1. How much does it cost to apply for an international patent?
International patent application fees vary from country to country. Part of the international patent application fee is:
1, US patent: application fee of 6000 USD 2, European patent: application fee of 5000 USD 3, Japanese patent: application fee of 5000 USD 4, Russian patent: application fee of 5000 USD 4.
Second, how much does it cost to apply for a patent in China?
1. When applying for patent agency, the applicant needs to pay agency fee and handling fee.
2. The amount of agency fee shall be determined by the applicant through consultation with the agency according to the difficulty and workload of the technical field to which the application belongs.
3. Official expenses are paid to China National Intellectual Property Administration. The first official fee includes the application fee and the examination fee for the invention application, and the amount (RMB) is: the application fee for the invention patent in 950 yuan (including the printing fee in 50 yuan); Application fee for utility model patent 500 yuan;
4, the design patent application fee 500 yuan; The examination fee for invention application is 2500 yuan.
In order to obtain and keep the patent, the applicant also needs to pay the annual patent fee and other fees to the patent office within a few years after the application.
6. The Patent Office may reduce or exempt certain fees (application fee, examination fee for invention application, maintenance fee for invention application, reexamination fee and annual fee for three years after authorization) for applicants with real difficulties. If the applicant is an organization, the above fees can be reduced by 70%, and if the applicant is an individual, the above fees can be reduced by 85%.
Three. Matters needing attention in patent application
1, patent application preparation:
(1) Patent documents should be searched to determine whether the invention meets the basic conditions of the three characteristics of the patent. At this time, the judgment of the three characteristics of the patent is only preliminary, and the retrieval is to minimize the blindness of patent application and increase the certainty of patent authorization and the legal stability after authorization.
(2) It is necessary to further analyze the technical and economic development trend and patent strategy of competitors, and check whether the application conforms to our product, technical and economic development strategy and patent strategy.
(3) Do a good job in keeping relevant technology confidential and entrust a professional patent agency to act as an agent.
2, the patent application should not be premature, the invention has not been basically completed, and there may be several adverse consequences after the technology is made public:
The technical content of (1) has not been fully disclosed, so it cannot be realized yet. It was rejected by the patent office and could not be awarded.
(2) The rejected immature patent application may inspire others.
(3) Patent protection may be lax and incomplete, thus providing opportunities for others to improve, expand and apply for new patents.
The above is about how much it costs to apply for an international patent. And other related patent knowledge. To sum up, applying for an international patent can bring great benefits to the internationalization of enterprises. To apply for an international patent, you need to prepare materials, and the cost will vary from country to country. If you have other patent problems, please consult the intellectual property department, and we will have professional customer service to help you.
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