What fees do I have to pay to apply for an invention patent?

To apply for a patent for invention, the following fees shall be paid: substantive examination fee, patent registration fee, application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee and other related fees. Moreover, the aforementioned application fee, publishing and printing fee and necessary application surcharge must be paid within 2 months from the date of application or 15 days from the date of receiving the acceptance notice.

legal ground

Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law

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 95

The applicant shall pay the application fee, publication and printing fee and necessary application surcharge within 2 months from the date of application or within/0/5 days from the date of receiving the acceptance notice; If it fails to pay or pay in full at the expiration of the time limit, its application shall be deemed to be withdrawn.