On the other hand, according to Article 3 of Announcement No.272 issued by China National Intellectual Property Administration on May 20, 20 18, if an application for a patent for invention that has entered the substantive examination stage voluntarily applies for withdrawal before the expiration of the reply period of the first notice of examination opinions (except for the reply opinions that have been submitted), it may request a refund of 50% of the fee for substantive examination of the patent application.
Extended data:
Patent parts cost breakdown:
1, application fee, invention patent 900 yuan, utility model patent and design patent 500 yuan;
2. Apply for surcharge. The claim surcharge is from 1 1 page for each item 150 yuan, and the instruction surcharge is from 3 1 page for each page 100 yuan;
3. 50 yuan for announcement, publication and printing;
4. Priority claim fee 80 yuan/piece;
5, the invention patent examination fee of 2500 yuan;
6, examination fee, invention patent 1000 yuan, utility model patent and design patent 300 yuan;
7. Patent registration fee, invention patent 200 yuan, utility model patent and design patent 150 yuan;
8. Annual fee for invention patent, 1-3 years, 900 yuan/year; 4-6 years, every year 1200 yuan; 7-9 years, 2000 yuan per year; 10- 12 years, 4000 yuan per year; 13- 15, 6000 yuan per year; 16-20 years, 8,000 yuan per year.
China National Intellectual Property Administration-patent application fee
China National Intellectual Property Administration-Announcement on Suspension and Adjustment of Some Patent Fees (No.272)
Baidu Encyclopedia-Patent Substantive Examination