What are the payment methods of the national patent application fee?

1. What are the payment methods of patent fees? 1. The payer can pay the patent fee directly to the Patent Office or its agency. For information about patent office agencies, please visit//www.sipo.gov.cn/zldbc2. Users who apply for registration by electronic means can pay the patent fee by logging in to China Patent Electronic Application Network (www.cponline.gov.cn) and using the online payment system. Among them, individual users can use the bank card payment method, and patent agencies and users of enterprises and institutions can use the enterprise account payment method. 3. The payer can also remit the patent fee through the bank or post office. When remitting patent fees through banks or post offices, the correct application number (or patent number), fee name (or abbreviation) and amount shall be stated in the postscript column of the remittance slip. Second, how is the payment time of patent fees stipulated? 1. application fee: the application fee shall be paid within two months from the date of application or within 15 days from the date of receipt of the acceptance notice. The fees paid at the same time as the application fee also include publication printing fee and application surcharge. Where the priority is claimed, the priority claim fee shall be paid at the same time. 2. Substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention: the payment period of the substantive examination fee is within three years from the date of application (if there is a priority requirement, the earliest priority date shall prevail). 3. Examination fee: The examination fee shall be paid within three months after the applicant receives the decision of the Patent Office to reject the application. 4. Describe the project change fee, etc. : The payment period for the change fee of the specification item, the request fee for patent evaluation report and the request fee for invalidation shall be within one month from the date of making the corresponding request. 5. Request fee for restoration of rights: the payment period of this fee is within two months from the date when the party concerned receives the notice confirming the loss of rights issued by the Patent Office. 6. Request fee for extension of time limit: If the applicant requests to extend the time limit specified by the Patent Office, he shall submit a request for extension of time limit and pay the fee before the original time limit expires. 7. Patent registration fee, annual fee for authorization, announcement printing fee and stamp duty: the payment period of the above fees is within two months from the date when the applicant receives the notice of granting the patent right from the Patent Office. 8. Annual fee: the annual fee for the year in which the patent right is granted shall be paid within the time limit specified in the notice of handling the registration formalities issued by the Patent Office, and the annual fees thereafter shall be paid before the expiration of the previous year. The expiration date of the payment period is the corresponding date of the application date of the current year. 3. What are the provisions for the reduction and payment of patent fees? If the patent applicant or patentee meets one of the following conditions, he may request China National Intellectual Property Administration to reduce or exempt part of the patent fee: individuals whose average monthly income in the previous year was less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan per year); 2. Enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year; 3, institutions, social organizations, non-profit scientific research institutions. Where two or more individuals or units are the same patent applicant or patentee, they shall abide by the provisions of the preceding paragraph respectively. The patent applicant or patentee may request to reduce the following patent fees: application fee (excluding publication and printing fee and application surcharge), substantive examination fee for an application for a patent for invention, annual fee and reexamination fee for six years from the date of being granted the patent right. To sum up, it costs a lot to apply for a patent. Generally speaking, the application fee for a patent is about 2000 yuan, and an annual fee is paid every year. There are several ways to pay the national patent application fee. The applicant can pay directly to the Patent Office through the electronic patent application network or bank. At present, the state gives the policy of patent fee reduction and exemption in some cases. You can check it according to your own situation.