Patent application fee
1. Application fee
The application fee must be paid within two months from the date of application. The fees paid at the same time as the application fee also include the printing fee for the publication of the invention patent application and the application surcharge. If priority is requested, the priority claim fee should be paid at the same time. If payment is not made or paid in full within the prescribed time limit, the patent application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
When the description (including drawings) exceeds 30 pages or the claims exceed 10, an application surcharge is required, and the amount is calculated based on the number of excess pages or claims.
The amount of the priority claim fee is calculated based on the number of items claiming priority. If payment is not made or paid in full within the prescribed time limit, it will be deemed that priority has not been claimed.
2. Substantive examination fee for invention patent application
For invention patent application, if the applicant requests substantive examination, he shall submit a request for substantive examination and pay the substantive examination fee. The deadline for submitting a request for substantive examination and paying the substantive examination fee is within three years from the filing date (or the earliest priority date if there is a priority claim). If payment is not made or paid in full within the prescribed time limit, the patent application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
3. Reduction of patent fees
If a patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions, he or she may request a reduction in part of the patent fees from the State Intellectual Property Office: a. Individuals whose annual average monthly income is less than 3,500 yuan (annual 42,000 yuan); b. Enterprises whose taxable income in the previous year was less than 300,000 yuan; c. public institutions, social groups, and non-profit scientific research institutions. If two or more individuals or units are applicants for the same patent or patent holders, they shall comply with the aforementioned provisions respectively.
Patent applicants or patentees may request a reduction in the following patent fees: application fees (excluding publication and printing fees, application surcharges), invention patent application substantive examination fees, six months from the year when the patent right is granted. Annual fee and review fee. If the patent applicant or patentee is a single individual or unit, 85% of the above fees shall be reduced. If two or more individuals or units are applicants for the same patent or patent holders, they shall pay 70% of the above fees.
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Agency fee
Many companies and individuals choose to go to a nationally recognized agency due to time constraints and complex application issues. When an agency applies for a patent, there will be a certain amount of agency service fees. (Different agencies have different agency service fees)