year authorized by 20 16 1 day, the annual fee for the fourth to sixth years shall be paid in full. If it is really difficult for the patentee to pay the relevant patent fees, he may apply to the Patent Office for deferring the payment of the relevant fees.
It is reported that the annual patent fee (also known as patent maintenance fee) refers to the fee paid regularly to the patent management authority in accordance with the regulations in order to maintain the continued effectiveness of patents. According to the relevant regulations, the application fee, the examination fee for an application for a patent for invention, the annual fee receivable within three years from the year when the patent right was granted, the maintenance fee and the reexamination fee for an application for a patent for invention may be reduced or exempted with the approval of the Patent Office, but the publishing and printing fee and the application surcharge shall not be reduced or exempted.
And the applicant or patentee is an individual, he may request a postponement of 85% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention, and 80% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention. Where the applicant or the patentee is a unit, it may request a postponement of 70% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention, and 60% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention. Where two or more individuals or individuals and units apply for a patent at the same time, they may request that 70% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention and 60% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention be deferred. If more than two * * * units apply for a patent at the same time, the patent fee will not be slowed down. However, if the patent applicant requests to postpone the payment of the above five fees at the same time when submitting the patent application, the application fee will no longer be discounted after the patent office accepts the patent application.
At the same time, the patent applicant or patentee fails to use the request for fee reduction formulated by the Patent Office; Failing to sign or seal the fee reduction request; The annual personal income of all applicants or patentees is not indicated, and the applicants or patentees are two or more units; If the name of the applicant or patentee or the name of the invention-creation in the request for fee reduction is inconsistent with the corresponding content in the patent request, the request for fee reduction shall not be approved.
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