How much does it cost to apply for patent in Wuhan?
I. Patent application process: 1. Confirm the type of patent application. 2, search the same type of patent, you can search independently, you can also entrust an agency to conduct a more comprehensive search. 3. Prepare the application documents and submit them to the application step. 4. get the admission notice. 5. Preliminary review. (In the case of an application for a patent for invention, the application for a patent for invention must be examined in a confidential manner before preliminary examination. If confidentiality is required, it shall be handled in accordance with the confidentiality procedures. In the preliminary examination, it is necessary to examine whether there are obvious defects in the application, mainly including whether the contents of the examination fall within the scope of the patent law that does not grant the patent right, whether the obvious lack of technical content does not constitute a technical scheme, whether it lacks singularity, whether the application documents are complete and whether the format meets the requirements. If it is a foreign applicant, it is necessary to conduct qualification examination and application formalities examination. If it is unqualified, the Patent Office will notify the applicant to make corrections or statements within the prescribed time limit. If no reply is made within the time limit, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn. If the defect has not been eliminated after the reply, it shall be rejected. Where an application for a patent for invention has passed the preliminary examination, a notice of passing the preliminary examination shall be issued. In addition to the above examination, the application for a patent for utility model and design shall also be examined whether it is obviously the same as the existing patent, not a new technical scheme or a new design, and no reason for rejection has been found after preliminary examination. Will directly enter the authorization instruction. 6. Publishing stage (especially invention patent application). The application for a patent for invention has entered the publication stage since the issuance of the notice of preliminary examination. If the applicant does not make a request for early publication, it will not enter the public preparation procedure until 15 months after the application date. If the applicant requests to be made public in advance, the application will immediately enter the public preparation procedure. After format review, editing and proofreading, computer processing, typesetting and printing, about three months later, the abstract of its instructions was published in the Patent Gazette, and a brochure was published. After the application is published, the applicant has the right to temporary protection. Obtain patent authorization. 7, substantive examination (especially invention patents). To conduct a comprehensive review of whether the patent application is novel, creative, practical and other substantive conditions stipulated in the patent law. After examination, if it is found that the application does not meet the authorization conditions or there are various defects, the applicant will be notified to state his opinions or make amendments within the specified time. If no reply is made within the time limit, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. If the application still fails to meet the requirements after repeated replies, the application shall be rejected. The actual probation period is very long. If it is not authorized within two years from the date of application, the application maintenance fee shall be paid every year from the third year. Failing to pay within the time limit shall be deemed to have withdrawn the application. If the substantive examination finds no reason for rejection, it shall enter the authorization procedure as required. 8. Authorization stage. After the utility model and design pass the fifth step of examination, they can directly enter the authorization stage. 2. Materials required for patent application: 1. To apply for a patent for invention, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for invention, the abstract, the appended drawings of the abstract (if applicable), the specification, the claims and the appended drawings of the specification (if applicable) in duplicate. 2. To apply for a patent for utility model, the application documents shall include: the request for a patent for utility model, the abstract, the appended drawings of the abstract (if applicable), the specification, the claims and the appended drawings of the specification in duplicate. 3. To apply for a patent for design, the application documents shall include: a request for a patent for design, pictures or photographs (color pictures or photographs shall be submitted if color protection is required) and a brief description of the design in duplicate. If pictures are submitted, two copies shall be pictures; If photos are submitted, two copies are photos, and pictures or photos shall not be mixed. There are many types of official fees charged for patent application in China National Intellectual Property Administration, which are charged according to different types and application conditions. You can go to the official website of China National Intellectual Property Administration to check the patent fee list of China National Intellectual Property Administration. When applying for a patent, you can apply for patent fee reduction and exemption, which can appropriately reduce some economic burdens. 3. How much does it cost to apply for a patent in Wuhan? (1) application fee 1. Invention patent 900 costs 50 2. Patent for utility model 500 3. Design patent 500. (2) Maintenance fee for application for patent for invention: 300 yuan (3) Examination fee for application for patent for invention: 2,500 yuan (4) Examination fee 1. The invention patent is 10002. The utility model patent is 3003. 300 yuan for design patent (V) Handling fee for changing description item 1. The inventor, applicant and patentee are changed to 2000 yuan. 50 (6) Priority claim fee 80 (7) Recovery claim fee 1000 (8) Withdrawal claim fee 1. There are 302 invention patents. Utility model patent 203. Request fee for invalidation of design patent 20 (IX) 1. Invention patent 30002. Patent for utility model 15003. Design patent 1500 (10) Compulsory license request fee 1. Invention patent 3002. The utility model patent 200 (1 1) compulsory licensing decision request fee 300 (12) patent registration fee. Printing cost 1. Invention patent 2552. Patent of utility model 2053. Design Patent 205 (XIII) Surcharge 1. The first extension request fee is 300 yuan per month, and the second extension request fee is 20002 yuan per month. Claim surcharge is increased by 1 1 per piece. The instruction surcharge is increased by 50 per page from 3 1 page and by 65438+ per page from 30 1 page. From the above, we can know that patent applications can generally be applied by ourselves or entrusted to an intermediary. Because patents are unique technologies involving intellectual property rights, there are many materials to be submitted and the examination is relatively slow. The fee includes 13 category, which can be paid according to the patent category owned by the company or individual. Of course, you can apply for an appropriate fee reduction.