The annual fee for design patents varies depending on the situation, and the payment conditions are also different. The specific rules are as follows:
1. For units (RMB) for 1 to 3 years, it is 600, for individuals for 1 to 3 years. to 90.
2. Unit 900 for 4 to 5 years.
3. Unit 1,200 for 6 to 8 years.
4. The unit for years 9 to 10 is 2,000.
Time for annual fee payment: The annual fee for the year when the patent right is granted shall be paid at the same time as the registration formalities are completed. Subsequent annual fees shall be paid before the expiration of the previous year. The expiration date of the payment period is the filing date. On the corresponding day of the year, this annual fee can be paid by the applicant himself or we can pay it on his behalf.
Extended information:
1. For utility model and design patents, the state implements a preliminary examination system, that is, if the applicant passes the preliminary examination, the patent certificate is authorized and issued without going through the essence of the invention patent. review process.
It refers to an examination process in which the examiner will search patent documents related to the patent application around the world to evaluate whether the patent application meets the conditions for authorization. Utility model and appearance patents do not go through this process, so compared with inventions As far as patents are concerned, it lacks certain stability.
2. After obtaining a utility model or appearance patent certificate, if the patentee wants to sue others, the court or the Intellectual Property Office will require the patentee to submit a "Patent Rights Evaluation Report". This "Patent Rights Evaluation Report" "Report" is issued by the State Intellectual Property Office and is equivalent to the substantive examination procedure for invention patents.
3. The time and cost of making the "Patent Rights Evaluation Report": The State Intellectual Property Office will make a "Patent Rights Evaluation Report" within 2 months after receiving the request for the patent rights evaluation report, and the fee is 1* ** is 3,000 yuan.
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