1, patent application official fee
No matter what kind of patent application, the applicant needs to pay the official fee. From the date when the inventor submits the application, or within half a month after receiving the notification of acceptance, all official fees for patent application of the clearing house shall be paid. The design patent and utility model patent are 500 yuan/piece respectively; Invention patent 900 yuan/piece.
2. Patent priority claim fee
This fee only needs to be paid in accordance with the law after the inventor makes this request, which is generally around several hundred yuan. The amount of the fee shall be based on the number of projects previously applied for.
3, patent application surcharge
Only when the inventor applies for too many materials, such as more than 30 pages, or the claim exceeds 10, will the surcharge be paid. The amount of surcharge is determined according to the number of pages and items, and there is no specific amount.
4, patent substantive examination fee
Among the three types of patents, only the invention patent needs to pay a patent substantive examination fee of 2500 yuan/piece. It needs to be treated differently according to the specific situation. For example, companies and individual applicants apply for exemption, then the company's substantive audit fee is 750 yuan/piece; Personal substantive audit fee is 375 yuan/piece.
5. Annual fee of the year after the patent is granted.
After each patent is granted, it is required to pay the corresponding annual patent maintenance fee every year according to the regulations. Among them, the annual fee for the invention patent in the first year is 900 yuan/piece; The annual fee for design and utility model patents in that year was 600 yuan/piece.
6, patent printing and publishing costs
After each patent is authorized, a patent printing fee of 50 yuan/piece shall be paid.
7. Patent agency fees
For the inventor of the entrusted agency, in addition to the patents necessary for the above patent application, he also needs to pay the service fee of the agent, and the amount varies with the agent and patent type. Usually, the invention patent is a little more expensive than the other two patents.
Benefits of applying for a patent:
1. As an intangible asset, patent has great commercial value and is an important means to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises.
2. Enterprises will apply for patents for scientific research achievements, which is the basis for enterprises to implement patent strategy.
3. The quality and quantity of patents are the embodiment of enterprise's innovation ability and core competitiveness, and the symbol of enterprise's identity and position in this industry.
4. Enterprises can gain long-term benefits by applying the patent system.
5, enterprises have a patent is a necessary prerequisite to declare high-tech enterprises, innovation funds and other scientific and technological plans and projects.
6. Enterprises can obtain discount loans through patents.
7. High school students can participate in the independent enrollment of famous schools and key universities such as 985, 2 1 1 through patents.