What is the patent application fee in the United States?

1. What is the patent application fee in the United States? The application fee for American invention patent is quoted at 20,000 yuan. The United States is a member of Paris Convention and PCT. You can apply for a patent in the United States through the Paris Convention or PCT application. The cost of applying for an American invention patent mainly includes three parts: the official cost of applying for an American invention patent is currently $65,438+$0,365,438+00 for a large entity and half for a small entity; U.S. patent attorney fees, including those ranging from $200 to $700 per hour, can also be determined as a total price; China patent agency fee, generally about 5000 per piece; Generally speaking, an ordinary American invention patent costs 6000-8000 dollars. What is the patent application fee in the United States? American patents are divided into invention patents and appearance patents. Large and small entities, 5.5 yuan RMB (large entity) and 50,000 RMB (small entity) invention patents are protected for 20 years. 14 year design protection, 27,000 RMB (large entity) and 22,000 RMB (small entity). After substantive examination, there are uncertain factors in the later stage of American patents, such as whether there are defenses, amendments, extra fees, etc. Regarding fee reduction, American patents have a fee reduction policy for individual applications and small entities (less than 500 people), which is mainly aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, which is conducive to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and reducing their burden. Second, the way to apply for a patent for invention in the United States is to apply for a patent directly from the United States (confidentiality review is required in the Chinese Patent Office in advance, and after the confidentiality review is passed, you can apply for a patent directly from the United States). 2. Apply for a patent in the United States through the Paris Convention (the priority is only 12 months); Third, apply for a patent in the United States through the PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty (priority can reach 30 months). The patent law of the United States stipulates that all inventions or discoveries made of novel and practical methods, machines, products and substances, or new uses of known substances, or further improvement of the existing technology, belong to the object of protection of the patent law of the United States. According to Article 20 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): "Any unit or individual who applies for a patent for invention or utility model completed in China to a foreign country shall file a confidentiality review with the patent administration department of the State Council in advance. The procedures and time limit for confidentiality review shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the State Council. Units or individuals in China may file an international patent application in accordance with the relevant international treaties to which People's Republic of China (PRC) is a party. The applicant who files an international application for a patent shall abide by the provisions of the preceding paragraph. The patent administration department of the State Council shall handle international patent applications in accordance with the relevant international treaties to which People's Republic of China (PRC) is a party, this Law and the relevant provisions of the State Council. No patent right shall be granted to inventions or utility models that apply for a patent in China in violation of the provisions of the first paragraph of this article. " To sum up, the fees for patent application in the United States are mainly charged according to the types of patent applications, including large entities and small entities, and the fees for different types are different. Secondly, it depends on the difficulty of patent application, that is, the fee charged by the agent. The more difficult it is, the longer it takes and the higher the charge. On the other hand, the smaller the difficulty, the shorter the time and the lower the cost. See above for details.