The patentee shall pay the annual fee and overdue fine in full according to the limit. The specific annual fee for the utility model patent is 1 to 3 years in 600 yuan, 4-5 years in 900 yuan, 6-8 years 1.200 yuan, and 9-10 years in 2000 yuan. The annual fee for the year of patent grant shall be paid within the time limit specified in the patent grant notice issued by the Patent Office.
With the approval of the Patent Office, the following patent fees may be reduced or exempted:
1, application fee, including publishing and printing fee and application surcharge, will not be delayed;
2, the invention patent application examination fee;
3. Annual fee within three years from the date of being granted the patent right;
4, the invention patent application maintenance fee;
5. Review fee.
Measures to slow down patent fees
Article 5
The patent applicant may, at the same time as filing a patent application, request the postponement of the payment of the five fees stipulated in Article 3 of these Measures. After the Patent Office accepts a patent application, the application fee will not be slowed down. The applicant or the patentee can only request to postpone the payment of the fees that have not yet expired, and shall make a request to postpone the payment of the fees two and a half months before the expiration of the relevant fee payment period.