What is the patent fee?

Patent fees refer to the fees for the applicant to apply for a patent and the patentee to maintain the patent as clearly stipulated by laws and regulations, and all fees are turned over to the state treasury as administrative fees. Including patent registration fee, announcement printing fee, annual fee, request for restoration of rights, request for extension of time limit, etc.

legal ground

Article 93 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law

When applying for a patent and going through other formalities with the patent administration department of the State Council, the following fees shall be paid:

(1) Application fee, application surcharge, publication and printing fee and priority claim fee;

(2) Examination fee and reexamination fee for an application for a patent for invention;

(3) Patent registration fee, announcement printing fee and annual fee;

(four) the right to recover the claim fee and the extension of the claim fee;

(five) the specification change fee, the patent evaluation report request fee and the request fee for invalidation.