Fees can be paid directly to the Patent Office or remitted by post office. All kinds of fees paid to the Patent Office shall be marked with the correct application number, short name of fees and itemized amount, and those that are not marked shall be regarded as not having gone through the payment procedures. Therefore, please be sure to write down the correct application number, the short name of the fee and the itemized amount in the remittance information.
If the annual fee is not paid on time (except the authorized annual fee) or the amount paid is insufficient, it can be paid back within six months from the date of expiration of the annual fee, and the late payment fee can be paid at the same time; The amount of the late payment fee is calculated by adding 5% of the full annual fee of the current year for every 1 month that exceeds the prescribed payment time; If the overdue payment time exceeds the prescribed time limit but is less than one month, the late payment fee will not be paid.
If it is overdue for more than one month, a late fee of 5% of the annual fee will be added, with a maximum of 25%. If it is not paid at the expiration of the time limit, the patent right shall be terminated from the date of paying the annual fee.
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According to the patent annual fee reduction measures:
Article 4 Where the applicant or the patentee is an individual, he may request that 85% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention be deferred, and 80% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention be deferred.
Where the applicant or the patentee is a unit, it may request a postponement of 70% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention, and 60% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention.
Where two or more individuals or individuals and units apply for a patent at the same time, they may request that 70% of the application fee, examination fee and annual fee for an application for a patent for invention and 60% of the maintenance fee and examination fee for an application for a patent for invention be deferred.
If more than two * * * units apply for a patent at the same time, the patent fee will not be slowed down.
Article 5 An applicant for a patent may, at the same time as filing a patent application, request a postponement of the payment of the five fees specified in Article 3 of these Measures. After the Patent Office accepts a patent application, the application fee will not be slowed down. The applicant or the patentee can only request to postpone the payment of the fees that have not yet expired, and shall make a request to postpone the payment of the fees two and a half months before the expiration of the relevant fee payment period.
Article 6 Where an applicant or patentee requests fee reduction, it shall submit a request for fee reduction, and attach relevant supporting documents when necessary.
The request for fee reduction shall be signed or sealed by all applicants or patentees.
Article 7 Where an individual requests a patent fee reduction or exemption, he shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the request for fee reduction or exemption, and when necessary, he shall provide a certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level to prove his financial difficulties.
Where two or more individuals * * * request for patent fee reduction and exemption, they shall truthfully fill in the annual income of each person in the request for fee reduction and exemption, and if necessary, provide the proof of their financial difficulties issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level according to the requirements of the Patent Office.
Where a unit requests to slow down the patent fee, it shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties in the fee reduction request, and attach the certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
Where an individual or unit * * * requests to slow down the patent fee, the individual shall truthfully fill in his annual income in the fee reduction request, and the unit shall truthfully fill in the economic difficulties, and attach the certificate issued by the patent administration department of the people's government at or above the municipal level.
The certificate issued by the administrative department for patent affairs of the people's government at or above the municipal level shall indicate whether the unit requesting patent fee reduction or exemption is an enterprise, institution or government organization, and explain its economic difficulties.
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