How long does it take to renew the application for patent for appearance? What will happen if there is no renewal fee after the expiration?

The general front line of appearance patent protection is 10 year, during which we have to pay a certain fee every year. If he forgets to pay the annual fee within the payment period, the Patent Office will inform him in advance and ask him to pay it back six months before the patent expires, and he will also pay the overdue deposit according to a certain proportion when paying it back. If it is not returned at the expiration of the period, the patent right shall be terminated. Therefore, it is necessary to distinguish what is the shelf life. If the time limit of the Patent Office is exceeded, the patent protection will be terminated in advance.

Although many times, the patent we apply for will not automatically expire. However, there are always many uncertain factors in the market, which will lead us to re-judge the patent right, so we can only let the patent play its greatest value in the best period and get more benefits for us. If we can't use it for great creation within the scope of patent protection, how can we expect to get any different results after the end of patent protection?

Of course, we can reapply after the first patent application expires, so don't worry. Once the patent protection period is exceeded, our patent rights will not be guaranteed, and our knowledge products will be copied without a bottom line. For some intellectual products, after all, we originally created them. In general, all rights still belong to our creators, even if there are some differences caused by timeliness.

But we must understand that patent protection is relative. If we can respect and protect other people's patents, then it is more likely that others will protect our patents. This is a better environment. If everyone doesn't respect each other's patent rights, then our rights protection is also empty talk. Only by doing our best can we ask others, otherwise everyone will not follow the rules. What about patent protection?