1. Introduction to the payment system
(1) The State Intellectual Property Office provides electronic application users with the ability to check the payment due through the China Patent Electronic Application Website (www.cponline.gov.cn) Fees, fill in the payment list, generate an order and use a third-party payment platform (UnionPay online payment) to complete the actual payment.
(2) Scope of application of the online payment system
1. Applicable groups
Registered users of Chinese patent electronic applications can use the online payment system to pay patent fees .
2. Applicable payment methods
(1) Individual users
Individual users can use bank cards to pay as long as they have a bank card with "UnionPay" The bank card marked and the online payment function has been opened in the corresponding bank can be used.
(2) Institutional users
Institutional users can use corporate account payment. Currently, there are 17 banks that support corporate account payment, namely: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, China CITIC Bank, China Everbright Bank, Hua Xia Bank, China Minsheng Bank, Ping An Bank (formerly Shenzhen Development Bank), China Merchants Bank, Industrial Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Hebei Bank, Huishang Bank, BEA Bank of East Asia, Guangdong Development Bank. (The actual supporting bank shall be subject to the UnionPay online payment platform)
3. Applicable fee types
Currently, two major types of fees can be paid using the online payment system: ordinary national applications The fees for entering the national phase of the PCT for the first time are paid with the PCT international application number.
The fees for ordinary national applications include application fees, application surcharges, publication printing fees, priority claim fees, invention patent application substantive examination fees, reexamination fees, patent registration fees, publication printing fees, annual fees, Fees for request for restoration of rights, fee for extension of time limit, fee for change of description items, fee for request for patent right evaluation report, and fee for request for invalidation declaration.
The fees paid with the PCT international application number when PCT enters the national phase for the first time include application fees, application surcharges, publication and printing fees, priority claim fees, invention patent application substantive examination fees, grace fees, and correction of translation errors. Handling fee, singleness restoration fee. After the PCT application enters the national phase, the fees paid with the national application number are regarded as the fees for ordinary national applications.
4. Applicable payment time
(1) Bank card payment
Bank card payment supports 7*24 hours payment for all bank cards Serve.
(2) Corporate account payment
Among the banks that currently support corporate account payment, except Bank of China, which only supports 5*8 hours of payment services, the other banks all support 7 *24-hour payment service. (Bank service hours for corporate account payment shall be subject to those announced by the bank)
(3) Preparatory work for using the online payment system
1. System preparation
(1) Browser
The recommended browser version for the online payment system is IE7.0.
Before use, you should turn off the pop-up blocker of your browser, otherwise you will not be able to connect to the UnionPay payment page after generating an order.
(2) Excel version
For the online payment template file, please use the Excel version 2003.
2. Bank card or account preparation
(1) Bank card
Enable the online payment function of the bank card.
You can log in to the UnionPay Online Payment Help Center to check the payment limit of your bank card in advance at: /static/help
/detail_38.html.
(2) Corporate account
Before using it, you need to set up the relevant functions of the corporate account. For details, you can call the consultation hotline 4008809888-8 for consultation.
2. The legal effect of using the patent fee online payment system to pay patent fees
Article 94 of the "Implementing Rules for the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates: Patent Law The various fees stipulated in these Rules may be paid directly to the Patent Administration Department of the State Council, through post office or bank remittance, or in other ways prescribed by the Patent Administration Department of the State Council. As the patent administrative department of the State Council, the State Intellectual Property Office issued Announcement No. 172 "About the Payment of Patent Fees by Patent Applicants and Patentees" and Announcement No. 180 "About the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office to Open Online Payment Business for Public Accounts". The Announcement stipulates online payment, a new way to pay patent fees. Online payment has the same legal effect as direct payment, post office remittance or bank remittance. The standards and requirements for paying patent fees are the same as the current payment methods.
Determination of payment date
The payment date for online payment is determined based on the date corresponding to the actual payment time received by the online payment system from the UnionPay online payment platform. Please pay full attention to the network conditions and try to use the online payment system to complete the payment of patent fees before 23:30 every day to avoid the payment sunset due to network reasons when operating around 0:00 on the second day of the order generation date. Affect the normal payment of patent fees.
3. Obtaining receipts for patent fees paid using the patent fee online payment system
(1) Individual users
The method of obtaining receipts for individual users through online payment is the same as The method of obtaining receipts for bank transfers and post office transfers is the same. The online payment system provides a page for filling in recipient information. After the payer fills in the detailed address information of the recipient of the receipt, the Patent Office will mail the receipt to this address by registered mail.
(2) Institutional users
Institutional users can choose to obtain receipts for online payment by mail or self-pickup. The mailing method is the same as the way for individual users to obtain receipts, that is, the payer fills in the detailed address information of the receipt recipient in the online payment system, and the Patent Office mails the receipt to this address by registered mail; the self-pickup method means that the payer fills in the detailed address information of the receipt recipient in the online payment system. After selecting the self-pickup location in the online payment system, go directly to the Patent Agency of the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office in your region to collect the receipt.
IV. Several ways to pay patent fees using the online patent fee payment system
There are four payment form filling interfaces for paying patent fees using the online patent fee payment system, which can also be called There are four payment entrances: importing the national application payment form, importing the PCT application first-time entry into the national phase payment form, importing the national application number payment, and importing the PCT application into the first-time national phase payment.
5. Use the payment template for batch payment
(1) Download and make the payment template
On the homepage of the electronic application website, click the "Tool Download" menu. Go to the Download Patent Fee Online Payment System Operation Guide Patent Fee Online Payment System Operation Guide table page. Find the online payment template file and click to enter the download page. This is a compressed file. Click the file to download and save to your local computer. After the download is completed, unzip the compressed file and open the unzipped folder. You can see two files: the domestic application number payment template and the PCT first entry payment template.
Double-click to open the domestic application number payment template or the PCT first-time entry payment template. The content that needs to be filled in the domestic application number payment template form includes the application number, the name of the payer, the name of the fee, and the amount; the content that needs to be filled in when entering the payment template for the first time in PCT includes the application number, patent type, name of the payer, name of the fee, and amount.
The second line of the payment template, that is, the line with serial number 0, does not need to be filled in. This line is mainly used for summarizing the amount. Starting from the third line, instead of entering the serial number, directly enter the domestic application number or PCT international application number. The application number entry should be complete and accurate. Note that you do not need to enter the decimal point in the application number for domestic application numbers, and you should also select the patent type for PCT international applications.
The name of the payer should be entered on the patent fee receipt issued by the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office, and has no necessary connection with the actual payer, form filler, electronic application registered user, etc.
Click the fee name drop-down box to select the type of fee that needs to be paid. If the application number does not meet the format requirements, the fee name drop-down box will not be available.
The drop-down box of the fee name filters the fee types according to the patent type corresponding to the application number. If the entered application number is that of a design, only all design fee types will be displayed in the fee name. After selecting a specific fee name, if the selected fee name has a unique payment standard, such as "Design Application Fee", the standard amount of the fee name will automatically pop up in the amount column. If there is a fee reduction or only a part of the fee is paid , you need to manually modify the amount yourself. Click the amount cell, directly enter the number and press Enter; if the selected fee name has multiple payment standards, such as "Change Fee", the specific payment standard for the fee name will be displayed in the remarks column, and in the amount column 0 will be displayed, and you need to fill in the amount to be paid by yourself. After completing the filling in this bank, the serial number will be automatically generated.
Each line in the template can only fill in one fee under one application number. If you need to pay multiple fees under the same application number, you need to fill in multiple lines, but the same application number can only correspond to the same fee. Payer’s name.
After filling in all the fees that need to be paid, click the Save button, and a dialog box will pop up. After selecting the save location, select the format as ".xls" and click Save.
(2) Import template payment
On the main online payment page, select "Import National Application Payment Form" or "Import PCT Application First Entry into China National Phase Payment Form".
Click the "drop-down box" to select the template file, and click "Import" to import the template into the system. At this time, the system will check the content in the template, including whether the filling format meets the requirements, whether the application number is accurate, whether the correspondence between the application number and the payer is unique, etc. If there is content in the template that does not meet the relevant requirements, the system will pop up an error message box to prompt the specific error content. Click the "Return" button, modify the template accordingly according to the content prompted by the error message, and import again.
(3) Fill in the payer information
After the template is successfully imported, the payment slip information filled in the template will be displayed. Check the payment form information with the filled-in template document. If correct, you can fill in the recipient information. The recipient information can be selected from common recipients or filled in directly. The complete recipient information filled in by the registered user when generating the order will be automatically saved in the frequently used recipient information, with a maximum of 10 items saved. Frequently used recipient information can be managed in "My Address Book". Select "Other Information" and you can fill in the recipient information yourself.
When filling in the recipient information, fill in the name of the receipt recipient in the receipt recipient column, that is, the recipient to whom you want the receipt issued by the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office to be sent. "Recipient Province/Municipality" and "Recipient City/District/County" are selected through drop-down boxes. "Receipt recipient address" directly fills in the specific street address, and the province, city, district and county information does not need to be filled in repeatedly. Enter the 6-digit postal code for the recipient's postal code. The recipient's phone number can be the recipient's mobile phone number or landline number. When filling in the landline number, please note that the area code and the specific phone number are separated by a small horizontal bar.
Select "bank card payment" or "public account payment" as the payment method. If you choose to pay to a public account, you should also choose how to obtain the receipt by mailing or picking it up yourself. For mailing, the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office will send the patent fee receipt to the payer by registered mail; for self-pickup, you should choose the receipt collection location, and the payer will go directly to the local patent agency to collect the patent fee receipt.
(4) Generate order and pay fees
1. After filling in the recipient information, click "Generate Order" and a prompt box will pop up "The order must be placed at 24:00 on the same day." Complete the payment beforehand, otherwise the fees payable may change, resulting in payment errors."
After clicking "OK", the order details will be displayed. The payment order number, UnionPay transaction number and payer information of the order are recorded on the page, including: relevant information of the registered user, address information of the order recipient, order generation time and other information, as well as payment details contained in the payment order. The payment slip number can be provided when querying the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office, and the UnionPay transaction number can be provided when using the transaction inquiry function and when querying the UnionPay 24-hour customer service hotline.
2. After clicking "Confirm Payment", a prompt box will pop up "A payment order can only be paid once, are you sure to pay now?". After clicking "OK", a prompt box to confirm the payment results will pop up on this page. Do not close this prompt box until the payment is completed. At the same time, depending on the settings of the IE browser, the UnionPay online payment page opens in another tab or in another pop-up window.
Click to switch to the UnionPay online payment page (bank card payment) or the main page of the corporate payment platform (corporate account payment).
There is a UnionPay 24-hour customer service hotline 95516 on the upper right side of the UnionPay online payment page. If you have any problems after connecting to the UnionPay page, including being unable to connect to the bank page and having questions about the payment results, you can call UnionPay customer service. Call for consultation and enquiries. After selecting the bank, click "Pay to Online Banking" to go to the bank's payment page. After filling in the card number, password, verification code and other information on the bank's payment page, complete the actual payment. Each bank has different pages and filling requirements. If you have any questions, please contact the card-issuing bank directly. For banks without icons, you can directly enter the card number and click "Pay to Online Banking". Based on the entered bank card number, the system will automatically determine the corresponding bank and jump to the corresponding bank page.
The main page of the corporate payment platform lists the amount of patent fees and handling fees. You can click on the bank icon below to select a bank. For questions about the bank's online banking settings and handling fees for corporate accounts, you can call the customer service hotline 4008809888-8 at the bottom of the page for consultation. After selecting the bank, click Confirm and a prompt box will pop up. Display: payment serial number, order type, payment bank, order amount, handling fee, total payment information, please confirm again. Click "Go to bank to pay" to jump to the corresponding bank page and complete the payment according to the requirements of each bank.
After the payment is completed, return to the online payment page to confirm the payment result. According to the actual payment status, if the payment is successful, click the "Payment Completed" page to display the order status and payment date; if the payment fails, click "Payment Encountered Problem". After payment fails, you can query through "My Orders" and use the copy order function to regenerate the order and make payment. If you choose to pay later when paying, the order status will be "Pending Payment". You can also check and pay through "My Orders". For specific operations, see "7. Management and Inquiry (1) Order Management".
6. Use the page to fill in the fee online
On the main online payment page, select "Pay with national application number" or "Pay with international application number when a PCT international application enters the national phase for the first time." .
(1) Fill in the payment information
Enter the complete and accurate national application number or PCT international application number. There is no need to enter decimal points for the national application number.
Enter the name of the payer. The name of the payer should be entered on the patent fee receipt issued by the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office. It has no necessary connection with the actual payer, electronic application registered user, etc.
Click the query button, and the invention name and fees payable for the application number will be displayed on the lower left side of the page. The fees payable list all the standard amounts of fees payable under the application number, minus the actual amount payable of unused fees.
The system selects all fees payable by default. If you only want to select some expenses, you can use the checkbox in front of the expense details to select. The optional fees are at the bottom right of the page. Click the drop-down box of optional fees and select the type of fees that need to be paid. Each time you select an item, a record will be added to the optional payment list. Enter the specific amount that needs to be paid in the payment amount input box.
After selecting the fee, click the "Add" button to return to a blank current page, and you can continue to enter other application numbers to perform related operations. It is recommended that there be no more than 10 application numbers in the same order. After all the application numbers to be paid have been added, click the "Confirm" button to enter the page for filling in the payer information.
Confirm the completed payment form information again. After selecting specific cost data, click "Delete" to delete the selected cost data, and click the "Modify" button to return to the previous page for modification.
The recipient information can be selected from common recipients or filled in directly. The complete recipient information filled in by the registered user when generating the order will be automatically saved in the frequently used recipient information, with a maximum of 10 items saved. Frequently used recipient information can be managed in "My Address Book". Select "Other Information" and you can fill in the recipient information yourself.
When filling in the recipient information, fill in the name of the receipt recipient in the receipt recipient column, that is, the recipient to whom you want the receipt issued by the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office to be sent. "Recipient Province/Municipality" and "Recipient City/District/County" are selected through drop-down boxes. "Receipt recipient address" directly fills in the specific street address, and the province, city, district and county information does not need to be filled in repeatedly. Enter the 6-digit postal code for the recipient's postal code. The recipient's phone number can be the recipient's mobile phone number or landline number. When filling in the landline number, please note that the area code and the specific phone number are separated by a small horizontal bar.
Select "bank card payment" or "public account payment" as the payment method. If you choose to pay to a public account, you should also choose how to obtain the receipt by mailing or picking it up yourself. For mailing, the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office will send the patent fee receipt to the payer by registered mail; for self-pickup, you should choose the receipt collection location, and the payer will go directly to the local patent agency to collect the patent fee receipt.
(2) Generate orders and pay fees
Click "Generate Order" and a prompt box will pop up "The order must be paid before 24:00 on the same day, otherwise the fees payable may occur changes, leading to payment errors."
After clicking "OK", the order details will be displayed. The page records the payment order number and UnionPay transaction number of the order, as well as the payer information, including: the relevant information of the registered user and the address information of the order recipient, the order generation time and other information, and the payment details contained in the payment order. The payment slip number can be provided when querying the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office, and the UnionPay transaction number can be provided when using the transaction inquiry function and when querying the UnionPay 24-hour customer service hotline.
After clicking "Confirm Payment", a prompt box will pop up saying "A payment order can only be paid once, are you sure to pay now? After clicking "Confirm", a prompt box will pop up on this page to confirm the payment result. Do not close this prompt box before the payment is completed. At the same time, depending on the IE browser settings, the UnionPay online payment page opens in another tab or another pop-up window.
Click to switch to UnionPay. The online payment page (bank card payment) or the main page of the corporate payment platform (corporate account payment)
The UnionPay online payment page has a UnionPay 24-hour customer service hotline 95516 on the top right, which connects to UnionPay. If you encounter any problems in the future, including being unable to connect to the bank page and having questions about the payment results, you can call UnionPay customer service for consultation and inquiry. After selecting the bank, click "Pay to Online Banking" to go to the bank's payment page. After filling in the card number, password, verification code and other information on the bank's payment page, complete the actual payment. Each bank's page and filling requirements are different. If you have any questions, please contact the issuing bank directly. If there is no icon, you can enter it directly. Card number, click "Pay to Online Banking". Based on the entered bank card number, the system will automatically determine the corresponding bank and jump to the corresponding bank page.
The main page of the corporate payment platform is listed. To pay the amount of patent fees and handling fees, you can click on the bank icon below to select a bank.
For questions about the bank's online banking settings and handling fees for corporate accounts, you can call the customer service hotline 4008809888-8 at the bottom of the page for consultation. After selecting the bank, click Confirm and a prompt box will pop up. Display: payment serial number, order type, payment bank, order amount, handling fee, total payment information, please confirm again. Click "Go to bank to pay" to jump to the corresponding bank page and complete the payment according to the requirements of each bank.
After the payment is completed, return to the online payment page to confirm the payment result. According to the actual payment status, if the payment is successful, click the "Payment Completed" page to display the order status and payment date; if the payment fails, click "Payment Encountered Problem". After payment fails, you can query through "My Orders" and use the copy order function to regenerate the order and make payment. If you choose to pay later when paying, the order status will be "Pending Payment". You can also check and pay through "My Orders".
For specific operations, see "7. Management and Inquiry (1) Order Management".
7. Management and Inquiry
(1) Order Management
On the main online payment page, select "My Order" to enter the order inquiry page, and pay through Filter by order number, order status, order creation time and other conditions. Click "Query" to display the order list. Select a specific order and click the "View" button to view the order information.
Select an order generated on the same day and the order status is "Payment Failed", and you can click the "Copy Order" button to copy the order.
Click "Regenerate Order" to generate a new payment order number and UnionPay transaction number. The status of the newly generated order is "Pending Payment".
(2) Address book management
On the main online payment page, select "My Address Book" to enter the management page of frequently used address information.
Enter the recipient's name, address, postal code, and phone number and click "Add" to add the filled-in address information to the frequently used recipient address information.
Click "Edit" and "Delete" in the upper right corner of "Manage Common Information" to manage existing address information. The system supports the management and maintenance of up to 10 commonly used addresses.
(3) Transaction Inquiry
On the main online payment page, select "Transaction Inquiry" to enter the transaction inquiry page.
Supports bank card orders and corporate orders. Transaction inquiry function. Click on the corresponding order query, enter the UnionPay transaction number and then click "Query" to query the transaction results in real time for orders with objectionable payment status in the system.