Patent application process:
1. Filling and writing of patent application documents: There are specific requirements for filling and writing patent application documents, and the applicant can fill or write them himself or entrust a patent agency to handle them on his behalf.
2. Acceptance of patent applications: After receiving a patent application, the Patent Office's acceptance office or the offices dispatched by patent offices shall determine the application date, give the application number and issue a notice of acceptance to the applications that meet the acceptance conditions.
3. Patent Approval Procedure According to the provisions of the Patent Law, the approval procedure of an application for a patent for invention includes five stages: acceptance, preliminary examination, publication, actual examination and authorization.
4. If the application for a patent for utility model and design has been preliminarily examined, and the application for a patent for invention has been substantially examined, and no reason for rejection has been found, the Patent Office will issue a notice of authorization and a notice of registration.
Patent application fee:
1. application fee: the application fee shall be paid within two months from the date of application. Failing to pay within the time limit shall be deemed as withdrawal. Where an applicant applies for a patent for invention, he shall also pay the publishing and printing fee of the application for a patent for invention and the application surcharge, and at the same time pay the priority claim fee.
When the number of pages in the specification exceeds 30 pages or the number of claims exceeds 10, an application surcharge is required, and the amount is calculated according to the number of pages or items exceeded.
The amount of expenses for claiming priority is calculated according to the number of items for claiming priority. Failure to pay or pay in full within the prescribed time limit shall be deemed as failure to claim priority.
Second, the invention patent examination fee
Where a patent for invention is examined in substance, a fee for examination in substance shall be paid. The time limit for payment of the substantive examination fee is three years from the date of application (if there is a priority requirement, from the earliest priority date). If it is not paid or paid in full within the prescribed time limit, the patent application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Third, patent fees have slowed down.
If it is really difficult for the applicant or the patentee to pay the patent fee, he may request a postponement. Fees that can be reduced or exempted include: application fee (including printing fee and surcharge), examination fee for invention patent application, reexamination fee, maintenance fee for invention patent application, and annual fee for three years from the year when the patent right is granted. Other expenses will not be delayed. Where a patent fee is requested to be reduced or exempted, it shall submit a request for fee reduction and exemption, truthfully fill in the economic income status, and attach relevant supporting documents when necessary.