How much does it cost to apply for an American patent in China? How much does the support cost?

First of all, there are two kinds of American patents, one is called invention patent and the other is called appearance patent, which are different. As the name implies, an invention is a newly discovered product or technology, and the appearance protection is only the appearance or shape of the product.

Secondly, the price is definitely different. Generally speaking, most of the applications are invention patents.

Invention patents need authorization, and the annual maintenance fee is valid for 20 years.

Before the invention patent is authorized, it needs to go through the application, proposal, actual trial and defense. . . Every step from Wu Tong to printing, printing, registration and final authorization costs money. The overall application for authorization is about 30 thousand, and the annual maintenance cost is not expensive, just a few hundred dollars