Patent application payment process

If you apply for a patent online, the specific payment process is as follows. 1. First, open the China Patent Electronic Application Network with a browser. On the website of China Patent Electronic Application, there are instructions to guide computer configuration. 2. Enter your account number, password and verification code provided by the website in the login interface. When you have made all the entries, click Login to External Service. 3. Select the online payment function, and select the option of using the national application number to pay. 4. Enter the application number of the patent you want to apply for, and then click the query function. 5. After entering the application number of the application, check whether there are any mistakes in the details such as the invention name and cost under the application number. It should be noted that the cost details on the web page. The details should be subject to the payment notice sent, because if it is the first time to submit an application for a patent for invention, there is no need to pay any fees. After the inspection, you can fill in the payer's name. If you only apply for one patent, you can click OK. If you want to apply for multiple patents and pay together, you can click Continue to add functions. 6. Fill in the personal information of the payee, and the payment invoice will be sent to the payee according to the personal information of the payee. After filling in the receiving information, you can click Generate Order. 7. After confirming that the order is correct, you can confirm the payment. 8. After the payment is confirmed to be successful, the patent application payment process is completed. If you don't choose online patent application payment, then the patent applicant needs to go to the patent application institution for on-site payment. The patent application payment process is a part of the whole patent application process, so what is the complete patent application process? Patent applications are generally divided into invention patent applications and design patent applications. The flow and procedure of these two patent applications are completely different. First of all, let's understand the application process of invention patent. (1) Step one, accept. After the patent applicant submits a patent application, the Patent Office shall accept the application and examine the patent application. (2) The second step is to conduct preliminary investigation and trial. After the patent application is accepted again, the fee shall be paid in accordance with the relevant regulations. After paying the fee, it will go to the preliminary investigation and trial stage. (3) The third step is to announce the invention patents that have passed the preliminary examination. (4) The fourth step is to investigate and hear the application in substance. After the publication of an application for a patent for invention, the applicant needs to submit a request to investigate and hear the substantive contents of the patent. (5) The fifth step is to authorize the patent application. Authorized personnel are generally examiners of patent offices. For a successful patent application, the examiner shall authorize the patent applicant. After authorization, the patent application shall be registered and a notice of registration shall be issued to the applicant. After receiving the notice, the applicant shall pay the relevant fees in accordance with the relevant regulations and settle the case within two months. You can get a patent certificate after the payment is completed. There is a difference between the application process of design patent and invention patent. (1) Step 1, accept the application. (2) The second step is preliminary investigation and trial. (3) The third step is authorization. Compared with the design type of invention patent, the patent application procedure is relatively simple.