How much does it cost for an individual to apply for an invention patent?

Article 2 of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees stipulates that a patent applicant or patentee may request the reduction or exemption of the following patent fees: (1) application fee (excluding publication and printing fee and application surcharge); (2) the substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention; (3) Annual fee (annual fee within six years from the year when the patent right is granted); (4) review fee. Article 4 of the Measures for the Reduction and Exemption of Patent Fees stipulates that if the patent applicant or patentee is an individual or unit, the fee stipulated in Article 2 of these Measures shall be reduced or exempted by 85%. Where two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, the fees specified in Article 2 of these Measures shall be reduced by 70%. Article 27 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Where an applicant applies for a patent for design, he shall submit a written request, a picture or photograph of the design, a brief description of the design and other documents. The relevant pictures or photographs submitted by the applicant shall clearly indicate the design of the product for which patent protection is required. Article 28 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) The date when the patent administrative department of the State Council receives the patent application documents shall be the filing date. If the application documents are mailed, the postmark date of mailing shall be the application date. Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Where an applicant applies for a patent for invention or utility model, he shall submit the written request, specification, abstract, patent claim and other documents. The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters. The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained. The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection. For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.