How much is the software patent application fee?

In the process of patent application, the following fees are usually paid: 1. Application fee: invention: application fee 950 yuan (including printing fee 50 yuan) utility model: application fee 500 yuan Design: application fee 500 yuan 2. Examination fee This fee is only paid when applying for invention patent, but not when applying for utility model and design. The examination fee for invention application is 2500 yuan. 3. Patent Registration Fee Applicants need to pay patent registration fee and announcement printing fee after receiving the patent authorization notice and registration notice. Invention: 250 yuan+India tax 5 yuan utility model: 200 yuan+India tax 5 yuan design: 200 yuan+India tax 5 yuan 4. The annual fee is within the validity period of the patent. If you want to keep your power, you need to pay China National Intellectual Property Administration an annual fee. The specific expenses are as follows: invention: 1 year-3rd year 900 yuan/4th year-6th year 1200 yuan/7th year-9th year 2000 yuan/year 10/24000 yuan/year1. /kloc-8,000 yuan/year (within 6 months) for 0/6-20 years, plus a late fee every month. Utility model: 1- 600 yuan in the 3rd year/900 yuan in the 4th year-5th year/6th year-8th year 1200 yuan in the 9th year -65438+. The design patent No.65438 is subject to a monthly fine of +0-3, 600 yuan/April-5, 900 yuan/June-8, Kloc-0/200 yuan/September-65438 +00 yuan/year (within 6 months), and the monthly fine is: 1. In the future, the annual fee will be based on the date of application, only depending on the month and day. (For example, if the application date is: 20 10 1, just look at 1. ) One month before and after this date every year is the time to pay the annual fee for the next year. 2. Where the applicant entrusts a patent agency to apply for a patent, it shall pay the agency fee to the patent agency in addition to the above fees. The amount of agency fees varies according to the type of patent application and the workload of the agency. 3. The above fees are usually paid in the patent application, and other fees are subject to the payment notice sent by China National Intellectual Property Administration to the applicant. In short, the patent application fee is different only when applying for different types of patents, and the application fee for computer software patents is the same as that for general applications. But the specific materials submitted may be different.