Types, amount and payment period of patent fees
1. Application fee
The application fee shall be paid within two months from the date of application or within 15 days from the date of receiving the acceptance notice. The fees paid at the same time as the application fee also include publication printing fee and application surcharge. Where the priority is claimed, the priority claim fee shall be paid at the same time. If it is not paid or paid in full within the prescribed time limit, the patent application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
When the number of pages in the description (including drawings) exceeds 30 pages or the number of claims exceeds 10, an application surcharge shall be paid, and the amount shall be calculated according to the number of pages or items exceeded.
The amount of priority claim fee is calculated according to the number of items claiming priority. Failing to pay or pay in full within the prescribed time limit shall be deemed as not claiming priority.
2. Substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention
Where the applicant requests substantive examination, it shall submit a request for substantive examination and pay the substantive examination fee. The time limit for paying the substantive examination fee is three years from the date of application (if there is a priority requirement, from the earliest priority date). If it is not paid or paid in full within the prescribed time limit, the patent application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
stamp tax
According to the Provisional Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Stamp Duty and other relevant regulations, our bureau collects stamp duty on patent certificates. The applicant shall pay stamp duty within two months from the date of receiving the notice of granting the patent right and the notice of handling the registration formalities issued by the Patent Office.
4. Review costs
If the applicant refuses to accept the rejection decision of the Patent Office and files a review, he shall submit a request for review and pay the review fee. The time limit for paying the reexamination fee is within three months from the date when the applicant receives the decision of the Patent Office to reject the application. If it is not paid or paid in full within the prescribed time limit, the request for review shall be deemed not to have been made.
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Patent application process and patent application process expenses