1, online payment
Users who apply for electronic registration can log on to the electronic application website of the Patent Office and use the online payment system to make payment according to relevant requirements. Online payment is limited to users with electronic patent application accounts who log on to China Electronic Patent Application Network to pay. Other users who apply for patents through agencies cannot use online payment.
2. Post office remittance or bank transfer
Post office remittance to China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office, bank transfer to China National Intellectual Property Administration Patent Office, the specific account number can be inquired in official website of Patent Office.
When paying the annual patent fee through the above two remittance methods, the application number, fee name (or abbreviation) and itemized amount shall be accurately stated. If the application number and fee name (or abbreviation) are not indicated, it shall be deemed that the payment procedures have not been handled.
In addition, after the remittance transfer is completed, users need to register and log in to the online patent payment information supplement and management system, and fill in the relevant payment information.
3. Pay on-site fees in the service hall of the Patent Office or the window of patent agencies around the country.
The advantage of window on-site payment is that you can get the payment receipt on the spot without waiting for the receipt to be mailed; The disadvantage is that you need to go to the window in person; Moreover, not all cities have window payment. Generally, provincial capitals and larger cities will have service windows of patent offices.
4. Entrust a third-party agency to pay the annual patent fee.
At present, there are many on the market, you can search on Baidu, you can pay the annual fee, you can also monitor the annual fee period and so on.