Usually patent applications are non-refundable, regardless of whether the patent application is successful.
Patent application subsidies:
Examination procedures for invention patent applications:
Filing an application - acceptance, fees - preliminary examination - request for substantive examination - Substantive request - grant of patent rights - issuance of a patent certificate.
Examination procedures for utility model patent applications:
File the application - accept and pay the fee - preliminary examination - grant the patent right - issue the patent certificate.
Examination procedure for design patent application:
File the application - accept and pay the fee - preliminary examination - grant the patent right - issue the patent certificate.