Does the patent office still need to charge after the patent application?

There is a charge for canceling the patent license filing. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the patent applicant shall pay the application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee, priority claim fee, extension request fee, etc. When applying for a patent and going through other formalities in the patent administrative department of the State Council.

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Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law

When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council, the following fees shall be paid:

(1) Application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee and priority claim fee;

(2) Examination fee and reexamination fee for an application for a patent for invention;

(3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee and annual fee;

(four) the right to recover the claim fee and the extension of the claim fee;

(five) the specification change fee, the patent evaluation report request fee and the request fee for invalidation.

The payment standards of the fees listed in the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated by the price management department of the State Council and the financial department in conjunction with the patent administration department of the State Council.