First, the company patent application fee
1. Application fee, annual fee and examination fee of the invention patent application submitted by China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office.
2. Fees for patent agency, search, consultation and service submitted by intellectual property agency.
3. In order to encourage patent application, the state and local governments have issued different incentive policies accordingly. Therefore, for enterprises with real difficulties, if the relevant certification procedures are complete, most or even all of the expenses of the first part can be reduced or exempted.
4. At present, the agency fees in the market are uneven, and there is no relevant industry standard. As far as Shanghai is concerned, the agency fee for each invention patent is generally 3500 ~6000 yuan (including the agency fee for actual trial); Each utility model patent is: 1000 ~ 3000 yuan; 500 yuan ~ 1500 yuan for each design patent. This part of the cost can not be reduced, and should be planned in the financial budget of the enterprise in advance.
Two, the enterprise should determine the type of patent application.
1. Patents are divided into invention patents, utility model patents and design patents.
2. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.
3. Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.
4. Appearance design refers to a new design with aesthetic feeling and suitable for industrial application based on the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of color and shape and pattern.
It is generally believed that invention is more scientific than utility model. In fact, there is no essential difference between invention and utility model in content requirements, but there are differences in approval procedures and patent protection years. In the process of patent application, invention patents need substantive examination, and the examination and approval time will generally be extended to 2 to 3 years, while utility model patents do not need substantive examination, and the examination and approval time will be reduced to 8~ 10 months. After the patent is granted, the right protection period of the invention patent is 20 years, while the utility model patent is 10 years.
Three. Company patent application fee details
1, application fee
Invention patent 900 yuan; Printing fee 50 yuan; 500 yuan, patent for utility model; Design patent 500 yuan; The maintenance fee for application for invention patent is 300 yuan every year; The examination fee for an application for a patent for invention is 2500 yuan.
2. Annual fee
(1) annual fee for invention patent: 1-3 years 900 yuan; 4-6 years 1200 yuan; 7-9 years 2000 yuan; 10- 12 4000 yuan; 2005 13-65438+6000 yuan; 16-8,000 yuan in 20 years
(2) Annual fee for utility model: 1-3 years 600 yuan; 4-5 years in 900 yuan; 6-8 years 1200 yuan; 9- 10 2000 yuan
(3) Annual fee for design patent: 1-3 years 600 yuan; 4-5 years in 900 yuan; 6-8 years 1200 yuan; 9- 10 2000 yuan
The Patent Office may reduce or exempt certain fees (application fee, examination fee for invention application, maintenance fee for invention application, reexamination fee and annual fee for three years after authorization) for applicants with real difficulties. If the applicant is an organization, the above fees can be reduced by 70%, and if the applicant is an individual, the above fees can be reduced by 85%.