If the applicant also paid the fee for a certain procedure when applying, but in fact the procedure has not been started, the applicant can also request a refund. For example, if after paying the substantive examination request fee, the applicant withdraws the application or the application is deemed to have been withdrawn before the substantive examination procedure is initiated, the applicant may request a refund of the substantive examination fee. However, if the application is deemed withdrawn due to insufficient payment of the application fee, the application fee shall not be refunded or replaced. Because the application process has already begun with acceptance, the application also acquires the rights that serve as the basis for foreign priority and domestic priority and other rights after acceptance, and the application process also ends when the application is deemed withdrawn. If the applicant overpays, erroneously or re-pays the patent fee, the applicant shall submit a request to the State Intellectual Property Office within one year from the date of payment, and shall be refunded after verification by the State Intellectual Property Office. If it is submitted more than 1 year later, generally no refund will be given.