How to pay the annual patent fee after a successful patent application?

How to pay the annual patent fee after a successful patent application? After successfully applying for a patent, you still need to pay the annual patent fee every year, so that you can be protected by the patent and drive your own patent right according to law. Many people have doubts about the payment of the annual patent fee and don't know how to pay it. Then, how to pay the annual patent fee after applying for a patent? How to pay the annual patent fee after a successful patent application? After the patent application is approved by the China Patent Office to grant the patent right, the patentee shall pay the annual fee to the China Patent Office on time. The annual fee standards for invention patents, utility model patents and design patents are different, but the payment period and method are the same. The annual calculation method for paying the annual patent fee is the same as the invention patent maintenance fee. Article 6 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of China's Patent Law stipulates that the first day of various time limits stipulated in the Patent Law and the Detailed Rules for the Implementation shall not be counted in the time limit. If the term is calculated in years or months, the expiration date shall be the corresponding day of the last month; If there is no corresponding day in the month, the last day of the month shall be the due date. Therefore, the annual fee is paid from the date of patent application to the same day of the following year, and one year is called one year. From the date of application, the current year is the first year and the following year is the first year. The annual fee shall be paid within one month before the due date. The annual fee shall be paid to the Chinese Patent Office in the year when the patent right is granted. The annual fee for the year of authorization is as follows: the publication date plus 3 months on the authorization announcement issued by China Patent Office is the authorization date. For an application for a patent for invention, if the authorization date is later than the due date for paying the maintenance fee, the patentee is not required to pay the annual fee for that year. If the authorization date is before the payment due date, if the maintenance fee is not paid, the annual fee will be paid directly; If the maintenance fee has been paid, the difference between the annual fee and the maintenance fee of the current year shall be paid. The application for patent for utility model and design is also based on the date of authorization announcement issued by China Patent Office plus 3 months as the authorization date. In which year is the sunset authorized and the annual fee paid; The applicant shall pay the patent certificate fee and annual fee as required after receiving the authorization notice. (The announcement date of utility model and design is the authorization date) If the annual fee is not paid within the prescribed time limit, there will be a six-month overdue period. If the annual fee is overdue, 25% of the annual fee will be paid as a late fee. If the annual fee is not paid within the time limit, the China Patent Office will issue a notice to the patentee, which will be regarded as giving up the patent right and published in the patent gazette. The patentee cannot request the restoration of the patent right. How to pay the annual patent fee after applying for a patent? The annual fee after applying for a patent needs to be paid according to the corresponding standards. If you don't know the annual fee for your patent, you can find out in advance. How to pay the annual patent fee after a successful patent application? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to apply for a patent, please contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience, professional business team and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly, which can help you apply smoothly.